Share this article

Coinbase Pro Delays Rollout of Tether Trading Citing API Issues

Coinbase has said it is continuing to work on the back end while it resolves the issue.

Updated Sep 14, 2021, 12:47 p.m. Published Apr 28, 2021, 4:43 a.m. 1 min read
jwp-player-placeholder

Coinbase has delayed the launch of trading on stablecoin tether until next month, citing an ongoing issue with its professional platform's application programming interface (API).

  • Coinbase announced Wednesday via a tweet it had decided to further delay the launch on Coinbase Pro until 6 p.m. PT (1:00 UTC) on May 3.
  • It marks the second time in two days the company has decided to postpone USDT trading after announcing on Tuesday it intended to resume trading later that evening.
  • While transfers remain available, the U.S. cryptocurrency trading platform said it was working to ensure it had resolved the issue on its core API's and exchange.
  • "We are continuing to deploy services on the back end to scale and bolster the exchange and want to take this time to make the exchange more robust," said the exchange via a separate tweet.
  • Coinbase decided to list USDT on April 23, much to the surprise of the crypto community, which at times has questioned whether the stablecoin is fully backed by U.S. dollars.
  • Earlier in the month, Coinbase went public on the Nasdaq exchange through a direct listing under the ticker $COIN.

See also: A Bridge Called Tether

More For You

(CoinDesk)

From May 20 to May 29, XRP funds took in $35 million while bitcoin and ether ETFs lost roughly $2 billion combined, with Ripple’s earlier reported XRP treasury plan still awaiting confirmation.

What to know:

  • U.S.-listed spot XRP ETFs drew $11.88 million in net inflows on May 29, extending a week of gains even as bitcoin and ether funds saw continued redemptions.
  • Total net assets in U.S. XRP ETFs now stand near $1.12 billion, with about $35 million added since May 20 while bitcoin and...