Product NewsNov. 13, 2020
Bitstamp considering Flare Network’s airdrop
UPDATE [19 November 2020] Bitstamp will be supporting Flare Network’s airdrop. All Bitstamp customers that hold XRP in their accounts on the snapshot date on 12 December will receive an...
Upcoming Bitcoin Cash hard fork on November 15
Bitcoin Cash will undergo a hard fork on 15 November 2020 at 12:00 UTC to keep up with its schedule of protocol upgrades. Two competing proposals, BCHN and BCHA, are emerging for the upgrades,...
BANK HOLIDAY: USD payment processing closed on November 11, 2020
Due to the upcoming federal US holiday on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, Bitstamp’s USD bank payment clearing system will be closed. All USD deposits and withdrawals will be processed on the next...
Company newsOct. 22, 2020
Introducing Bitstamp’s new CEO - Julian Sawyer
We are excited to officially announce that Julian Sawyer has become Bitstamp’s new CEO, taking over from our founder, Nejc Kodrič. Nejc remains an integral part of Bitstamp, but has transitioned...
Product NewsOct. 15, 2020
Introducing crime insurance at Bitstamp
We’ve introduced an additional layer of protection for the digital assets held at Bitstamp. In addition to existing cold wallet insurance, Bitstamp customers are now protected with a separate...
Product NewsOct. 12, 2020
Introducing Chainlink (LINK), USD Coin (USDC) and OMG Network (OMG) at Bitstamp with zero fees for the rest of the year!
We’re excited to be adding three new assets to our exchange in the month of October! Chainlink (LINK) – the token powering a decentralized oracle network, USD Coin (USDC) – a stablecoin fully...
BANK HOLIDAY: USD payment processing closed on October 12, 2020
Due to the upcoming federal US holiday on Monday, October 12, 2020, Bitstamp’s USD bank payment clearing system will be closed. All USD deposits and withdrawals will be processed on the next...
Scheduled downtime on 23 September at 10 AM UTC
Due to scheduled infrastructure upgrades, Bitstamp will be temporarily unavailable on Wednesday, 23 September 2020. We will begin performing the upgrades at approximately 10 AM UTC and the...
Product NewsSep. 10, 2020
Bitstamp now runs on a cutting-edge matching engine from Nasdaq
We’ve finished implementing a state-of-the-art matching engine from Nasdaq. This major tech upgrade allows us to greatly improve the performance of our exchange and provides the foundation for a...
BANK HOLIDAY: USD payment processing closed on 7 September 2020
Due to the upcoming federal US holiday on Monday, 7 September 2020, Bitstamp’s USD bank payment clearing system will be closed. All USD deposits and withdrawals will be processed on the next...