It was on Thursday that the Hong Kong-based crypto exchange Bitfinex announced on Twitter that they stopped all crypto trading.
The reason for the stop is stated to be that they are undergoing “unscheduled maintenance” of the exchange.
Bitfinex also writes that the interruption should not affect the users’ crypto wallets and also promises to keep all traders updated on what is happening.
We are undergoing unscheduled maintenance with trading temporarily halted. All wallets remain unaffected and all traders will be kept informed of updates as and when they are available. Thank you for your patience.
— Bitfinex (@bitfinex) July 11, 2019
On the Bitfinex status page, it says that they are currently “investigating the issue”.