Revolut Experiences Bitcoin Price Glitch Showing BTC at $0.02

May 10, 2026

Revolut experienced a glitch on May 8, 2026 at approximately 23:45 UTC that briefly displayed Bitcoin at $0.02 while it traded close to $79,000 on major exchanges, a 99.99997% discrepancy. The banking platform, which serves over 70 million users globally, attributed the error to an unidentified third-party pricing provider. Internal safeguards prevented trades from executing at the incorrect prices.

Revolut price glitch incident

▪Revolut has over 70 million users globally.
▪Revolut experienced a glitch on May 8, 2026 that briefly displayed false cryptocurrency prices on its app.
▪The Revolut pricing error reflected a 99.99997% discrepancy from actual Bitcoin market prices.
▪The Revolut glitch occurred at approximately 23:45 UTC on May 8, 2026.
▪During the Revolut glitch, Bitcoin was displayed at $0.02 while trading close to $79,000 on major exchanges.

False price alerts

▪During the Revolut glitch, Ethereum showed incorrect pricing below $2,200.
▪Some Revolut users received false notifications that Bitcoin hit a 52-week low of $0.02.
▪During the Revolut glitch, Solana was displayed around $85.
▪Screenshots shared on X and Reddit showed a sudden 50% drop in Bitcoin's 24-hour chart on Revolut.
▪Screenshots shared by Revolut users showed Bitcoin priced at $0.02 during the glitch.
▪During the Revolut glitch, XRP was displayed near $1.25.
▪Revolut users spotted simultaneous price declines for XRP, Solana, USDC, and USDT during the glitch.

Third-party data provider issue

▪Revolut did not disclose the identity of the third-party provider that caused the May 8, 2026 pricing problem.
▪A Revolut representative attributed the May 8, 2026 glitch to an unidentified third-party pricing provider.
▪Revolut is investigating what caused the May 8, 2026 pricing glitch.

Platform trade safeguards

▪Revolut engineers worked to fix the May 8, 2026 pricing glitch.
▪Revolut's internal safeguards filtered out clearly erroneous pricing and prevented trades from being executed at unrealistic levels during the May 8, 2026 glitch.
▪Revolut assured users that no trades were finalized at the incorrect prices displayed during the May 8, 2026 glitch.

Bitcoin market context

▪As of May 10, 2026, Bitcoin is trading at $80,718.20, up 0.66% over the past 24 hours according to CoinMarketCap.
▪Bitcoin reached a 2025 peak of around $126,000 per coin.