Bitcoin Plunges to $0.019 on Revolut Display Glitch, Sparking User Confusion

Bitcoin's price appeared to plummet from approximately $79,000 to just $0.019 on Revolut's platform today, triggering confusion among users of the UK-based digital banking service. The dramatic display error—visible on Revolut's mobile app—lasted only seconds before correcting, but not before the platform sent push notifications to users claiming BTC had reached a 52-week low at $0.02.

Revolut attributed the inaccurate pricing to "a service disruption at a third-party provider," confirming the issue has been resolved while continuing to evaluate the details. Google Chrome displays showed a more modest dip to $73,000 during the 7:45-7:50 GMT+1 window, while the mobile app displayed the extreme $0.019 figure—revealing an inconsistency across the platform's interfaces during the disruption.

The incident sparked a flurry of speculation on X as onlookers questioned whether a genuine flash crash had occurred. The glitch highlights the dependency of retail crypto platforms on third-party data providers and the potential for technical disruptions to generate significant user confusion. Similar infrastructure failures have affected other major platforms, including a recent AWS-related incident at Coinbase. While Revolut has not indicated whether any trades executed at the erroneous displayed price, the event underscores the fragility of real-time price feeds and the reputational risks platforms face when data integrity fails.