Cloudflare outage affects multiple crypto exchanges
Users attempting to visit certain websites were met with a “500 Internal Server Error” notice due to a Cloudflare outage. Cloudflare, a significant infrastructure provider for the internet, recently experienced widespread problems, leaving many crypto exchanges down.The content delivery network (CDN) confirmed via an update posted on Tuesday that it is experiencing issues with its services and network, and a fix is currently being implemented. However, the firm has yet to provide information regarding what went wrong, causing services across the world to come to a halt.Cryptocurrency....
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