- Level
- confirmed
- Worst impact
- Degraded
- Components
- Bitcoin (BTC) - Lightning
What to do
Check whether you use Kraken Bitcoin (BTC) - Lightning. Check your stack
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Anything that failed between 2026-07-16 04:52 UTC and 2026-07-16 06:52 UTC may need a replay.Subscribe to Kraken's feed to hear about the next one first. RSS feed
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Updates from Kraken 2
- investigating
We're investigating an issue with the Lightning Network funding gateway. Deposits and withdrawals of bitcoin over Lightning are currently delayed. Clients are advised to use on-chain Bitcoin deposits/withdrawals until the issue is resolved. We will provide any updates as soon as possible.
provider
- resolved
This incident has been resolved.
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Corrections
None so far.
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Questions about DWN-517b7c3a32
Is Kraken still down?
No, this incident was resolved 2026-07-16 06:52 UTC. For Kraken's live state, see https://down.guide/kraken.
How long did it last?
2h, from 2026-07-16 04:52 UTC to 2026-07-16 06:52 UTC, by the times Kraken posted.
What was affected?
Kraken named Bitcoin (BTC) - Lightning.
What caused it?
Kraken hasn't published a root cause. If it does, it shows here.
Where does this come from?
Kraken's official status page, https://status.kraken.com, quoted verbatim. down.guide's own probes, reports and social counts are labeled as ours.