Google Outage Hits Eastern Europe – Crypto APIs Blockchain Services Stay Up

On September 4, 2025, users across Turkey and parts of Eastern Europe experienced a significant Google outage. Core services such as YouTube, Gmail, and Google Search became intermittently inaccessible for roughly two hours in the early morning. While Google quickly resolved the issue, the disruption highlighted a critical reality: even hyperscale cloud providers can experience downtime.

For blockchain companies, a sudden outage of cloud infrastructure can create serious risks. Transaction processing, node availability, and blockchain API access must remain reliable despite third-party issues. This is where Crypto APIs’ hybrid infrastructure strategy proved its value – ensuring 100% uptime during the Google outage.

What Happened During the Outage

The disruption began around 07:00 GMT on September 4 and was concentrated in Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, and neighboring regions. Many users reported slow or failed access to Google’s core services. By 09:00 GMT, services had largely been restored.

While the incident was short, it caused frustration among businesses and users dependent on Google Cloud and related platforms. For organizations relying solely on a single provider or region, even a short disruption can mean downtime, lost transactions, or degraded service quality.

How Crypto APIs Maintained Service Continuity

Crypto APIs uses Google Cloud as part of its infrastructure – but not exclusively. Our Node as a Service solution is built on a hybrid cloud model that spans over 40 global locations. This includes Google Cloud regions as well as Crypto APIs’ own EU-based servers, giving clients true provider and geographic diversity.

Key resilience factors that ensured uninterrupted service during the outage include:

• Hybrid cloud architecture – By operating across both Google Cloud and dedicated Crypto APIs infrastructure, no single provider issue can disrupt service.
   
• Global coverage – With 40+ node locations worldwide, traffic can be rerouted automatically to the healthiest endpoints.
   
• Continuous monitoring – 24/7 operational monitoring ensures any regional anomalies are detected immediately and handled proactively.
   
• Enterprise-grade SLA – Clients benefit from a 99.9% uptime commitment, backed by automated failover mechanisms.

Because of this setup, Crypto APIs’ clients experienced zero downtime during the Google outage. RPC endpoints, blockchain data APIs, webhooks, and wallet services all remained fully functional.

Why Reliability Matters for Blockchain Teams

For blockchain developers, exchanges, and fintechs, uptime is non-negotiable. Outages in RPC nodes or blockchain APIs can lead to:

• Missed mempool events
   
• Delayed transaction broadcasts
   
• Poor wallet performance
   
• Risk exposure in trading or settlement systems

Crypto APIs’ hybrid-cloud, multi-location approach directly addresses these risks. Even when global infrastructure giants experience outages, Crypto APIs’ customers can trust that their blockchain services remain online and responsive.

What Clients Can Expect

Crypto APIs continues to prioritize infrastructure resilience and operational transparency. Clients benefit from:

• Reliable Node as a Service across 50+ supported blockchains
   
• Flexibility to host nodes on Google Cloud or Crypto APIs’ own EU servers
   
• Multi-region redundancy for consistent performance
   
• An SLA that guarantees 99.9% uptime

The September 4 Google outage was a reminder that no single provider is immune to downtime. But it also proved that Crypto APIs’ infrastructure strategy works – protecting businesses from disruption and ensuring continuity even in the face of large-scale service interruptions.

Final Thoughts

Cloud outages are inevitable, but downtime for your blockchain infrastructure doesn’t have to be. The Google outage in Eastern Europe and Turkey showed how dependent many businesses are on a single cloud provider. Crypto APIs’ resilient design – combining hybrid cloud infrastructure, global distribution, and strong uptime guarantees – means that our clients stayed online when it mattered most.

For any business building on blockchain, reliability is not optional. With Crypto APIs, you get a dependable partner that keeps your services running – even when the world’s biggest tech providers experience outages.