Google and Gmail have experienced downtime in the US market, and the cryptocurrency community responds strongly

At 10:41 am ET on September 18, 2025, services such as Google Search, Gmail, YouTube and Drive encountered large-scale interruptions, mainly affecting US users. Downdetector reports that more than 57% of the issues are related to search, including DNS errors and login issues. Members of the cryptocurrency community on X quickly noticed the disruption and recalled the impact of past similar to the 2022 Cloudflare incident on major exchanges. Although the incident did not directly affect any cryptocurrency platform, it once again sparked discussions about vulnerabilities in centralized services.