Morpho has successfully restored its frontend and API services after experiencing a suspected AWS CloudFront outage that caused partial disruption on July 16. According to reports from Morpho, principal engineer Julien confirmed that app.morpho.org and api.morpho.org were partially unavailable during the incident. Around three hours later, Julien reported that all Morpho services were back and stable, though performance could still experience some effects following the disruption. The outage was part of a cascading impact on access services for multiple crypto projects, as reported by Odaily, highlighting the interconnected nature of web infrastructure dependencies in the decentralized finance sector.
The outage specifically affected Morpho's web infrastructure while the protocol's onchain lending contracts continued operating independently during the disruption. As reported by Morpho, the protocol's API documentation describes the service as an interface providing applications with onchain and offchain data about markets, vaults and user positions. The lending activity operates through blockchain-based infrastructure separately from the affected interface, with no reported loss of user funds or failure of Morpho's onchain lending contracts. YEET co-founder Mando separately reported that the project's website also went offline during the same reported AWS CloudFront disruption, though the website outage did not affect user assets or funds. Both parties officially clarified that this was solely a front-end access failure with no impact on on-chain assets or account funds.
The incident highlights how decentralized applications can still depend on centralized web infrastructure for interfaces and data delivery. According to Morpho, a frontend outage can prevent users from accessing websites even when underlying blockchain and smart contracts remain active. While user assets stored in onchain contracts are not affected by website disruptions, temporary outages can make it harder to view positions or interact with protocols through standard websites. The cascading impact on multiple crypto projects demonstrates how critical AWS CloudFront has become for decentralized finance infrastructure, with both Morpho and YEET experiencing simultaneous frontend failures despite their separate blockchain operations.
The temporary disruption comes as Morpho has expanded its role across major crypto platforms. As previously reported, Coinbase uses Morpho infrastructure for USDC lending products, with Steakhouse Financial managing vault allocations. Hardware wallet provider Trezor has also integrated Morpho vaults, allowing users to access USDC and USDT lending strategies through Trezor Suite while signing transactions on their hardware wallets. Additionally, Apollo Global Management agreed to a structure that could see its affiliates acquire up to 90 million MORPHO tokens over 48 months as part of a wider relationship with the protocol. YEET is expected to complete recovery in the short term, with the team urgently working on repairs to restore full functionality.
AWS operates CloudFront as a content delivery network used to deliver websites, applications and APIs. According to Morpho, the team suspected a 'potential AWS CloudFront outage' and was working on restoring traffic. YEET co-founder Mando separately reported that the project's website also went offline during the same reported AWS CloudFront disruption, though the website outage did not affect user assets or funds. Morpho did not confirm a final root cause and referred only to a possible CloudFront problem, with AWS maintaining a public service health dashboard for tracking disruptions across its infrastructure. The outage affected a wide range of crypto projects, demonstrating the critical nature of AWS CloudFront for decentralized finance infrastructure.
