Bitstamp

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BitStamp.net A bitcoin currency exchange accepting deposits in

  • EUR (SEPA)
  • USD (International wire)
  • CHF (International wire)
  • GBP (International wire)


The service was announced August 21, 2011[1]. BitStamp.net is owned by BitStamp d.o.o. Slovenian based company.

Trading

  • Buying/selling

A buy/sell order is executed partially or in full when the price bid can be matched against a sell/buy order that is at or below the bid amount.

Adding funds

  • BTC

There are no fees incurred when when transferring bitcoins for deposit. Funds are available once confirmed (3 confirms), a process that can take roughly 30minutes.

  • USD

Exchange accepts international wire transfers in USD
Exchange accepts MtGox - USD redeemable codes, charging 2% fee.

  • EUR

Exchange accepts EUR deposits via SEPA transfers, then converts them to USD and credits them to online account. SEPA deposits must go through additional step of converting funds to USD.

  • CHF

Exchange accepts CHF transfers, then converts them to USD and credits them to online account.

  • GBP

Exchange accepts GBP transfers, then converts them to USD and credits them to online account.

Fees

BitStamp charges a trading fee of up to 0.5% from each party of successful trades made through the market. The fee appears in the account history next to each trade.

Withdrawing funds

  • BTC

Bitcoins may be withdrawn at no charge.

  • USD

International wire withdrawals will be charged with 0.09% fee, minimum fee is $15,00. Minimum amount for international withdrawal is $50,00.
Exchange provides instant and easy transfer to Mt.Gox with 2% fee.

  • EUR

SEPA withdrawals are charged with fixed 0.90€ fee once your funds are converted to EUR. Minimum amount for SEPA withdrawal is $10,00.


Internal transfers

BitStamp allows internal transfer of funds to other users using BitStamp codes. One party withdraws his funds by creating code, which then sends to trusted user who then redeems that code by using deposit BitStamp code option.

Instant transferrs from/to other exchanges

Exchange provides simple, quick and cheap transfer of USD currency between exchanges. Fee for transfer is 2% of the amount and is deducted from amount sent/received.

Supported exchanges:

  • Mt.Gox (USD)

API

API is available https://www.bitstamp.net/api/

See Also

External Links

References