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Coinbase’s Scheduled Downtime On XRP ETF Approval Date Sparks Speculation, What’s Going On?

Coinbase has announced a system maintenance scheduled for the same day the SEC plans to decide on the proposed XRP ￰0￱ watcher ChartNerd pointed out the date alignment on X, suggesting it could hint at possible behind-the-scenes ￰1￱ Coinbase said the maintenance is routine, analysts are still curious and wondering if there is a bigger reason behind ￰2￱ Confirms October 25 Maintenance Amid SEC XRP ETF Decision Window In a recent post on X, Coinbase confirmed that a scheduled system maintenance will begin on October 25 at 7:00 AM PT and last for four ￰3￱ this time, users will not be able to trade, transfer, stake, or use credit card functions on the exchange.

However, account viewing will still be possible, though most other features will be ￰4￱ platform also shared that futures and derivatives trading will be offline from 4:00 AM to 1:00 PM PT, as both systems undergo overlapping ￰5￱ extended downtime is drawing extra attention because it happens to fall on the same day the SEC is expected to decide on the proposed XRP ￰6￱ users find this timing unusual, as it coincides with one of the most anticipated regulatory decisions in the crypto ￰7￱ analyst ChartNerd, in a post on X, questioned why Coinbase would choose such a critical day for ￰8￱ analyst’s observation quickly spread, with traders commenting that the overlap might not be a simple ￰9￱ the SEC announces while Coinbase is offline, traders may not be able to react ￰10￱ believe Coinbase could be preparing its systems for heavy trading if the XRP ETF gets ￰11￱ ChartNerd Points To Possible Coordination Behind The Timing According to ChartNerd’s post on X, both the Coinbase maintenance and the SEC’s XRP ETF decision window fall on October 25, which seems to line up too perfectly for some analysts to ￰12￱ suggested that this overlap might not be random but could instead show some form of back-end preparation taking ￰13￱ analyst also pointed out that Coinbase is one of the largest ￰14￱ that relisted XRP after the Ripple ￰15￱ of this, Coinbase would likely be a central hub for XRP trading if the ETF is ￰16￱ timing has led many analysts to think that Coinbase’s maintenance could signal early ETF readiness.

However, others argue it could simply be routine system maintenance, unrelated to any ETF ￰17￱ the timing is a coincidence or a sign of preparation, the crypto community will be paying close attention to what happens on October 25, as both events could shape the next big move for XRP and the broader market.

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