Outage in BitMEX

Intermittent freezes on trading system

Resolved Major
January 05, 2025 - Started 4 months ago - Lasted about 3 hours
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Outage Details

We have implemented a fix for this issue and trading system is now working as usual. We will continue to monitor the issue and we remind our users that all funds have remained safe at all times. If you experience any further issues, please contact Support.
Components affected
BitMEX Trading Engine
Latest Updates ( sorted recent to last )
RESOLVED 4 months ago - at 01/06/2025 12:28AM

This incident has been resolved.

MONITORING 4 months ago - at 01/05/2025 11:50PM

Trading has been resumed - we are continuing to monitor the stability of the platform.

MONITORING 4 months ago - at 01/05/2025 11:35PM

We have now fixed the issue that caused the trading suspension since 22:45 UTC. The exchange will remain in cancel-only mode until 23:50 UTC when regular trading will recommence.

We would like to remind our users that all funds are secure. If you have any additional questions, please contact Support here: https://www.bitmex.com/contact

INVESTIGATING 4 months ago - at 01/05/2025 11:25PM

We are investigating an issue that has caused trading suspension on BitMEX since 22:45 UTC. We will provide updates here once the exchange is available again.
Once available, the exchange will initially be in cancel-only mode ahead of the resumption of trading. This means orders can only be cancelled.We have identified a new issue that is impacting our trading system.

We are working on implementing a fix and will publish updates as necessary. We remind our customers that all funds are safe and we apologise for any inconvenience. If you have any additional questions, please contact Support.

INVESTIGATING 4 months ago - at 01/05/2025 11:01PM

We have identified a new issue that is impacting our trading system. We are working on implementing a fix and will publish updates as necessary. We remind our customers that all funds are safe and we apologise for any inconvenience. If you have any additional questions, please contact Support.

IDENTIFIED 4 months ago - at 01/05/2025 10:38PM

We have identified what’s causing the freeze on our trading system. We are implementing a fix and we remind our users that all funds are safe. Please, contact Support with additional questions. We will publish updates as needed.

MONITORING 4 months ago - at 01/05/2025 09:20PM

We have implemented a fix for this issue and trading system is now working as usual. We will continue to monitor the issue and we remind our users that all funds have remained safe at all times. If you experience any further issues, please contact Support.

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