Incident Command System 101
With billions traded at crypto exchanges each month, unexpected technical incidents are not to be taken lightly. Our SysOps Division Lead Urban Jurca laid out how these glitches are handled at Bitstamp.
Welcoming Robert Zagotta as Bitstamp’s U.S. CEO
Robert Zagotta is joining Bitstamp as the new U.S. CEO as part of our strategic mission to lead the future of digital asset innovation, compliance and growth.
Bitstamp to list the first mainstream euro-pegged stablecoin - EURt
Starting Thursday July 22, Tether Euro (EURt) will be available for trading on bitstamp.net and in the Bitstamp app.
Where to track cryptocurrency transactions?
Blockchains keep a record of each transaction ever to have occurred on the network. Unlike banks, however, public blockchains keep this information open to everyone. This means that the information about all transactions can be freely accessed from anywhere across the globe.
Weekly News Roundup – 19 Jul 2021
Bitstamp enabled ETH staking, PayPal ups weekly limit on crypto purchases to $100K, Bank of America has begun clearing bitcoin futures, ShapeShift to decentralize entire company and have the largest #airdrop in history, and more.
What are blockchain forks?
In the context of blockchain, a fork is a technical phenomenon that occurs when a blockchain splits into two separate branches. These two branches share their transaction history up until the point of the split. From there on, they each go independently each in their own direction.
Withdrawal fees for Ethereum decreased by a whopping 30%
We’ve slashed our Ethereum withdrawal fees! While there are already no deposit fees, the ETH withdrawal fee at Bitstamp is now ...
Bitstamp Earn - Stake Ethereum and let your crypto work for you
ETH staking at Bitstamp is live! Bitstamp’s secure and easy-to-use staking interface allows you to stake ETH, have an overview of your held assets and collect monthly rewards.
Centralized and decentralized networks
Decentralization is seen as blockchain’s ultimate attribute as it has many advantages over traditional centralized systems for storing information. Why is that so? And what does it even mean, if we say that a system is centralized or decentralized?
Weekly News Roundup – 12 Jul 2021
Bitstamp extended crime insurance policy with Paragon, Ethereum London hard fork coming up on 4 Aug, stablecoin firm Circle which operates $USDC to go public, Visa’s crypto partnerships grew by 43% in four months, and more.