Ethereum co-founder proposes dApps as shield against centralized outages - Coinfea

Coinfea · 2026-01-02T14:59:27+00:00

Vitalik Buterin proposes decentralized applications (dApps) as a solution to recurring internet infrastructure issues like outages from Cloudflare. He argues that dApps can operate without fraud or interference, ensuring privacy and stability, essential for a free internet.

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2026-01-02 14:59:27

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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed the use of decentralized applications (dApps) as a potential solution to recurring issues with internet infrastructure.

Buterin pointed to incidents like the major Cloudflare outage in November, emphasizing his commitment to finding ways to strengthen and stabilize online systems. Following these ongoing issues with internet infrastructure, Buterin shared an X post arguing that Ethereum needs to put in extra effort to attain its goal of developing the world computer, which functions as a key infrastructure piece of a freer and open internet.

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The Ethereum Co-founder asserted that this strategy starts with DApps that carry out their activities without fraud, censorship, or interference from third parties. Ethereum’s co-founder also noted that DApps can be broadly utilized on the blockchain.

“But there are applications where you won’t even notice if Cloudflare is down – or if all of Cloudflare gets hacked by North Korea. These are applications whose stability extends beyond the fluctuations of companies, ideologies, and political groups. They also protect your privacy. This applies to finance, identity, governance, and any other essential infrastructure people want to create,” he said.

The Cloudflare outage, which occurred on November 18, had a massive impact on the ecosystem. Reports from sources stated that the outage, which resulted from a software failure, impacted about 20% of the global network and the security company’s websites. The firm also released a report explaining the event.

In this report, Cloudflare disclosed that a “feature file” in its bot management system surpassed its designated limit during a cyberattack response. Consequently, the operations of several cryptocurrency platforms were significantly impacted. Another significant outage struck on October 20, 2025. It took place in Amazon Web Services (AWS).

At this point, given the frequency of outages and their impact on the ecosystem, many firms became skeptical about the reliability of centralized internet services. To illustrate the intense nature of the situation, websites such as Coinbase, Blockchain.com, BitMEX, and Ledger experienced outages, primarily caused by third-party technical issues, which led to their offline status.

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