We take a look at all the cryptocurrencies that you can currently trade with zero fees at Bitstamp – whether it is any of the growing DeFi platforms, stablecoin options or other innovative blockchain-based systems.

Investors poured more than $8.8 billion into crypto startups during 2021, the first bitcoin ETF in Latin America started trading on the Brazil stock exchange, leading global banks launching crypto business units, and more.

Due to the upcoming public holiday on Sunday, 4 July 2021, and Monday, 5 July 2021, all Bitstamp’s USD incoming and outgoing payments will be paused.

Investment banks and funds are adding more opportunities to offer crypto services to their clients; the capacity of Bitcoin’s main scaling solution, the Lightning network, accelerated to 1,500 BTC, traditional financial institutions getting into DeFi, and more.

Due to the upcoming public holiday on Friday, 25 June 2021, Bitstamp’s bank payment clearing system for all SEPA payments will be closed.

We’re excited to announce that instant credit and debit card purchases are now available in most states across the US, and coming to more every month!

Cryptocurrencies employ a form of cryptography known as public-key cryptography. Two cryptographic keys form the core of this system: a public key and a private key. These are strings of characters that are used for encrypting and decrypting data, as well as for signing and verifying transactions.

Major investment institutions entering crypto market, Taproot achieves activation lock-in, Invesco plans to launch crypto-focused ETF, all-time-high web traffic for cryptocurrency exchanges in May, and more.

We're excited to welcome Thomas Hook as part of Bitstamp's strategic plan for continued growth and development.

Maintaining privacy in the digital world is getting more and more difficult nowadays. But how does blockchain promote privacy and anonymity, when it also openly displays the entire history of transactions that anyone has ever made?