Bitcoin briefly appeared to trade at just $0.02 on Revolut this week – a price that’s 99.99% below the global market rate. The fintech app displayed the anomalous figure to some users, sparking confusion and a flurry of screenshots across social media. Revolut hasn’t commented on whether any actual trades were executed at that level.
What users saw
Screenshots circulating online show the BTC/USD pair on Revolut reading $0.02 while the rest of the market sat around $68,000. The number looked like a display glitch – the kind that sometimes happens when a data feed misfires or a decimal point lands in the wrong place. It’s unclear how long the error lasted or how many users saw it.
Glitch or trade?
The key question: did anyone actually buy or sell bitcoin at two cents? Revolut hasn’t said. If a trade did go through, the buyer would have pocketed a massive profit – and the seller would have taken an enormous loss. More likely, the platform prevented execution or the order book simply didn’t reflect the phantom price. Similar glitches on other apps have turned out to be visual errors with no real trades behind them.
No official word yet
Revolut hasn’t issued a statement or explained what caused the blip. The company’s support team has been responding to individual complaints on social media, but there’s been no public acknowledgment of the incident. That leaves users guessing – and the screenshots keep spreading.
What’s next
The glitch raises a straightforward question for Revolut: will it confirm whether any trades were executed, and if so, what happens to those positions? So far, silence. For now, the $0.02 bitcoin moment looks like a weird display bug – but it’s a reminder that even polished apps can serve up numbers that don’t make sense.
