All Blockchain.info Services Have Reportedly Been Restored

All Blockchain.info Services Have Reportedly Been Restored

Just an update to a post published on Tuesday with regard to Blockchain.info services being partially down. As of Tuesday evening, all services (which include the ever-popular web wallet) have been restored, according to a post made on the official Blockchain blog. They said: You will now be able to access the services exactly as you did before the outage. Just log in using your browser or mobile application and enter your password and second-factor authentication, if enabled. Your wallet has not been affected by the outage and everything should be exactly as you left it. The Blockchain....


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