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⚪ Your money wanted to stay exactly where it was. PayPal's withdrawal system decided EMEA didn't need access to their own cash for a bit—turns out 'degraded performance' is corporate speak for 'we're looking into it, maybe.' Issue resolved, your dignity still pending. (Auto-resolved: no updates in 24h)

⏰ Jul 27, 2026 Fixed (for now) spotted via status_rss

// The official story

Resolved: Impact to Withdrawals (PP-LIVE-107852)

// Status page says

Initial Notification: We are currently experiencing Degraded Performance affecting Withdrawals. Our team is working on resolving the issue and mitigating the impact. Affected Regions: EMEA

🔗 Official status page (for the PR-approved version)

https://www.paypal-status.com/history/eventdetails/107852

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