Bitcoin Shows a 2-Cent Price on Revolut in Apparent Display Glitch
Bitcoin (BTC) appeared priced at roughly two cents on the Revolut app on May 8, according to user screenshots that circulated across social media. The actual Bitcoin market price at the time sat near $79,900.
It remains unclear whether any trades were executed at the erroneous level or whether the error was limited to a display layer.
What the Screenshots Show
CoinDesk reported that multiple users observed the anomaly within the same window Thursday morning. The screenshots show the BTC price field displaying $0.02, a figure roughly four million times below the true market rate.
Revolut had not issued a public statement as of the time this story was filed. The company did not respond to requests for comment.
The nature of the error points toward a data feed or formatting fault rather than an exchange-level mispricing.
Revolut sources live prices from external data providers rather than operating its own order book for cryptocurrency spot trades. A corrupted feed or a decimal-place parsing error at the data-ingestion layer could produce the kind of display anomaly users described.
Also Read: Bitcoin Holds Near $79,900 as Fear and Greed Index Signals Caution
Background
Revolut is a London-based fintech that offers cryptocurrency buying and selling to retail customers in more than 35 countries, including the United States.
The company does not operate as a standalone cryptocurrency exchange but rather as a broker-style interface layered over third-party liquidity providers. Price display errors of this kind have appeared at other retail finance apps in the past.
In 2019, a Robinhood API failure briefly showed negative cash balances, prompting regulatory scrutiny. Revolut has faced separate compliance and licensing challenges in multiple markets unrelated to cryptocurrency pricing.
The company’s UK banking license was granted in 2024 after a prolonged review.
Also Read: Arbitrum DAO Votes to Release $71 Million in Frozen ETH Despite U.S. Seizure Risk
What to Watch
The central unresolved question is whether any retail user attempted to buy Bitcoin at the two-cent display price and, if so, how Revolut’s systems handled the order.
If trades executed at an erroneous rate, Revolut would face potential obligations to settle at the correct market price, a scenario that has triggered consumer complaints and regulatory reviews at other platforms. Revolut’s response statement, once published, will be the primary signal for how the company plans to address affected users.
Read Next: Solana Spot ETF Inflows Beat Bitcoin and Ethereum on May 7
