Kraken experienced a minor incident on August 21, 2026 affecting Bitcoin (BTC) - Opt-in Rewards and Bittensor (TAO) - Staking and 1 more component, lasting 2h 36m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Bitcoin (BTC) - Opt-in RewardsBittensor (TAO) - StakingBNB (BNB) - StakingCardano (ADA) - StakingCelestia (TIA) - StakingCosmos (ATOM) - StakingDymension (DYM) - StakingEthereum (ETH) - StakingEuro (EUR) - Opt-in RewardsFlare (FLR) - Staking
Update timeline
- investigating Aug 21, 2026, 05:00 PM UTC
We are currently investigating an issue causing earn operations to be delayed for some clients. Updates will be post shortly.
- identified Aug 21, 2026, 05:27 PM UTC
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
- monitoring Aug 21, 2026, 07:26 PM UTC
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
- resolved Aug 21, 2026, 07:36 PM UTC
This incident has been resolved.