Bitstamp and ZEBEDEE connect crypto users and Bitcoin gamers

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

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!

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)!

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)?

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

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

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
What are blockchain consensus rules?

Consensus rules are crucial to the validation process on the distributed blockchain network. They help achieve synchronization and agreement between the thousands of nodes on a blockchain. But who writes the consensus rules? Can they be changed? Should you as an average user worry about it?
Scheduled downtime on 1 October at 8 AM UTC

All crypto transactions to halt on 01 October for a maximum of one hour, from 8:00 AM UTC to 9:00 AM UTC at the latest.
New functionalities in the Bitstamp app v3.0!

The latest version gives you a wholesome overview of your crypto trading at first glance. The new action button provides clear and concise navigation for all your go-to actions in a single tap, while the Market tab makes its first appearance and enables easy browsing among all the assets.