Bitstamp code termination
As of Monday, 17th of June 2013, 0:00 GMT, Bitstamp will cease to offer its Bitstamp Code feature. All codes active at that time will be redeemed back to their issuing accounts. The termination...
China Climbs To Top Spot In Monthly Bitcoin Downloads, Second Overall
In May, China surpassed the previously-dominant US in number of monthly bitcoin downloads, with 85K compared to 64K in the US. Not only did China climb it’s way to the top spot for the first time,...
Gift Cards Serve As Bridge From Bitcoin For Retailers
While the list of methods for obtaining cash for bitcoins dwindles following recent regulatory actions that took out a number of digital currency exchanges another list is growing — the list of...
Ripple is now a Tsunami!
Just like that, Ripple's market cap now exceeds that of Bitcoin. There are a lot of people asking just what the heck is going on, and of course, trying to figure out if this is just another...
Scheduled downtime
Dear Bitstamp users, Bitstamp will be migrating to new servers and may be unavailable on April 29th from 3:00 am to 8:00 am GMT. Best regards CTO, Damijan Merlak
Overwhelming Popularity
Dear Bitstamp customers, The current Bitcoin rally has been overwhelming. Due to demand, Bitstamp has been growing its staff rapidly. Bitstamp has recently hired four additional people to handle...
Why Bitcoin Is Poised To Change Society Much More Than The Internet Did
There is a bitcoin craze at the moment, with prices of bitcoin skyrocketing. Bitcoin is still far from ready for prime time, but as it matures, it will change society’s fundamental operations much...
Bank holiday - March 29th
PAYMENT SYSTEMS PROCESSING DURING EASTER HOLIDAYS On 29 March 2013, payment system TARGET2 and in consequence Slovenian clearing payment systems, directly connected to this system, will not...
Why Bitcoins Are Just Like Gold
Plenty of people still have a difficult time wrapping their heads around what bitcoin is or why it even has value, especially as the virtual cryptocurrency continues to scale record heights. How...
Bookie offers 9/4 on bitcoin value hitting $500 by year end
Bookmaker Paddy Power is seeking to cash in on the bitcoin publicity wave, offering odds of just 9/4 on the virtual currency being worth more than $500 a pop by the end of the year.