Market insights
Sep. 6, 2021
Weekly News Roundup – 6 Sep 2021
August spot exchange volume breaks $1 trillion for first time since May, El Salvador approves $150 million trust fund to support bitcoin ambitions, and more.
Company news
Sep. 3, 2021
Bitstamp welcomes Bernice Smith as Chief People Officer to drive team growth aspirations
We’re excited to announce that Bernice Smith joined us as the Chief People Officer – a move which reaffirms our commitment to bringing on board high-quality talent to support the growth of our global team.
Getting Started
Sep. 3, 2021
What is a MultiSig wallet?
It's vital that coins and tokens are stored in a way that eliminates the risk associated with a single vulnerable point that can compromise the entire wallet. To mitigate this problem, it is best to use a wallet that needs more than one private key for the authorization of transactions.
Product News
Sep. 2, 2021
We’re expanding the selection of new assets in the U.S.! You can now trade YFI and GRT!
The expansion of DeFi focused tokens in the U.S. continues. We’re listing YFI, the token behind Yearn Finance, the aggregator service for decentralized finance investors, and GRT, the token behind The Graph, which is a decentralized protocol for indexing and querying data from multiple blockchains.
Getting Started
Sep. 1, 2021
Confirmed and unconfirmed blockchain transactions
The main feature of cryptocurrencies like BTC or ETH is that they are not issued by a central authority. There is no bank or government in charge of processing transactions. Instead, a network of independent nodes validates and confirms transfers of decentralized cryptocurrencies.
Platform updates
Aug. 31, 2021
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.
Market insights
Aug. 30, 2021
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.
Company news
Aug. 27, 2021
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.
Bitstamp Life
Aug. 25, 2021
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.
Getting Started
Aug. 24, 2021
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.