Upcoming Ethereum hard fork
UPDATE (27 February 2019): The Ethereum Constantinople & St. Petersburg fork will take place on block 7 280 000 around 8 PM UTC on 28 February 2019. Bitstamp will support the fork and trading...
BANK HOLIDAYS: 25 - 26 December 2018 and 1 - 2 January 2019
Dear customers, Due to the upcoming public holidays on Tuesday, 25 December 2018, Wednesday, 26 December 2018, Tuesday, 1 January 2019 and Wednesday, 2 January 2019, Bitstamp's bank payments...
Partnership to enhance customer protection and market integrity
Dear customers, Today we announced a partnership with Irisium, a leading provider of market monitoring and analytics software for exchanges, regulators, buy-side and sell-side firms. Bitstamp...
NEW FEATURE: Withdrawal Address Whitelisting
Dear customers, We have added a new security feature to our site, which will help prevent unauthorized cryptocurrency withdrawals from Bitstamp. With withdrawal address whitelisting turned on,...
Upcoming BCH hard fork
UPDATE (27 November 2018): Bitcoin Cash deposits and withdrawals are available again at Bitstamp. Right now, we only support transfers from/to the Bitcoin Cash ABC chain. Do not send coins from...
USD transfers update
Dear customers, As you may be aware, USD withdrawals are taking longer than usual to process. We want to assure you that the only reason for the delays some of you have experienced is our ongoing...
New matching engine
Dear customers, Bitstamp has partnered with Cinnober, a global independent provider of technology solutions for the finance industry, to replace our in-house developed matching engine with...
Bitstamp acquired by NXMH
Dear Bitstamp customers, Today I am pleased to announce that Bitstamp has been acquired by NXMH, Bitstamp has been regularly approached by suitors for quite...
BANK HOLIDAYS: 31 October and 1 November 2018
Dear customers, Due to the upcoming public holidays on Wednesday, 31 October 2018 and Thursday, 1 November 2018, Bitstamp’s bank payment clearing system will be closed. Deposits and withdrawals...
BANK HOLIDAYS: 15 August 2018
Dear customers, Due to the upcoming public holiday on Wednesday, 15 August 2018, Bitstamp’s bank payment clearing system will be closed. Deposits and withdrawals will be processed on the next...