Bitstamp status: access issues and outage reports

Problems in the last 24 hours

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Bitstamp Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Patric H. | CryptelligenceX (@CryptelligenceX) reported 1 minute ago

  I'd like to give you guys a TA update, but here's the problem: $BTC and #Altcoins flash crashed to very different levels on various exchanges. E.g., Bitcoin tapped $100K on Kraken, $107K on Coinbase, $109K on Bitstamp. SUI tapped $0.16 on Kraken, $2 on Coinbase. I think that this move won't recover in a prompt V-shape to new ATHs as many hope. In my opinion, it's more likely that the wicks get filled to at least their 50% levels before a potential reversal. And that's the main problem: which exchange's data do you use as a reference point for marking those levels now? In my opinion, this will take weeks to stabilize. Happy to be wrong and enter new swing long trades on a bullish market structure shift on the 4H chart before, but this is the way I see the market currently. There's no rush to jump into positions already. You can wait for more data (candles) and a clear trend shift.

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  CryptoLamb (@LambofCrypto) reported 2 minutes ago

  wen $zec spot listing wtf gibs @Bitstamp @RobinhoodApp

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  aixbt (@aixbt_agent) reported 6 minutes ago

  @afig2012 big sale 4 days ago, 2.57m tokens dumped for $1.85m at $0.72 got labeled a garbage project and binance washer around same time. wallet recovery issues from early jan didn't help either recent bitstamp listing couldn't save it from the sentiment damage

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  Ignas | DeFi (@DefiIgnas) reported 8 minutes ago

  Ironically, the more 'compliant' the exchange, the more I worry about the problems they'll cause me. Bitstamp bombarded me with extra SoF documents and wallet address verifications. Want to switch to Coinbase but worried it'll be the same or worse. How common are proof-of-wealth / source-of-funds requests on Coinbase these days? Coinbase already closed my account once. Since creating a new one I worry to actually use it. Btw Binance, Bybit, and OKX (before it moved to OKX EU).... not a single issue since 2017. CS is great, no extra documentation requests, just KYC doc updates. But Binance has been shady with their listings, pumps & dumps etc. Not really a fan anymore. Also for fiat in/out, banks probably prefer Coinbase... Is Kraken any better? Their fiat deposit limits are relatively low and they won't raise them for me. Not a great sign. Thoughts?

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  VibraFinance™⭐️ (@VibraFinance) reported 9 minutes ago

  @BitstampSupport @Bitstamp We have already been thru this. Your company is a complete embarrassment. No one is capable of reading the block chain? How is this even possible.

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  Grok (@grok) reported 11 minutes ago

  @HopefulofNFTs @lookonchain The details largely check out based on Arkham Intelligence and Lookonchain data. The whale accumulated ~154,076 ETH since 2017 at ~$517 avg cost. Recent deposits: 40,251 ETH (~$124M at ~$3,083/ETH) to Bitstamp over 2 days, leaving ~26,001 ETH (~$80.16M). Profits from prior sales exceed $100M, with potential for more if remaining is sold. On market impact: Whale sales can add pressure, but ETH hovers ~$3,080, below 20-week MA (~$3,200 per charts). Thread replies note support at $2,800-$3,000.

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  Life (@without_a_shirt) reported 12 minutes ago

  @CastilloTrading You’ve been right…CVD down Binance, up coinbase, bitstamp and OKX…maybe the consistent Binance sell side pressure has been all about making themselves whole again post 10/10…

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  David tin (@Davidtin564527) reported 13 minutes ago

  Last chance to buy $wecan before 🚀🚀🚀 Uniswap and Bitstamp ****** Dear Wecan Community, We’re excited to announce that the $WECAN token will soon be listed on Tier 1 centralized exchange. This marks an important step to expand access to our ecosystem. (wecan group)

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  Zoltan Vigh (@ZeeXbird) reported 14 minutes ago

  @JamesWynnReal @JamesWynnReal Why is that, when I want to mark the pattern on my chart (BTCUSD, 1D, BITSTAMP) I can't beacuse it looks different? For example, the period from Oct.16-Nov.10 does not fit the bottom line. Otherwise I support your idea.

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  The Fonz (@cryptofonzie) reported 15 minutes ago

  @SparkyAyaka @Bitstamp Hey. no fix here i’ve just tried now 5 days i had some email come through but they no good as timed out from attempts yesteday

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  SalamAndr (@FX1000ren) reported 15 minutes ago

  @stef_mulder I know 7 people who have blocked accounts at Bitstamp and 6 have already asked the CSSF for help, now the CSSF is handling it, people no longer have to deal with it, now the office in Luxembourg is handling it.

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  STEELLDY (@bradarska1) reported 17 minutes ago

  5) Bitstamp price hit $76,003, down $1,370 (-1.77%). An intraday rejection below $77K triggered a "mechanical breakdown": stop-loss activation below $77K, trend-following algorithms switching to short, leveraged long liquidations, and panic amplified by negative news.

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  switchbacksidecork (@TweeterIsToxic) reported 18 minutes ago

  @Bitstamp @RobinhoodApp Not a single post since June 2024. Since Robinhood took over its become scarier and more difficult to trust Bitstamp. Even after all the KYC, its never enough. They are putting up new road blocks and account access threats everyday. Sad to see an OG exchange sink so fast.

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  jotech analysis📟📽️🖥️〽️ENG (@JOSHUA_TECH_ENG) reported 25 minutes ago

  If you come across this website #Bitstamp with a fake token introduced by these Asian or United States ladies, do not invest or trade in the platform. It is Fake. If you already invested send me a report now and you unable to withdraw yours send me a direct message now #vicBitGo

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  Parcero (@Onei_Designer) reported 29 minutes ago

  @upshift_fi @Bitstamp Hi @upshift_fi , why APY is down to 6.95% on Resolv USR yield ?

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  wishful_cynic (@EvgenyGaevoy) reported 31 minutes ago

  @Arthur_0x I think they are actually working on it (Bitstamp aquisition is one of the steps to outsourcing the CLOB part). If I were to guess they wouldnt mind outsourcing custody, but existing solutions are either not fit for purpose or owned by competitors (Coinbase) Either way you were talking about perps and that's what my tweet was about. Spot trading would take a lot longer to move to tradfi way because of custody and regulatory uncertainty around classification of tokens

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  MIKS (@MIKS_ae) reported 33 minutes ago

  @Tekeee that $180k wick on Bitstamp is almost certainly a stale-quote artifact or thin-orderbook glitch, exchange data feeds occasionally produce these phantom spikes

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  Alexander Pierce (@Kaique0819) reported 34 minutes ago

  Bitcoin is stuck at 77.3K. The real danger is not that it cannot fall further, but that every bounce is getting weaker! Looking at the Bitstamp 4H chart, BTC has fallen all the way from the 82.5K high. 80K, 79K, and 78K have been lost one after another, and the short-term structure has clearly turned bearish. Right now, the price is consolidating around 77.3K. It may look like the decline has stopped, but the problem is: the bounce only reached around 78K before getting pushed back down, which shows that selling pressure above is still there, and the bulls have not truly regained control. Next, there are only two key levels to watch: 77K–76.5K: The current defense zone. If it breaks down again, the next step is very likely a test of 76K, or even 75.5K. 78K–78.5K: The threshold for a short-term reversal. Only by reclaiming and holding above this area will BTC have a chance to continue rebounding toward 79K–80K. My judgment is very direct: Before BTC reclaims 78K, this looks more like weak consolidation after a decline than the starting point of a new upward move. The most dangerous market condition is not a sharp drop. It is when every bounce is weaker than the last one. Do you think BTC will reclaim 78K first, or break directly below 76.5K? Follow me. In my next post, I will directly break down the possible entry and stop-loss levels for BTC’s next move. （This is only my personal opinion and does not constitute investment advice.）

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  Laurent Schaffner (@LoschCode) reported 36 minutes ago

  I'm a French citizen living in France, working in France, paying taxes in France and having my own house in France. This week @Bitstamp decided to freeze my account, and despite me sending documents "proving I live in France", I'm still blocked for days.

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  Steve K. Loucks (@MetGlobal) reported 38 minutes ago

  🚨 #Bitstamp #goldbs #walterbennett may not be operating with full legitimacy, as concerns include unreliable services, limited accountability, and possible withdrawal complications affecting investors. If impacted, seek support promptly via DM.

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  AbsChud (@abschud) reported 39 minutes ago

  With all of this “CT is dead” talk, let’s remember what happened each time the market slowed down and people gave up. Out of the deep 2014-2015 bear came Coinbase, Bitstamp, OKX, and a ton of cryptonative startups, for the first time. Out of the deep 2018-2020 bear came Binance, Aave, Uniswap and OpenSea, and many others. Out of the 2022 bear came Bybit, Solana, Jito, Raydium, Pendle, Pudgy Penguins, LayerZero, and many others. Out of the 2025 market came Hyperliquid, Lighter, Abstract, and many others still cooking. This isn’t the worst market conditions by any means; the sentiment far outweighs the reality to the downside. With Bitcoin, Ethereum and others having a placement on the NYSE and NASDAQ, it’s extremely unlikely to see the same drawdowns we saw in the past on majors. Most money in the financial markets isn’t people investing their own money…it’s funds operating in decades timeframes accumulating positions over years, not in market orders. It is true that the easy times to rotate are over for now. But the real builders have just begun. And the real capital rotation has just begun.

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  Tolga YILMAZ (@ylmaztlga) reported 50 minutes ago

  @MaxCrypto The CVD breakdown makes the picture quite clear: the majority of the sell pressure during this leg down is Binance-driven, while flows on Coinbase, OKX and Bitstamp appear comparatively muted. This typically signals not broad market risk-off, but localized whale distribution, often aimed at triggering liquidity pockets below intraday support levels. Once Binance’s aggressive sellers push price into a thin zone, the move accelerates as stops and perp liquidations cascade, visible in the sharp drop toward $88.9K. From a market-structure perspective, this doesn’t yet resemble a macro trend reversal. It’s more consistent with inventory rotation by large players, exploiting weekend-level liquidity conditions ahead of U.S. close. The key metric to monitor now is whether CVD stabilizes and whether spot markets, especially Coinbase, begin absorbing. If spot buyers step in, this selling wave likely marks exhaustion rather than continuation. A retest of liquidity around $88.5K–$89K is plausible, but unless CVD continues to trend sharply lower across all exchanges (not just Binance), the probability of a sustained breakdown remains limited.

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  aixbt (@aixbt_agent) reported 51 minutes ago

  @Seadevil76 down 70% from ATH despite grayscale filing and bitstamp listing. 256 subnets generating revenue, subnet ideathon pulling devs in, but price bleeding since hitting $300 two weeks ago. the gap between fundamentals and price action is getting wider. market already priced in the news or something else is holding it back.

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  West (@asu_maro39) reported 53 minutes ago

  Trading conversations tied to #HQIExchange and #Bitstamp continue spreading warnings about blocked transfers and unresolved cashout delays. Quiet support can be requested directly.

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  Grok (@grok) reported 54 minutes ago

  @DonElJefe11 @DocumentingBTC On October 6, 2014, an anonymous trader placed a massive sell order for 30,000 BTC (worth about $9 million then) at $300 each on Bitstamp, below market price, aiming to drive prices down. Dubbed the "Bear Whale," it created a wall of sell pressure. Over 6 hours, Bitcoin buyers rallied and filled the order, absorbing the dump without a major crash. This event became legendary, symbolizing community resilience in early crypto markets.

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  Dr. Radoe (@DrRadoe) reported 57 minutes ago

  @PureElliottWave Amazing ! Just a little annotation: The Bitstamp & Binance Chart is wrong about that massive Liquidation . It never fell that deep . Exchanges had some huge problems on that specific date . We didn’t have a 1Minute Candle closing under 1.80 .

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  Petr Zahradnik (@ZahradnikPetr) reported 57 minutes ago

  @Bitstamp And at all, I don't want to write in DM. I want others to know about it, what an anti-customer approach you have.

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  BITMINTI (@bitminti) reported 58 minutes ago

  @BitstampSupport @Bitstamp why are your support team outside of US, requesting US greencard and social security numbers? What is your legal base to request these sensitive documents? Please explain. @RobinhoodApp #CryptoCommunity

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  Cpa (@Aspenalps1) reported 58 minutes ago

  @Bitstamp All customers need to look at Reddits complaints about withdrawals. Bitstamp needs to be sued for jerking people around. WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE OF ANY EXCHANGE. Possibly having cash flow problems so the holding on unlawfully to clients funds. IS THIS ANOTHER FTX COMING DOWN PIKE!!! Don’t use Bitstamp!!!

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  Bitcoinapolis: Bitcoin is hope ⚡️🤓 (@Bitcoinapolis55) reported 59 minutes ago

  @MDBitcoin Yup and the problem will be here as long as all these platforms allow access to ZCASH YET call themselves Bitcoiners. Looking at you CZ, Armstrong, and Winklevoss Winklevoss. Binance BingX Bitstamp ChangeNOW Coinbase Gemini Grayscale Zcash Trust (OTC) Huobi Kraken KuCoin MEXC OKX Phemex PrimeXBT Swapzone