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Why do I see Unknown Failure Reason?
Why do I see Unknown Failure Reason?

Seeing 'UNKNOWN_FAILURE_REASON' on Coinbase? It's due to market orders on small amounts. Switch to limit orders.

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Written by Pete Darby
Updated over a week ago

If you see the error 'UNKNOWN_FAILURE_REASON' on Coinbase Advanced, it means your trading with market orders on small amounts. This is a known issue at Coinbase and they are working on resolving it.

Please contact Coinbase when it happens and switch to limit orders.

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