Coinbase Exchange Experiences “Degraded Performance” for Over Two Hours After AWS Outage

May 8, 2026

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Coinbase’s exchange went dark for over two hours on Friday after an Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage disrupted trading access for thousands of users worldwide.

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Coinbase’s exchange suffered a 2+ hour outage on May 8, due to an AWS infrastructure failure. Some Coinbase users could not trade or faced degraded performance during the AWS disruption. Coinbase confirmed it is investigating the issue; no resolution timeline has been shared publicly.

Major Disruption Affects Withdrawals, Trades Image source: Coinbase.com Image source: X Not the First Time

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