BANK HOLIDAY: 6 September 2021 – USD payments paused

Due to the upcoming federal US holiday on Monday, 6 September 2021, all Bitstamp’s USD incoming and outgoing payments will be paused.
Weekly News Roundup – 30 Aug 2021

Crypto moves fast and it can be hard to keep up with all the developments. To help you stay on top of what’s going on across the industry, we’ve created this overview of the key news from last week.
As we conclude the decade, we look all the way back to 2011 as well as to the future

We honor the passing of a decade, and our eyes are set on the future as we celebrate our 10th anniversary with our community. We reminisce as well as rejoice looking at all the new prospects on the horizon.
Emergency response drills

Hardening your infrastructure, applications, writing up procedures and most of all educating your employees on how to handle tough situations is priceless. ER drills are part of that process and prove to be an invaluable tool in the chaos that is the world of engineering.
Top 10 tips to securely handle your crypto

Read about the basic safe practices of handling your funds and managing your account and shed some light on what you can (and can’t) expect from our representatives, so you’ll always be able to tell them apart from any impostors trying to scam you.
What are blockchain nodes?

A blockchain node is one of numerous devices that run the blockchain protocol software and usually store the history of transactions. Nodes connect to each other in a decentralized peer-to-peer network, and they're essential for maintaining the honesty of the entire network.
Weekly News Roundup – 23 Aug 2021

PayPal launches crypto services for UK customers, worldwide crypto adoption jumps over 880%, Global total value locked in DeFi reached $148 billion and more positive news from the cryptocurrency space this week.
This is where fun meets crypto! We’re listing ENJ and CHZ!

On August 23, we’re listing two new coins that dwell in the realm of pure entertainment. You’ll create an NFT of the sword in your favorite RPG and peg it to the ENJ token; and you’ll be able to buy branded Fan Tokens with CHZ, giving you decision-making power in your favorite sports club.
The second batch of our August listing for the U.S. is here! Meet AAVE and ALGO!

We’re listing two new crypto assets with incredibly widespread usage options in the real world. One serves as the basis of a lending-and-borrowing system, the other presenting an alternative to the increasingly slower and more expensive blockchain-based networks like Bitcoin’s.
What is block size?

As you know by now, blocks are containers holding a record of transactions on the blockchain. And just like any other container, a block can only hold so much information.