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Bitfinex outage history

50 recorded Bitfinex incidents since November 2016, with official updates, affected components, duration and resolution information.

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Platform Outage

Started August 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM UTC 2h 54m

MaintenanceMaintenance event

Affected components

Web ServerBackend WorkersTrading EngineWebSocketsFIX Gateways

August 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM UTCinvestigating
We are investigating issues with the platform connectivity. We will keep everyone updated on here and our X account https://x.com/bitfinex as we know more.
August 14, 2025 at 2:23 AM UTCresolved
This incident has been resolved.

Network Maintenance

Started June 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM UTC 4h 17m

MaintenanceMaintenance event

Affected components

Web ServerBackend WorkersTrading EngineWebSocketsFIX Gateways

June 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM UTCidentified
We are currently performing network maintenance, which may temporarily affect connectivity and accessibility to the platform. We appreciate your patience and will notify you once the maintenance is complete.
June 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM UTCmonitoring
The maintenance has been completed. We are closely monitoring for any issues. Thank you for your patience.
June 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM UTCresolved
We have completed the necessary monitoring following the recent maintenance. All systems are fully operational and performing as expected.

Platform Outage

Started April 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM UTC 12h 3m

OutageMajor incident

Affected components

Web ServerBackend WorkersTrading EngineWebSocketsFIX Gateways

April 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM UTCinvestigating
We are investigating issues with the platform connectivity. We will keep everyone updated on here and our X account https://x.com/bitfinex as we know more.
April 19, 2025 at 2:51 AM UTCidentified
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
April 19, 2025 at 3:31 AM UTCmonitoring
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
April 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM UTCresolved
This incident has been resolved.

Reduced platform performances

Started July 3, 2024 at 10:00 AM UTC 2h 52m

IssuesMinor incident

Affected components

Web ServerBackend WorkersTrading EngineWebSocketsFIX Gateways

July 3, 2024 at 10:00 AM UTCinvestigating
We are investigating issues with reduced platform performances and connectivity. We will keep everyone updated on here and our Twitter account https://twitter.com/bitfinex as we know more.
July 3, 2024 at 10:42 AM UTCmonitoring
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
July 3, 2024 at 12:52 PM UTCresolved
This incident has been resolved.

Platform Outage

Started April 28, 2024 at 11:26 AM UTC 1h 31m

MaintenanceMaintenance event

Affected components

Web ServerBackend WorkersTrading EngineWebSocketsFIX Gateways

April 28, 2024 at 11:26 AM UTCinvestigating
We are investigating issues with platform reduced performances and have temporarily halted trading. We will keep everyone updated on here and our twitter account https://twitter.com/bitfinex as we know more.
April 28, 2024 at 12:40 PM UTCmonitoring
Our maintenance is nearing a successful completion and the Bitfinex platform will be returning in view-only mode with the option to cancel orders at 12:45 PM UTC, before trading opens at 12:50 PM UTC. Thank you for your patience.
April 28, 2024 at 12:57 PM UTCresolved
This incident has been resolved.

Platform Outage

Started March 31, 2024 at 12:44 AM UTC 22m

MaintenanceMaintenance event

Affected components

Web ServerBackend WorkersTrading EngineWebSocketsFIX Gateways

March 31, 2024 at 12:44 AM UTCinvestigating
We are investigating issues with platform reduced performances and have temporarily halted trading. We will keep everyone updated on here and our twitter account https://twitter.com/bitfinex as we know more.
March 31, 2024 at 12:51 AM UTCmonitoring
Our maintenance is nearing a successful completion and the Bitfinex platform will be returning in view-only mode with the option to cancel orders at 00:55 AM UTC, before trading opens at 01:00 AM UTC. Thank you for your patience.
March 31, 2024 at 1:06 AM UTCresolved
This incident has been resolved.

Platform Outage

Started March 30, 2024 at 12:33 AM UTC 2h 15m

MaintenanceMaintenance event

Affected components

Web ServerBackend WorkersTrading EngineWebSocketsFIX Gateways

March 30, 2024 at 12:33 AM UTCinvestigating
We are investigating issues with platform reduced performances and have temporarily halted trading. We will keep everyone updated on here and our twitter account https://twitter.com/bitfinex as we know more.
March 30, 2024 at 2:28 AM UTCidentified
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
March 30, 2024 at 2:35 AM UTCmonitoring
Our maintenance is nearing a successful completion and the Bitfinex platform will be returning in view-only mode with the option to cancel orders at 2:40 AM UTC, before trading opens at 2:45 AM UTC. Thank you for your patience.
March 30, 2024 at 2:48 AM UTCresolved
This incident has been resolved.

Platform Outage

Started December 24, 2023 at 2:07 AM UTC 2h 4m

Pending

Affected components

Web ServerBackend WorkersTrading EngineWebSocketsFIX Gateways

December 24, 2023 at 2:07 AM UTCinvestigating
We are investigating issues with platform reduced performances and have temporarily halted trading. We will keep everyone updated on here and our twitter account https://twitter.com/bitfinex as we know more.
December 24, 2023 at 3:31 AM UTCidentified
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
December 24, 2023 at 4:02 AM UTCmonitoring
Our maintenance is nearing a successful completion and the Bitfinex platform will be returning in view-only mode with the option to cancel orders at 4:05 AM UTC, before trading opens at 4:10 AM UTC. Thank you for your patience.
December 24, 2023 at 4:11 AM UTCresolved
This incident has been resolved.

Platform Outage

Started February 15, 2023 at 1:58 AM UTC 2h 24m

MaintenanceMaintenance event

Affected components

Web ServerBackend WorkersTrading EngineWebSocketsFIX Gateways

February 15, 2023 at 1:58 AM UTCinvestigating
We are investigating platform connectivity issues. We will keep everyone updated on here and our Twitter account https://twitter.com/bitfinex as we know more.
February 15, 2023 at 3:40 AM UTCidentified
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
February 15, 2023 at 4:22 AM UTCresolved
This incident has been resolved.

Platform Outage

Started April 19, 2022 at 11:36 AM UTC 1h 43m

MaintenanceMaintenance event

Affected components

Web ServerBackend WorkersTrading EngineWebSocketsFIX Gateways

April 19, 2022 at 11:36 AM UTCinvestigating
We are investigating issues with the platform and have to temporarily halt trading. We will keep everyone updated on here and our twitter account https://twitter.com/bitfinex as we know more.
April 19, 2022 at 12:43 PM UTCidentified
The cause has been identified and we are working to restore trading activities. All funds are safe. We will keep everyone updated via https://twitter.com/bitfinex and https://bitfinex.statuspage.io. Thanks for your patience.
April 19, 2022 at 12:56 PM UTCmonitoring
Our intervention is nearing successful completion and the Bitfinex platform will be returning accessible at 1:00 PM UTC. Starting from 1:00 PM UTC, it will be possible to cancel orders before trading opens at 1:05 PM UTC. Thank you for your patience.
April 19, 2022 at 1:19 PM UTCresolved
This incident has been resolved.

Email delivery issues

Started February 3, 2022 at 11:15 PM UTC 2h 11m

Pending

Affected components

Web Server

February 3, 2022 at 11:15 PM UTCinvestigating
We are experiencing email delivery issues. We are investigating and are working to resolve them as soon as possible. We apologise for the inconvenience.
February 4, 2022 at 1:07 AM UTCmonitoring
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
February 4, 2022 at 1:25 AM UTCresolved
This incident has been resolved.

Deposits, withdrawals and reporting issues

Started October 13, 2021 at 7:07 AM UTC 2h 0m

Pending

October 13, 2021 at 7:07 AM UTCinvestigating
We are investigating issues with deposits, withdrawals and reporting. Trading is not affected. We will keep everyone updated on here and our Twitter account https://twitter.com/bitfinex as we know more.
October 13, 2021 at 7:53 AM UTCmonitoring
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
October 13, 2021 at 9:07 AM UTCresolved
This incident has been resolved.

Deposits, withdrawals and reporting issues

Started October 13, 2021 at 3:59 AM UTC 2h 33m

Pending

October 13, 2021 at 3:59 AM UTCinvestigating
We are investigating issues with deposits, withdrawals and reporting. Trading is not affected. We will keep everyone updated on here and our Twitter account https://twitter.com/bitfinex as we know more.
October 13, 2021 at 6:24 AM UTCmonitoring
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
October 13, 2021 at 6:31 AM UTCresolved
This incident has been resolved.

Platform Outage

Started September 30, 2021 at 7:43 AM UTC 2h 37m

MaintenanceMaintenance event

Affected components

Web ServerBackend WorkersTrading EngineWebSockets

September 30, 2021 at 7:43 AM UTCinvestigating
We are investigating issues with the platform and have to temporarily halt trading. We will keep everyone updated on here and our twitter account https://twitter.com/bitfinex as we know more. We apologise for the inconvenience.
September 30, 2021 at 9:49 AM UTCidentified
Our intervention is nearing successful completion and the Bitfinex platform will be returning in view-only mode at 9:55 AM UTC. Starting from 10:00 AM UTC, it will be possible to cancel orders before trading opens at 10:05 AM UTC. Thank you for your patience.
September 30, 2021 at 10:20 AM UTCresolved
This incident has been resolved.

Reduced platform performances

Started September 7, 2021 at 12:39 PM UTC 5h 22m

OutageMajor incident

Affected components

Web ServerBackend WorkersTrading EngineWebSockets

September 7, 2021 at 12:39 PM UTCinvestigating
We are investigating issues with reduced platform performances. We will keep everyone updated on here and our Twitter account https://twitter.com/bitfinex as we know more. We apologise for the inconvenience.
September 7, 2021 at 3:06 PM UTCidentified
The issue has been identified and a fix has been implemented. We expect the platform to return to normal performance operations within the next 30 minutes.
September 7, 2021 at 3:53 PM UTCinvestigating
We are investigating performance issues with the Bitfinex platform. The system is undergoing unscheduled maintenance. We will keep everyone updated on here and our Twitter account https://twitter.com/bitfinex as we know more. We apologise for the inconvenience.
September 7, 2021 at 5:46 PM UTCidentified
Our intervention is nearing successful completion and the Bitfinex platform will be returning in view-only mode at 5:50 PM UTC. Starting from 5:55 PM UTC, it will be possible to cancel orders before trading opens at 6:00 PM UTC. Thank you for your patience.
September 7, 2021 at 6:00 PM UTCresolved
This incident has been resolved.

Platform Outage

Started July 1, 2021 at 10:15 AM UTC 1h 51m

MaintenanceMaintenance event

Affected components

Web ServerBackend WorkersTrading EngineWebSockets

July 1, 2021 at 10:15 AM UTCinvestigating
We are investigating issues with platform reduced performances and have temporarily halted trading. We will keep everyone updated on here and our twitter account https://twitter.com/bitfinex as we know more.
July 1, 2021 at 11:14 AM UTCidentified
The cause has been identified and we are working to restore trading activities. All funds are safe. We will keep everyone updated via https://twitter.com/bitfinex and https://bitfinex.statuspage.io. Thanks for your patience.
July 1, 2021 at 11:45 AM UTCidentified
Our intervention is nearing successful completion and the Bitfinex platform will be returning in view-only mode at 11:50 AM UTC. Starting from 11:55 AM UTC, it will be possible to cancel orders before trading opens at 12:00 PM UTC. Thank you for your patience.
July 1, 2021 at 12:06 PM UTCresolved
This incident has been resolved.

Platform outage connectivity issues

Started May 17, 2021 at 9:20 PM UTC 43m

OutageCritical incident

Affected components

Web ServerBackend WorkersTrading EngineWebSockets

May 17, 2021 at 9:20 PM UTCinvestigating
We are investigating connectivity issues with the Bitfinex platform. We will keep everyone updated on here and our twitter account https://twitter.com/bitfinex as we know more.
May 17, 2021 at 9:56 PM UTCmonitoring
The cause has been identified. The platform is returning to normal operations. We will keep monitoring closely.
May 17, 2021 at 10:03 PM UTCresolved
This incident has been resolved.

Platform performance issue.

Started August 12, 2020 at 8:25 PM UTC 5h 20m

OutageCritical incident

Affected components

Web ServerBackend WorkersTrading EngineWebSockets

August 12, 2020 at 8:25 PM UTCinvestigating
We are investigating issues with platform reduced performances and have temporarily halted trading. We will keep everyone updated here as soon as we know more. Please monitor https://twitter.com/bitfinex and https://bitfinex.statuspage.io for updates. We apologies for the inconvenience.
August 12, 2020 at 8:26 PM UTCinvestigating
We are continuing to investigate this issue.
August 12, 2020 at 9:31 PM UTCidentified
The cause has been identified and we are working to restore trading activities. All funds are safe. We will keep everyone updated via https://twitter.com/bitfinex and https://bitfinex.statuspage.io. Thanks for your patience.
August 13, 2020 at 12:25 AM UTCidentified
Thanks for your patience thus far. In 30 mins we will provide an ETA for re-opening trading-activities.
August 13, 2020 at 1:00 AM UTCidentified
Our intervention is nearing a successful completion and the Bitfinex platform will be returning in view-only mode with the option to cancel open orders at 1:30 AM UTC, while trading will open after 10 minutes.
August 13, 2020 at 1:46 AM UTCresolved
This incident has been resolved.

Investigating distributed denial-of-service attack

Started February 28, 2020 at 9:19 AM UTC 51m

MaintenanceMaintenance event

Affected components

Web ServerBackend WorkersTrading EngineWebSockets

February 28, 2020 at 9:19 AM UTCinvestigating
We are investigating what seems like a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. We will keep everyone updated on here and our twitter account https://twitter.com/bitfinex as we know more.
February 28, 2020 at 10:10 AM UTCresolved
Services on the Bitfinex platform have resumed. We implemented a stricter protection level as a result of our platform coming under a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack. All issues relating to the DDoS attack have now been resolved.

Unplanned Maintenance

Started July 11, 2019 at 12:19 PM UTC 2h 52m

MaintenanceMaintenance event

Affected components

Web ServerBackend WorkersTrading EngineWebSockets

July 11, 2019 at 12:19 PM UTCinvestigating
We are currently investigating the issue.
July 11, 2019 at 1:51 PM UTCidentified
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented. We will communicate further updates in real time. Thank you for your continued patience.
July 11, 2019 at 3:10 PM UTCresolved
This incident has been resolved.

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