Blockchain.com Crypto Wallet Outage Affects 'Large Number' of Users

The outage was resolved roughly seven hours after publication of this article, according to the firm's status page.

Mar 9, 2021, 1:37 PM

Updated Aug 19, 2021, 7:51 AM

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Update (March 9, 21:19 UTC): According to the Blockchain.com status page, the outage was resolved at 20:07 UTC on Tuesday.

Crypto wallet firm Blockchain.com announced Tuesday it is experiencing an outage that has impacted “a large number of customers.” The company, which recently raised $120 million, is currently investigating the issue.

In a follow-up tweet, Blockchain.com told its customers, “please rest assured your funds are secure.”

As of 13:37 UTC, the outage was still listed on Blockchain.com's status page.

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