Coinbase Says Trades Are Failing Amid Massive Market Crash

It is not uncommon for major cryptocurrency exchanges to experience technical issues during periods of extreme volatility

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Tue, 13/09/2022 - 19:56

Coinbase Says Trades Are Failing Amid Massive Market Crash

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Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase started experiencing technical issues earlier today, with trades “intermittently failing.”

According to the exchange’s status page, the issue has been identified.

At press time, the exchange is in the process of implementing a fix.

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Alex Dovbnya

Alex Dovbnya (aka AlexMorris) is a cryptocurrency expert, trader and journalist with extensive experience of covering everything related to the burgeoning industry — from price analysis to Blockchain disruption. Alex authored more than 1,000 stories for U.Today, CryptoComes and other fintech media outlets. He’s particularly interested in regulatory trends around the globe that are shaping the future of digital assets, can be contacted at alex.dovbnya@u.today.