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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<p>Prior to this prolonged downtime, PDAX has been conducting emergency maintenance of their platform almost daily. Over these past few months, PDAX received significant financial backing from UBX (a UnionBank of the Philippines subsidiary), BitMEX Ventures, and ConsenSys Ventures. The company received its BSP license to exchange cryptocurrencies and Philippines Peso in 2018.</p>
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<p>As of this posting, PDAX (both trading website and app) is still down with an advisory posted on its mobile app that online services will be “under maintenance” until 6:00 PM of 17 February 2021. This is a developing story.</p>
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