The post Afghanistan Internet Outage Marks Need For Decentralized Web In Blockchain appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Afghanistan’s recent nationwide internet outage underscored a critical weakness in the world’s leading decentralized blockchains: their dependence on centralized internet providers that remain vulnerable to government intervention and technical failures. The country suffered a near-total internet shutdown that lasted about 48 hours before connectivity was restored on Oct. 1, Reuters reported. The disruption was reportedly ordered by the Taliban administration, though officials later blamed “technical issues” involving fiber optic cables. While blockchains aim to provide people with a public, censorship-resistant network for value transfers, their reliance on centralized internet providers makes these use cases challenging during outages. “The Afghanistan blackout is not just a regional connectivity crisis: It is a wake-up call,” according to Michail Angelov, co-founder of decentralized WiFi platform Roam Network. “When connectivity is monopolized by a handful of centralized providers, the promise of blockchain can collapse overnight,” he said. The nationwide internet and mobile data services outage affected about 13 million citizens, according to a September report from ABC News. This marked the first nationwide internet shutdown under the Taliban rule, following regional restrictions imposed earlier in September to curb online activities deemed “immoral.” The Taliban denied the ban, blaming the internet outage on technical issues, including fiber optic cable problems. Source: ProtonVPN Iran has also been facing internet censorship issues since the start of its conflict with Israel. The Iranian government shut down internet access for 13 days in June, except for domestic messaging apps, prompting Iranians to seek out hidden internet proxy links for temporary access, The Guardian reported on June 25. Related: $11B Bitcoin whale returns with $360M BTC transfer after 2 months DePIN projects are building decentralized internet infrastructure The Afghanistan blackout adds momentum to calls for decentralized connectivity solutions that remove single points of control. Decentralized wireless networks are emerging as alternatives… The post Afghanistan Internet Outage Marks Need For Decentralized Web In Blockchain appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Afghanistan’s recent nationwide internet outage underscored a critical weakness in the world’s leading decentralized blockchains: their dependence on centralized internet providers that remain vulnerable to government intervention and technical failures. The country suffered a near-total internet shutdown that lasted about 48 hours before connectivity was restored on Oct. 1, Reuters reported. The disruption was reportedly ordered by the Taliban administration, though officials later blamed “technical issues” involving fiber optic cables. While blockchains aim to provide people with a public, censorship-resistant network for value transfers, their reliance on centralized internet providers makes these use cases challenging during outages. “The Afghanistan blackout is not just a regional connectivity crisis: It is a wake-up call,” according to Michail Angelov, co-founder of decentralized WiFi platform Roam Network. “When connectivity is monopolized by a handful of centralized providers, the promise of blockchain can collapse overnight,” he said. The nationwide internet and mobile data services outage affected about 13 million citizens, according to a September report from ABC News. This marked the first nationwide internet shutdown under the Taliban rule, following regional restrictions imposed earlier in September to curb online activities deemed “immoral.” The Taliban denied the ban, blaming the internet outage on technical issues, including fiber optic cable problems. Source: ProtonVPN Iran has also been facing internet censorship issues since the start of its conflict with Israel. The Iranian government shut down internet access for 13 days in June, except for domestic messaging apps, prompting Iranians to seek out hidden internet proxy links for temporary access, The Guardian reported on June 25. Related: $11B Bitcoin whale returns with $360M BTC transfer after 2 months DePIN projects are building decentralized internet infrastructure The Afghanistan blackout adds momentum to calls for decentralized connectivity solutions that remove single points of control. Decentralized wireless networks are emerging as alternatives…