Cooling Failure Disrupts CME Trading, Highlights Risks to Crypto-Linked Data Centers

The CME data center cooling failure in Aurora, Illinois, on November 27 halted futures and options trading for hours, including crypto contracts like Bitcoin and Ether, due to overheating servers in a CyrusOne facility. This incident highlights vulnerabilities in global financial infrastructure tied to digital assets. Chiller plant breakdown caused server shutdowns, freezing trillions in [...]