Financial technology platform Revolut confirmed on May 8 that it experienced a technical issue affecting some cryptocurrency functions. In a statement on X from its official support account, Revolut said its engineers are actively investigating the root cause. Earlier, the Revolut app charts briefly showed Bitcoin as low as $0.019916, and some users simultaneously received push notifications stating that BTC had hit a 52-week low. The incident lasted only a few seconds before returning to normal.
Fault symptoms and scope of impact
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According to screenshots circulating on social media and user reports on X and Reddit, the BTC candlestick chart inside the Revolut app briefly displayed a low of $0.019916 on May 8, 2026. Charts for Solana (SOL), XRP, and multiple other tokens also showed similar anomalies. Some affected users also received push notifications at the same time, warning that the BTC price reached a 52-week low. For most affected accounts, the above disruption lasted only a few seconds.
At present, no user reports have confirmed any trades being executed at the faulty displayed price. Affected users also said their account balances and pending orders were not affected.
Revolut official confirmation and investigation status
According to a statement on X on May 8, 2026 from Revolut’s official support account @revolutsupport, the company is dealing with a technical issue affecting certain cryptocurrency functions, and engineers are actively investigating the root cause. However, as of the time of publication, the company has not disclosed the specific trigger that caused the erroneous data feed.
Revolut currently holds a MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets) license issued by Cyprus, providing services to more than 68 million customers across 40 markets worldwide.
Market data verification: anomaly limited to Revolut’s display layer
Based on data from CoinGecko and CoinMarketCap at the time the incident occurred, all tracked major exchanges did not record any BTC price movement matching what was shown in the Revolut app. This confirms the anomaly existed only in Revolut’s display layer and was not caused by any underlying market trading activity.
According to TradingView data, on the day of the incident, after a slight pullback BTC came close to the $80,000 support level, triggering roughly $300 million in futures liquidations—an market backdrop factor independent of Revolut’s technical malfunction.
FAQs
When did the Revolut Bitcoin price display malfunction occur, and has the official confirmed it?
According to a statement on X on May 8, 2026 from Revolut’s official support account @revolutsupport, Revolut confirmed a technical issue affecting some cryptocurrency functions. Engineers are investigating, but the specific trigger has not been disclosed.
Did the faulty BTC price shown by Revolut affect actual trading or account balances?
Based on reports from affected users, no orders were filled at the faulty displayed price. Account balances and pending orders were not affected. CoinGecko and CoinMarketCap data also confirm that BTC prices on major exchanges were normal, with no matching anomalous movements.
Which regulator issued Revolut’s MiCA license, and what is the scale of its services?
According to the report, Revolut holds a MiCA license issued by Cyprus and currently provides financial services to more than 68 million customers across 40 markets worldwide.
