Statement regarding OpenSSL vulnerability
Dear Bitstamp Clients, After vulnerabilities were reported in OpenSSL, we applied necessary patches to our system. Incapsula, our DDOS mitigation provider is still working patching their system. ...
Statement regarding recent third party audit report
Dear Bitstamp clients, On November 22nd and 23rd, 2013 an on site due diligence was carried out in respect of Bitstamp Ltd. on behalf of a 3rd party. Bitstamp’s balance of BTC was validated by...
Statement by Bitstamp regarding Mt Gox insolvency
Bitcoin Is Still Working and Still Has a Bright Future The worldwide peer-to-peer payment system and crypto-currency known as Bitcoin is not dependant on any one actor. The Bitcoin protocol...
Bitcoin withdrawals are once again fully automated
Dear Bitstamp clients, After rigorous testing, we have restored fully automated processing for Bitcoin withdrawals. Unforeseen incidents like this DoS attack against an edge case in the Bitcoin...
Bitcoin withdrawals processing soon
Dear Bitstamp clients, A denial-of-service attack caused us to suspend the processing of Bitcoin withdrawals. Bitstamp, with help from the Bitcoin core developers, has implemented a solution that...
Bitcoin withdrawal processing suspended
Dear Bitstamp users Bitstamp’s exchange software is extremely cautious concerning Bitcoin transactions. Currently it has suspended processing Bitcoin withdrawals due to inconsistent results...
Scheduled downtime
Dear Bitstamp users, In order to upgrade Bitstamp's system and perform scheduled system maintenance we would like to inform you that our site will be unavailable on Sunday, Feb. 2nd 2014, between...
New trading feature added
Dear Bitstamp users, We added a new feature to improve your trading experience. When placing a limit order you are now able to set a consecutive buy/sell order at a price at which you wish to...
Bank holiday - January 1st
Dear Bitstamp users, please note that during the upcoming bank holidays on January 1st 2014, no transfers will be processed. All bank transactions (deposits and withdrawals) will resume on...
Bank holiday - December 25th, 26th
Dear Bitstamp users, Due to upcoming holidays, December 25th Christmas and December 26th Independence and Unity Day, banks will be closed and bank transfers will not get processed. All bank...