# Bitstamp

> Buy & trade with ease on the trusted crypto exchange.

Bitstamp is a long-standing centralized cryptocurrency exchange that enables users and institutions to trade digital assets against crypto and fiat pairs.

Bitstamp operates one of the world’s longest-running centralized crypto exchanges, offering spot trading, staking and API connectivity for retail and institutional clients. It was acquired by Robinhood and began operating under the “Bitstamp by Robinhood” brand while retaining its global licenses and separate legal entities.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Finance
- Status: Acquired
- Founded: 2011-01-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/bitstamp_net

## Products

- [Bitstamp Exchange](https://thegrid.id/profiles/bitstamp_net): Bitstamp Exchange is a centralized cryptocurrency exchange offering spot trading, custody and market liquidity for individuals and institutions across crypto-to-crypto and fiat pairs. A professional web dashboard called Pro, including the Tradeview interface, provides advanced charting, multiple order types and portfolio-management tools for active traders. An over-the-counter desk executes large block trades through negotiated quotes outside the public order book. Institutional clients connect to liquidity and account data through FIX, HTTP and WebSocket APIs. (Centralised Exchange, Live, Main Product)
- [Bitstamp Earn Stake](https://thegrid.id/profiles/bitstamp_net): Bitstamp Earn Stake is a cryptocurrency staking service that lets eligible customers earn rewards on supported proof-of-stake assets through their Bitstamp account. Users allocate holdings to staking products with set terms and reward rates, and the platform handles validator operations on their behalf. It is accessible through both the Bitstamp web platform and mobile app. (Liquid Staking, Live)
- [Bitstamp Earn Lend](https://thegrid.id/profiles/bitstamp_net): Bitstamp Earn Lend is a centralized crypto lending service that lets eligible customers earn yield by lending supported digital assets through their Bitstamp account. Bitstamp manages borrower credit assessment and collateral while depositors receive returns based on the asset and lending terms selected. It is accessible through both the Bitstamp web platform and mobile app. (Centralised Borrowing & Lending, Live)
- [Bitstamp Derivatives](https://thegrid.id/profiles/bitstamp_net): Bitstamp Derivatives is a centralized derivative exchange offering crypto perpetual futures contracts alongside a multi-asset institutional product spanning foreign exchange, equity indices and commodities. Users post collateral with the venue and trade leveraged positions that are matched and settled off-chain through the platform's own order book and risk engine. The service operates through a separately licensed entity and is not available to customers in certain jurisdictions. (Centralized Derivative Exchange, Live)
- [Bitstamp as a Service](https://thegrid.id/profiles/bitstamp_net): Bitstamp as a Service is a business-to-business infrastructure offering that lets companies launch their own cryptocurrency trading product without building exchange infrastructure themselves. It provides modular, API-led access to liquidity, trade execution and account management, letting clients choose an aggregated or individual view of customer accounts and add compliance and risk services as needed. The offering is built on the exchange infrastructure Bitstamp operates for its own platform. (Live)

## Links

- [Main](https://www.bitstamp.net)
- [Blog](https://blog.bitstamp.net)
- [Documentation](https://www.bitstamp.net/api)
- [Terms of Service](https://bitstamp.net/legal)
- [Privacy policy](https://www.bitstamp.net/legal/privacy-policy)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/Bitstamp)
- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/bitstampexchange)
- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Bitstamp)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitstamp)
- [Telegram](https://t.me/officialbitstampexchange)

## Relationships

- [Robinhood](https://thegrid.id/profiles/robinhood): Parent organization

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