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Bitstamp names former Google exec chief growth officer

European cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp has appointed ex-Google, Netflix and Microsoft executive Barbara Daliri as its first chief growth officer.

11 August 2021

News/people

Bitstamp names Starling co-founder Sawyer CEO

European cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp has appointed Starling Bank co-founder Julian Sawyer as CEO, replacing founder Nejc Kodrič.

23 October 2020

Company announcement/crypto

Bitstamp installs Nasdaq matching engine

Bitstamp, the world’s longest-running cryptocurrency exchange and Europe’s largest by trade volume, has integrated a new matching engine from Nasdaq’s technology vendor arm Market Technology, making Bitstamp the first major fiat to crypto exchange with a matching engine on par with traditional financial exchanges.

10 September 2020

Company announcement/crypto

Bitstamp adds GBP trading

We’re excited to announce the pound sterling is coming to Bitstamp next week!

01 June 2020

Company announcement/payments

Bitstamp to provide GBP transfers through partnership with BCB Group

Bitstamp, Europe's largest cryptocurrency exchange, and BCB Group, one of the world’s leading global digital asset prime brokers, today announced a new partnership that will enable investors from the UK to transfer GBP directly to and from their Bitstamp accounts.

29 July 2019

Company announcement/regulation

Bitstamp gains NY crypto licence

Acting Financial Services Superintendent Linda A. Lacewell today announced that the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has approved the application of Bitstamp USA Inc., a subsidiary of Bitstamp Ltd., for a virtual currency license.

09 April 2019

Company announcement/regulation

Bitstamp signs for Irisium market monitoring platform

Irisium Ltd, a leading provider of market monitoring and analytics software for exchanges, regulators, buy-side and sell-side firms, and Bitstamp, the largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume in Europe, today announced a partnership to implement the Irisium monitoring platform on Bitstamp’s exchange.

27 November 2018

News

Bitstamp enlists Cinnober for trading system upgrade

European cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp is replacing its in-house built matching engine with a platform from Swedish trading technology vendor Cinnober.

06 November 2018