Cloudflare suffered a major traffic outage on December 5, 2025, starting at approximately 8:47 UTC. The incident pushed large parts of the internet offline for nearly 25 minutes, triggering widespread 500 errors across applications that rely heavily on Cloudflare’s global infrastructure. The outage hit hard and fast. Cryptocurrency exchanges, DeFi front ends, payment gateways, and real-time dashboards all reported service interruptions as Cloudflare’s network began failing. While core blockchains continued operating smoothly, the interfaces that millions of users depend on went down across multiple regions. Cloudflare confirmed the disruption publicly, posting its first notice here as the team began rolling
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