AWS Web3 Blog

Perpetual futures DEXs deliver leveraged, non-custodial trading with on-chain settlement. This post walks through common architecture patterns for modern perpetual DEXs, hybrid and fully on-chain, and the AWS services that build the decentralized, secure, and scalable infrastructure to run them.

A production-grade reference architecture for running a centralized digital assets exchange on AWS, aggregating patterns validated across multiple production deployments: AWS Organizations structure, the low-latency matching-engine hot path, the data layer, custody, blockchain node connectivity, and market-maker integration.

Learn how to design and implement a zero operator access database using Amazon EC2 instance attestation, NitroTPM, and Attestable AMIs. This post demonstrates binding a LUKS-encrypted EBS volume key to a specific AMI measurement using a fully reproducible NixOS build.

Private key management remains one of the most challenging security aspects of building Web3 and broader financial applications. In blockchain systems, every transaction requires a cryptographic signature produced by a private key, and whoever possesses those keys controls the associated assets. This means a single compromise can result in immediate, irreversible loss of funds. Traditional […]

Developers building digital asset solutions face a fundamental challenge: connecting traditional cloud infrastructure with blockchain networks while maintaining the security, compliance, and reliability standards that financial institutions require. Today, we’re making it easier to address this challenge with the launch of the Chainlink data standard on AWS Marketplace, with Chainlink Data Feeds, Data Streams, and […]

Part 1 of this series covers the high-level architecture of a Centralized Exchange (CEX) and Market Maker (MM) and networking integration patterns. This post builds on that foundation by focusing on EC2 compute optimization. In this post you will learn how to Reduce tail latency by up to 29% at p99.9 by selecting the right […]

Tokenization, the representation of ownership or claims on real-world assets and securities as digital tokens on distributed ledgers, is modernizing how financial institutions handle settlement and asset transfer. The token itself is not the asset, but a digitally native representation deriving enforceability from legal frameworks, issuance models, and smart contract logic. Tokenization doesn’t replace existing […]

In this post, we show how BSVA used AWS services to build a distributed node architecture that achieves 1 million TPS across six Regions. This solution demonstrates how organizations can implement cloud infrastructure to solve complex blockchain scaling challenges while maintaining system integrity.

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) has revolutionized how users interact with financial services, introducing new ways to lend, borrow, and earn interest through smart contracts. However, unlike traditional finance (TradFi) or Web2 systems where tracking user positions is straightforward through account numbers, DeFi presents unique challenges. Monitoring a user’s position value over time requires gathering data from […]

The decentralized web has unlocked significant opportunities for user-owned digital experiences, with Web3 applications built on public blockchains (onchain) processing billions of dollars in daily transaction volume across thousands of protocols. However, despite this rapid growth, most Web3 platforms still rely on rudimentary content discovery mechanisms—chronological feeds, basic search, and manual curation—don’t utilize the rich behavioral […]