In a major AWS outage, a certain trading platform and services like ChatGPT were interrupted, while the XRP ledger (XRPL) continued to close blocks normally, demonstrating its resilience through a decentralized network of validators spread across multiple cloud service providers and locations. This incident highlights the vulnerability of centralized cloud infrastructure, while the design of XRPL (including initiatives like XLS 50 aimed at promoting transparency and diversity) ensures operational continuity even in the event of failures of individual providers.

[Chain News] On October 20, it was reported that the Whale "0xbBF" approximately 6 hours ago, at the time of today's price rise of 12%, withdrew 597,957 LINK (worth $11 million) from a certain platform. In the past 2 days, this Whale has accumulated a total of 1.343 million LINK at an average price of $17.46 (estimated cost: $23.45 million, current value $25.47 million). The unrealized profit reached $2 million (+8.5%).

[Chain News] On October 20, according to official news, Greenlane Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: GNLN) announced that it has completed the pricing and signing of a private placement in the public market (PIPE) transaction. This transaction was led by an investment institution with multiple investors participating. The company intends to use the net proceeds from this transaction to implement digital asset fund management strategies and acquire the native crypto asset BERA of the Berachain blockchain. BERA will become the company's primary reserve asset.

[Block Rhythm] On October 20, according to market news, Greenlane Holdings announced a private sale of $110 million to initiate the financial strategy for Berachain (BERA), aiming to become one of the largest publicly traded BERA holders.

On Monday, AWS experienced a major outage that caused service interruptions for a certain trading platform and a certain investment platform for over two hours, locking user accounts and pausing transactions. Platforms such as Snapchat, Reddit, and Fortnite were also affected. Both trading platforms confirmed that the outage caused access issues but assured the safety of customer funds, although traders expressed frustration and indicated potential losses. This incident highlights widespread concerns about reliance on centralized cloud infrastructure, sparking debates about redundancy and multi-cloud strategies for achieving resilience.