diff --git a/btc-portfolio/backend/app/routes/stats.py b/btc-portfolio/backend/app/routes/stats.py
index ae263e3..c78ad03 100644
--- a/btc-portfolio/backend/app/routes/stats.py
+++ b/btc-portfolio/backend/app/routes/stats.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def get_stats(
     net_btc = total_btc_bought - total_btc_sold
     net_invested = total_invested - proceeds_eur
     average_price = net_invested / net_btc if net_btc > 0 else 0.0
-    current_price = get_btc_price_eur()
+    current_price, price_is_cached = get_btc_price_eur()
     portfolio_value = net_btc * current_price
     profit_loss = portfolio_value - net_invested
 
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ def get_stats(
         "total_btc": round(net_btc, 8),
         "average_price": round(average_price, 2),
         "current_price": round(current_price, 2),
+        "price_is_cached": price_is_cached,
         "portfolio_value": round(portfolio_value, 2),
         "profit_loss": round(profit_loss, 2),
     }
diff --git a/btc-portfolio/backend/app/services/btc.py b/btc-portfolio/backend/app/services/btc.py
index 02f471c..0de2c97 100644
--- a/btc-portfolio/backend/app/services/btc.py
+++ b/btc-portfolio/backend/app/services/btc.py
@@ -54,7 +54,12 @@ def aggregate_to_daily(raw: list) -> dict:
     return by_date
 
 
-def get_btc_price_eur() -> float:
+_last_known_price: float = 0.0
+
+
+def get_btc_price_eur() -> tuple[float, bool]:
+    """Returns (price, is_cached). is_cached=True when using a stale fallback."""
+    global _last_known_price
     try:
         resp = requests.get(
             "https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/simple/price",
@@ -62,7 +67,9 @@ def get_btc_price_eur() -> float:
             timeout=10,
         )
         resp.raise_for_status()
-        return float(resp.json()["bitcoin"]["eur"])
+        price = float(resp.json()["bitcoin"]["eur"])
+        _last_known_price = price
+        return price, False
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error(f"Failed to fetch BTC price: {e}")
-        return 0.0
+        return _last_known_price, True
diff --git a/btc-portfolio/frontend/src/pages/Dashboard.js b/btc-portfolio/frontend/src/pages/Dashboard.js
index c94aa4f..e38f51d 100644
--- a/btc-portfolio/frontend/src/pages/Dashboard.js
+++ b/btc-portfolio/frontend/src/pages/Dashboard.js
@@ -28,11 +28,19 @@ const styles = {
   tabActive: { padding: '0.45rem 1.1rem', borderRadius: '8px', border: '1px solid #f7931a', background: 'rgba(247,147,26,0.1)', color: '#f7931a', cursor: 'pointer', fontSize: '0.9rem', fontWeight: 700 },
 };
 
-function StatCard({ label, value, highlight }) {
+function StatCard({ label, value, highlight, warning }) {
   return (
     <div style={styles.statCard}>
-      <div style={styles.statLabel}>{label}</div>
+      <div style={{ ...styles.statLabel, display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: '0.3rem' }}>
+        {label}
+        {warning && (
+          <span title={warning} style={{ color: '#f7931a', cursor: 'default', fontSize: '0.85rem' }}>⚠</span>
+        )}
+      </div>
       <div style={{ ...styles.statValue, ...(highlight ? styles[highlight] : {}) }}>{value}</div>
+      {warning && (
+        <div style={{ color: '#888', fontSize: '0.7rem', marginTop: '0.25rem' }}>{warning}</div>
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }
@@ -121,7 +129,11 @@ export default function Dashboard() {
           <StatCard label="Total Invested" value={`€${stats.total_invested.toLocaleString()}`} />
           <StatCard label="Avg Buy Price" value={`€${stats.average_price.toLocaleString()}`} />
           <StatCard label="Total BTC" value={`₿${stats.total_btc}`} highlight="neutral" />
-          <StatCard label="Current BTC Price" value={`€${stats.current_price.toLocaleString()}`} />
+          <StatCard
+            label="Current BTC Price"
+            value={`€${stats.current_price.toLocaleString()}`}
+            warning={stats.price_is_cached ? 'Price may be outdated — live fetch failed' : undefined}
+          />
           <StatCard label="Portfolio Value" value={`€${stats.portfolio_value.toLocaleString()}`} />
           <StatCard
             label="Profit / Loss"