When Cloudflare suddenly went offline, the ripple effect was immediate and overwhelming. Websites refused to load, charts froze mid-movement, and platforms that millions rely on simply stopped functioning without warning. For traders, that moment was more than a technical disruption. According to a report by Finance Magnates, the three-hour downtime may have wiped out over $1.58 billion in trading volume, equal to almost 1% of an average broker’s monthly revenue. For an industry built on speed, execution, and continuous uptime, this level of disruption is beyond significant. It was a reminder of how fragile our ... (full story)