The rise of AI-powered no-code tools that allow users to create applications through linguistic cues instead of computer code, decentralized via blockchain technology, will challenge Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) dominance in the cloud computing market.
No-code tools will democratize access to app creation and customized user experiences that require constant updates and maintenance of AI, Lomesh Dutta, vice president of growth at the Dfinity Foundation, a nonprofit that guides the development of the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) ecosystem, told Cointelegraph.
This rise of user-created applications eliminates the need for centrally managed software solutions stored on centralized servers.
AWS will continue to dominate the cloud computing market in 2025. Source: Statistical
“When applications are continuously generated and developed by AI, you need an infrastructure that is secure, tamper-proof, and can stay online without constant human intervention,” he says. Lomesh added:
“Decentralized blockchain networks introduced a revolutionary computing paradigm: by eliminating central control points, they enable the creation of secure, reliable, and fault-tolerant software.”
A significant portion of crypto companies and Web3 projects rely on centralized AWS infrastructure to power their consumer-facing applications and websites, Dominic Williams, founder of Internet Computer, told Cointelegraph.
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AWS outages will rock the crypto industry by 2025
Several AWS outages occurred in 2025, impacting multiple crypto platforms and exchanges that use AWS servers and data centers to host their applications.
The first outage occurred in April and caused disruptions to centralized crypto exchanges including Binance, KuCoin and MEXC. At the time, Binance temporarily halted withdrawals until normal service was restored.
AWS experienced another outage in October, causing disruptions to crypto exchange Coinbase’s mobile application, with users reporting login issues, slowdowns and withdrawal issues.
AWS reports an outage on October 20. Source: AWS health dashboard
Other financial applications were affected by the outage, including mixed-asset brokerage platform Robinhood and Web3 wallet MetaMask.
The AWS outage in October lasted about 15 hours and underscored the extent to which crypto and Web3 projects, which market themselves as decentralized alternatives, rely on centralized cloud infrastructure providers.
Crypto’s reliance on centralized infrastructure has drawn criticism from several crypto industry executives, including Jamie Elkaleh, chief marketing officer at crypto wallet company Bitget Wallet, and Carlos Lei, co-founder of decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) marketplace Uplink.
“Decentralization has succeeded at the ledger layer, but not yet at the infrastructure layer,” Elkaleh told Cointelegraph in October.
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