Bitvavo incident
Technical Difficulties Affecting Margin Trading
Bitvavo experienced a minor incident on August 20, 2026 affecting API and Buy & Sell Crypto, lasting —. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Update timeline
- investigating Aug 20, 2026, 08:54 AM UTC
Status: Investigating We are currently investigating a technical issue affecting stablecoin conversions during margin trading. As a result, closing Long positions may temporarily remain in a pending state. You can still open new positions, and once the issue is resolved, pending closures will complete automatically without affecting your closure price. All user funds remain fully secure. Our team is actively working on a solution. Thanks for your patience as we resolve this. Affected components Buy & Sell Crypto (Degraded performance) API (Degraded performance)
- monitoring Aug 20, 2026, 08:59 AM UTC
Status: Monitoring A fix is currently being deployed to resolve stablecoin conversions and enable normal position closures for margin trading. Pending Long position closures are processing as system performance stabilizes. Opening new positions remains fully functional, and user funds remain completely safe. We are monitoring the system to ensure full stability. Affected components Buy & Sell Crypto (Degraded performance) API (Degraded performance)
- resolved Aug 20, 2026, 09:49 AM UTC
Status: Resolved After thorough testing and monitoring to ensure that everything is functioning as expected we can now close the crypto trading incident. If you encounter any further issues or have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. Thank you for again your cooperation and understanding throughout this process. Affected components Buy & Sell Crypto (Operational) API (Operational)