PDAX Went Down as Bitcoin Hits US$50K


Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) regulated exchange PDAX (Philippine Digital Asset Exchange) went down for emergency maintenance since 16 February 2021 as Bitcoin hits an all-time high of US$50,000 (P2.4M) yesterday, 16 February 2021, leaving a lot of its users worried with some thinking that they had been scammed as they missed the opportunity to trade for the entire day.

At around 8:39 AM of Tuesday, 16 February 2021, PDAX Team sent an email advising its users that they are conducting emergency system maintenance while assuring their clients that all funds are safe. A string of updates was sent by PDAX via email by 1:11 PM, 4:42pm, and the latest by 10:41pm – advising their clientele that both the PDAX exchange and mobile app remain under maintenance – still assuring that all funds and assets are safe.

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<p>Verified PDAX users can buy and sell digital assets like Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), XRP, Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Litecoin (LTC), and Tether (USDT) in real-time via a trading website or mobile app.</p>
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<p>In the PDAX PINOY Bitcoin Community Facebook Group, one user noticed a huge sum of Bitcoin was bought and moved to a single wallet at around 6:40 AM yesterday – PDAX issued system maintenance advice via email two (02) hours after.</p>
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