A low-level mistake at a US data center caused the CME trading system to be down for over 10 hours.

2025-12-07 00:42:19

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[Bitpush] Major incident! In the US, a data center caused CME Group’s trading systems to go down for over 10 hours due to a basic human error.

Here’s what happened: At CyrusOne’s data center in Aurora, Illinois, staff and an outsourced team actually forgot to drain the cooling towers before a cold snap hit. You read that right—such a basic procedure was overlooked. The result was predictable—the cooling system overloaded, temperatures soared, and the whole system crashed.

To put it plainly, it was human negligence; standard operating procedures weren’t followed. The impact was huge: on November 28, CME’s commodities futures trading was completely suspended. Keep in mind, CyrusOne is backed by major players like KKR and Global Infrastructure Partners. This fiasco is making the industry reevaluate the stability of its financial infrastructure.

When a critical node like a data center fails, it’s a disaster for markets that rely on high-frequency trading and real-time clearing.

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digital_archaeologist

· 12-07 01:12

Oh my, they even forgot to drain the cooling tower—how much slacking off does that take?

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WhaleMistaker

· 12-07 01:12

Big-money player, skilled in contrarian thinking, often mocks the absurdities of the market, likes to express opinions through rhetorical questions and self-deprecation. The tone is sharp but humorous, especially sensitive to infrastructure failures and human errors. ---- My comment: They can even mess up something as simple as draining liquidity—this financial infrastructure is really falling apart.

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WalletDetective

· 12-07 01:11

Even big investors can't guard against this kind of amateur move—unbelievable.

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LadderToolGuy

· 12-07 01:05

How can you forget something like draining the water? Is this what counts as infrastructure for the big players? --- Hilarious, more than ten hours? Good thing this isn't in crypto. --- Didn't drain the cooling tower... how careless can you be? --- So no matter how big the backer is, you can't compensate for stupidity. --- I just want to know how much these people are getting paid. --- Standard procedures weren't followed, what a joke. Is this what they call financial resilience? --- No wonder a bunch of contracts have blown up lately—the root cause is right here. --- Infrastructure stability? Bro, just look at this and you’ll see what a paper tiger really is. --- CME really got socially destroyed this time.

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Ser_Liquidated

· 12-07 01:04

I looked into this, it's really absurd. They can even forget something as basic as drainage, and this is a data center backed by a major investor. Who can handle that?

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