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Coinbase might really be making big news this time.
It's not a temporary glitch.
It has been down for over 7 consecutive hours.
The largest exchange in North America is directly offline.
The market is starting to get a little nervous ⚠️
From 9:30 this morning to now 4:30 PM,
Coinbase has been experiencing anomalies for over 7 hours.
For a:
North America's largest cryptocurrency exchange,
this is no longer an ordinary "small glitch."
Because Coinbase is not just a trading platform now.
It is also:
ETF custody
Institutional gateway
Core compliance channel in the U.S.
A lot of funds, market makers, institutional liquidity,
are deeply tied to Coinbase.
So once it’s down for a long time,
the market's biggest concern is not:
"Can I log in?"
But:
Will liquidity have problems?
Especially now, when it’s already a stage of:
High leverage
High volatility
Dense long and short liquidity.
At such times, prolonged abnormality of the exchange can easily trigger:
Panic
Misoperations
Forced liquidations
Widening spreads
And more sensitive is:
Coinbase itself has recently been at the core of the U.S. crypto system.
ETF
Regulation
Stablecoins
Institutional custody
Many things are tied to it.
So now the market will naturally start to think:
System pressure?
Traffic explosion?
Technical accident?
Or some other issue?
The real key now is:
After recovery,
Will the market experience:
A rebound in prices?
A liquidity vacuum?
Or large-scale liquidations?
Because in crypto,
the most dangerous times are often not sudden crashes.
But:
You suddenly find yourself unable to move. 👀$BTC $ETH $