You can now trade ETH2 for ETH!
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The ETH/ETH2 trading pair is now live! That means the staked ETH2 can be easily and at any time traded back to ETH. While ETH2 remains locked, we’ve opened a secondary market so you can effectively opt out of staking by selling ETH2.
How to use the new Lightning network bridge for instant Bitcoin top ups in crypto gaming
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With the integration you can now easily transfer your BTC from our exchange to the ZBD Wallet and top up as you go playing your favorite games.
What is a 51% attack?
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In crypto, a malicious event known as a 51% attack, or a majority attack, could happen at any time. But how big of a deal is it really? Altcoins are much more susceptible to these attacks than big cryptocurrencies. But who and why can take advantage of the blockchain?
Bitstamp and ZEBEDEE connect crypto users and Bitcoin gamers
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Pwning some n00b in your favorite FPS while yelling “All your BTC are belong to us!” has finally become a reality. Seamless flow of BTC from our exchange to the online games and vice versa has materialized in our partnership with ZEBEDEE.
Weekly News Roundup – 11 Oct 2021
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Nothing but good news for bitcoin: its market cap is back above $1 trillion, bitcoin hashrate steadily rising, U.S. Bank partners with NYDIG to offer bitcoin custody services, and more crypto news this week.
Our U.S. listing is expanding, you can now trade MATIC and CRV!
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For our U.S. customers we’re introducing MATIC, the token behind Polygon, an easy-to-use platform for Ethereum scaling and infrastructure development, and CRV, the lifeblood of Curve, a decentralized exchange for stablecoin trading and earning liquidity fees.
Bitcoin and Ethereum becoming too slow and expensive for your taste? Look no further, we’re introducing Hedera Hashgraph (HBAR)!
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Hello future! Hedera Hashgraph is an enterprise-grade public network that allows individuals and businesses to create powerful decentralized applications. The native token, HBAR that powers the network is now making its first appearance on Bitstamp!
What is an ICO (Initial Coin Offering)?
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Many clever ideas never materialize on the market. The people behind them don’t have the sufficient funds to develop the technology on their own or can’t find an investor who would support them. In the world of crypto, ICOs enable the founders to gather the necessary funding.
BANK HOLIDAY: 11 October 2021 – USD payments paused
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Due to the upcoming federal US holiday on Monday, 11 October, Bitstamp’s USD incoming and outgoing payments will be paused.
Weekly News Roundup – 4 Oct 2021
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Bitcoin's Lightning Network capacity reached an all-time high; DeFi whales turned Central, Northern and Western Europe into the world’s biggest crypto economy; El Salvador has officially started using volcanos to mine bitcoin & more