Coinbase Glitch Wipes Out Balances Amid Bitcoin Surge
TL;DR
Coinbase users experienced $0 account balances amid a significant bitcoin rally, prompting the exchange to investigate the issue. The problem occurred as bitcoin surged past $60,000 before quickly dropping back down, with its all-time high within reach. Other exchanges like Kraken did not report similar technical problems. This outage is not the first for Coinbase, as previous incidents have occurred during periods of heavy trading and price volatility.
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