Coinbase reports system-wide outage, ensures 'funds are safe'

Quick Take

  • Coinbase is experiencing a system-wide outage.
  • The exchange said it is investigating the issue.

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is experiencing a “system-wide outage,” and the company is investigating the issue.

The exchange stated in an X post that its team is working on a solution. “Your funds are safe,” the firm added.

Coinbase’s website currently displays a “503 Service Temporarily Unavailable” alert when accessed.

The crypto exchange previously encountered a temporary technical glitch in March when its trading platform experienced problems amid heavy trading, including showing some users that their account balance was $0.

Update: Coinbase noted at 3:34 a.m. ET that it was fully recovered.

 


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Timmy Shen is an Asia editor for The Block. Previously, he wrote about crypto and Web3 for Forkast.News from Taiwan after spending more than three years in Beijing covering finance, entertainment business and current affairs at Caixin Global and Chinese tech at TechNode. His China-related reporting has also appeared in The Guardian. When he's not chasing headlines, you'll find him savoring hot pot and shabu shabu in a Taipei local haunt. Timmy holds an MS degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Send tips to [email protected] or get in touch on X/Telegram @timmyhmshen.

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