Bitvavo experienced a minor incident on April 20, 2026 affecting Buy & Sell Crypto, lasting —. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Update timeline
- investigating Apr 20, 2026, 12:52 PM UTC
Status: Investigating We are currently investigating an issue affecting the ability to open new short positions for a subset of assets. Our engineering team is working to resolve this as quickly as possible. Existing positions are unaffected and these can be modified and/or closed if needed. Affected components Buy & Sell Crypto (Degraded performance)
- resolved Apr 20, 2026, 01:06 PM UTC
Status: Resolved Our team has implemented the necessary fixes, and we have conducted thorough testing to ensure that everything is functioning as expected. If you encounter any further issues or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding throughout this process. Affected components Buy & Sell Crypto (Operational)