🧯 Exchanges glitching when markets go wild: accident or advantage?

You’ve seen it: price spikes, feeds blow up… and suddenly an exchange slows down. Logins fail, withdrawals queue, APIs throttle, “maintenance” banners appear. Sometimes this is real overload. Sometimes it feels awfully convenient for insiders who can still trade while everyone else is stuck.

Hard question: are these outages a feature, not a bug—thinning liquidity at key moments and pushing people to leave funds on the platform “just in case”?

You don’t have to be a victim of that chaos. 1) Split your risk. Don’t park everything on one venue. If one platform freezes, you still have options elsewhere. 2) Maintain cold storage for your long-term bag. Keep only what you need for near-term trades on exchanges. 3) Practice exits when it’s calm. Do a tiny withdrawal so you know the steps and how long it takes. Save 2FA backup codes and whitelist addresses in advance. 4) Use limit orders, not panic market clicks. Decide your price and size when you’re calm, not mid-whipsaw. 5) Prefer platforms that publish proof-of-reserves and have a record of honoring withdrawals during stress. Community reputation matters.

Bonus habits: keep a quick checklist on your phone (fees, withdrawal steps, support links). If an outage hits, don’t rage-trade on a random new app you’ve never tested. Breathe, follow the plan, and remember: the goal is to survive every storm with your coins (and sanity) intact.

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