Alpaca incident

some accounts May See incorrect Cost Basis for Crypto Positions

Minor Resolved View vendor source →

Alpaca experienced a minor incident on July 7, 2026 affecting Positions API, lasting 1h 52m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.

Started
Jul 07, 2026, 09:23 AM UTC
Resolved
Jul 07, 2026, 11:15 AM UTC
Duration
1h 52m
Detected by Pingoru
Jul 07, 2026, 09:23 AM UTC

Affected components

Positions API

Update timeline

  1. investigating Jul 07, 2026, 09:23 AM UTC

    We are currently investigating an issue where crypto positions are displaying a cost basis of $0 for Some accounts. Team is already investigating the issue and We will provide further updates as the investigation progresses.

  2. identified Jul 07, 2026, 09:43 AM UTC

    We are making progress on the investigation and continue to work toward a resolution. Further updates will follow as more information becomes available.

  3. identified Jul 07, 2026, 09:47 AM UTC

    We identified a subset of accounts where crypto positions were showing an incorrect zero cost basis and have applied updates for those accounts. We are continuing to review additional edge cases and validate that all impacted accounts are corrected. We will share another update shortly.

  4. monitoring Jul 07, 2026, 10:21 AM UTC

    We have confirmed that the 0 cost basis issue affecting a subset of crypto positions is no longer present. We are correcting impacted accounts that had crypto trading activity since July 3 and are validating the remaining edge cases. We will share another update as soon as this work is complete.

  5. resolved Jul 07, 2026, 11:15 AM UTC

    Issue is fully resolved now. Please reach out to us if you are seeing any issue in crypto positions.