Popular trading platform, Robinhood, has reached an agreement to acquire cryptocurrency exchange, Bitstamp. This purchase aims to bolster Robinhood’s presence in the crypto space across the world while simultaneously attracting institutional clients by offering new products. The all-cash deal is valued at $200 million and is anticipated to be finalized in the first half of...Read More
Bitstamp’s CEO, Bobby Zagotta, announced that the firm will be discontinuing its services to customers in Canada. The decision is set to take effect on January 8, 2024, and comes after Bitstamp informed its Canadian customers of the impending change back in March. Bitstamp to Exit the Canadian Market Bobby Zagotta, the U.S. CEO and...Read More
The leading cryptocurrency exchange – Bitstamp – will reportedly disallow US customers to stake cryptocurrencies from September 25. The decision comes as a result of the “current regulatory dynamics” in the world’s largest economy, Chief Executive Officer Bobby Zagotta said. US Citizens Affected Once Again The world’s longest-running crypto exchange – Bitstamp – will become...Read More
Crypto trading platform Bitstamp has introduced an XRP lending service offering a “permanent” 2% yield, shortly after relisting the asset for trading last month. This puts XRP on an already sizable list of coins viable for 2% APY on Bitstamp, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), USD Coin (USDC), and Tether USD (USDT). Permanent Yield On...Read More
Luxembourg-based crypto exchange Bitstamp has revealed that it will no longer move forward with its plans to charge inactive customers about 5% of their account balance. Bitstamp Announces Inactivity Fee The exchange announced last week its plans to charge inactive customers outside the United States a monthly fee of 10 euros ($10.18) starting August 1....Read More
Bitstamp has struck a three-year partnership deal with U.S. professional esports organization Immortals to be the official cryptocurrency exchange of the gaming company. Bitstamp Collaborates With Immortals Immortals announced the news of the collaboration via a press release on Wednesday (February 9, 2022). According to the statement, the deal will also make Bitstamp a founding...Read More
Crypto exchanges are looking for ways to expand their domains, and it seems that the blockchain space is no longer enough. Now, the U.S. subsidiaries of FTX and Bitstamp could be about to start offering their customers support for equity trading. According to a report from Bloomberg, both exchanges are fine-tuning details to enter the...Read More
The hype behind canine-themed coins may have declined, but that has not stopped prominent trading venues from adding support for Shiba Inu (SHIB). It has now managed to fetch a listing from Luxembourg-based Bitstamp. Besides SHIB, the exchange also added Perpetual Protocol (PERP), dYdX (DYDX), and Gala (GALA). Bitstamp Lists Shiba Inu (SHIB) According to...Read More
Popular cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp has announced that it will be expanding its United States operations, following a groundbreaking feat recorded in the country in the first four months of the year. Massive Growth in Q1 Highlighting its achievements within the period, Bitstamp said in a press release shared with CryptoPotato today that new customer signups...Read More
According to recent reports, the Ministry of Finance in India has proposed to ban digital assets. The move comes only three months after the nation’s Supreme Court revoked a two-year-old ban. India Changes Its Mind On Crypto (Again)? A local report from today informed that India’s Ministry of Finance had moved a note for inter-ministerial...Read More
In mid-April, news.Bitcoin.com reported on a great number of BTC withdrawn from cryptocurrency trading platforms and after the third BTC halving, the trend has picked up once again. Data from Glassnode’s Bitcoin Exchange Net-Flow statistics show that close to 24,000 BTC has been withdrawn since May 11. Additionally, statistics from Bituniverse’s exchange reserve data indicate...Read More
On May 7, 2020, the price of a single bitcoin crossed $10,000 per unit in USD value as the network only has four days until the halving, otherwise known as the “quantitative hardening” by some investors. The cryptocurrency’s per annum inflation rate will drop from 3.6% to 1.8% on or around May 12, 2020, as...Read More
Cryptocurrencies continue to rise in popularity since their inception a decade ago. Their rise has been tremendous until they have started to affect the economic activities of certain countries. It should not come as a surprise to find people discussing or chatting about crypto-related topics or news whenever you make a visit to any new...Read More
Since bitcoin and digital currencies have become popular, fiat on and off-ramps have sprung up that allow investors to enter and exit the cryptoconomy. However, many of the entryways into cryptocurrency markets have a hefty fee between 1-4% of the overall purchase and in order to obtain fiat for crypto the fees are just as...Read More
Tuesday’s bitcoin price surge launched BTC as high as $10,750 on Bitstamp, decimating $68 million worth of shorts in the process. | Source: Shutterstock Bitcoin (BTC) is back in positive territory today. Yesterday’s surge of nearly 8% on Bitstamp saw BTC shoot back past $10,000 and then briefly clip the $10,750 mark on Tuesday. Most...Read More
On August 15, the San Francisco-based digital currency exchange Coinbase announced that it had acquired the cryptocurrency custody service Xapo’s institutional branch. The business move puts Coinbase in the limelight, making it the largest custodial service for digital assets worldwide, with more than $7 billion under custody. Also Read: Hong Kong Protest Leader Hopes to...Read More
