Tagged: bitstamp

October 23, 2020 @ 8:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitstamp, a Luxembourg based cryptocurrency exchange, announced on Thursday it has appointed Julian Sawyer as its new CEO. Sawyer will take over the position from Bitstamp’s Founder, Nejc Kodrič, who will notably remain a “integral” part of the crypto exchange and has transitioned to a… Read More

July 27, 2020 @ 11:04 am By JD Alois  |  

The BCB Group, a digital asset firm, has launched BLINC – said to be one of the first real-time payments networks of its kind that allows free, real-time transactions across fiat and digital currencies. In January of 2020, BCB Group announced receipt of an Authorised… Read More

October 9, 2019 @ 3:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitstamp, a Luxembourg based cryptocurrency exchange, announced on Wednesday it has expanded its partnership with BitGo to include custodianship of digital assets. The exchange will begin transferring assets to BitGo’s wallets on October 10th. Bitstamp reported that with BitGo Custody, Bitstamp’s assets will be secured… Read More

July 29, 2019 @ 8:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitstamp, a Luxembourg based crypto exchanged, announced on Monday it has teamed up with global asset prime broker BCB Group to enable investors from the UK to transfer GBP directly to and from their Bitstamp accounts. Bitstamp reported that through the partnership it may support… Read More

April 9, 2019 @ 1:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitstamp, a Luxembourg based crypto exchanged, has received a virtual currency license from the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS). DFS reported that it has authorized Bitstamp USA to offer services providing its customers with the ability to buy and sell bitcoin, along with select… Read More

November 27, 2018 @ 9:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitstamp, a Luxembourg based crypto exchanged, announced on Tuesday it has formed a partnership with Irisium, a provider of market monitoring and analytics software for exchanges, regulators, buy-side and sell-side firms. The currency platform reported it will use Irisium’s holistic monitoring platform to gain further insights… Read More

November 6, 2018 @ 11:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitstamp, a Luxembourg based crypto exchanged, has teamed up with global independent provider of exchange Cinnober Group for its trading system upgrade. According to Cinnober, Bitstamp is replacing an in-house developed matching engine with Cinnober’s TRADExpress Trading System in a move to increase capacity and capabilities of its marketplace…. Read More

October 30, 2018 @ 12:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Revealed last week during the Crypto Invest Summit, Coinbase now sports a huge $8 billion in valuation following a $300 million Series E funding round. Today, Coinbase COO Asiff Hirji provided a personalized update on the funding in a blog post. Hirji stated: “Today, we’re pleased… Read More

October 29, 2018 @ 11:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitstamp, a Luxembourg based crypto exchanged, has been acquired. Revealed in a blog post today, the crypto operation reported that NXMH, a Belgium-based investment company, had purchased the exchange for an undisclosed sum. Bitstamp founder and CEO Nejc Kodrič said the platform has been pursued by potential… Read More

June 10, 2018 @ 6:31 pm By Cali Haan  |  

As part of a probe examining possible manipulation in Bitcoin markets, the regulator responsible for overseeing futures and commodity trading in the US has subpoenaed four American cryptocurrency exchanges to produce volumes of trade data, WSJ reported Friday June 8th. Top cryptocurrencies have since turned red as this… Read More

April 17, 2018 @ 3:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

The New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has sent a letter to 13 different cryptocurrency exchanges. Described as a fact-finding inquiry into the policies and practices of platforms used by consumers to trade cryptocurrencies, the AG labeled the move the Virtual Markets Integrity Initiative. The… Read More

November 22, 2017 @ 3:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Leading Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp announced on Wednesday it has teamed up with Masterpayment , an independent payment processor, for cryptocurrency purchases. The partnership will reportedly allow Bitstamp customers to enjoy faster and more convenient transactions while maintaining the same high-caliber security. While sharing details about the new partnership, Miha… Read More

January 10, 2015 @ 4:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Leading Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp is back online after a difficult week.  Last weekend, on January 5th, an announcement was posted that operational wallets were “compromised” and almost 19,000 BTC (around $5 million) was pilfered. Bitstamp quickly jumped into hyperspace as the all hands on deck… Read More

January 8, 2015 @ 5:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitstamp bitcoin exchange is in the process of completely rebuilding its platform.  In a series of tweets, libertarian entrepreneur and BitStamp CEO Nejc Kodrič has kept site users up to date on the progress to reanimate the popular bitcoin site.  Last week, BitStamp reported that… Read More

January 6, 2015 @ 9:53 am By JD Alois  |  

In an “important message” customers, BitStamp announced it has temporarily suspended all services as it investigates a security breach where “operational wallets” were compromised.  According to the popular Bitcoin exchange, hackers stole “less than 19,000 BTC” or approximately $5 million – a sizable amount but… Read More