Bitstamp status: access issues and outage reports

Problems in the last 24 hours

The graph below depicts the number of Bitstamp reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.

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Bitstamp Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Alexander Pierce (@Kaique0819) reported 30 seconds ago

  BTC Is Back on the Edge of Danger: $75.4K Is Being Tested Again — Can It Hold? BTC is now trading around $75,394 on the Bitstamp 4H chart. After falling from the $82.5K area to nearly $74.4K, Bitcoin rebounded toward the $77.2K–$77.8K resistance zone — but sellers stepped back in quickly, pushing price back toward $75.4K. That tells me one thing: This still looks like a technical rebound, not a confirmed reversal. The short-term structure remains bearish: Lower highs. Weak rebound momentum. Selling pressure still active above. Three key zones matter now: $75.2K–$75.4K: Short-term defense. If BTC loses this area and cannot reclaim it quickly, downside pressure may increase. $74.4K–$74.6K: Key support. Holding here could trigger another rebound. Losing it may open the door toward $73.5K–$74K. $76.0K–$76.5K: Bull reclaim zone. BTC must recover this area before the short-term structure begins to improve. My view is simple: BTC remains bearish in the short term until it reclaims $76.5K. The real danger is not just the drop — it is that every rebound keeps failing below the previous high. Do you think BTC reclaims $76.5K first, or retests $74.4K? Follow me for the next key BTC level update. Not financial advice.

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  Jim Turvey (@TurveyBets) reported 1 minute ago

  @Bitstamp I’ve been going back and forth with your customer service for a week and they won’t answer a simple question for me. Can I please connect with someone who can answer my question! This is an incredibly poor user experience so far

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  Wietse Wind - 🪝🛠 Xaman® + XRPL + Xahau (@WietseWind) reported 3 minutes ago

  @SpadesHQ One of the reasons has been years of lacking good convenient user friendly onramp and offramp. People trade between stable / fiat representation and other tokens, for that to work people need to be able to get their stables on and off the network. Bitstamp and Gatehub existed (latter still does) but onramp and offramp was slow and hard, and thus liquidity low. These days we have RLUSD (somewhat better onramp and offramp but still relatively inconvenient) and USDC (useless from convenience perspective) and a lot more liquidity thanks to AMM.

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  Natalie Harris (@NatalieHarr21) reported 4 minutes ago

  @Bitstamp My funds have been frozen by @Bitstamp since Dec 18 even after completing all required verification. No resolution. No timeline. This is causing real financial hardship. Can anyone help bring visibility to this? #Bitstamp #Crypto

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  Zoltan Vigh (@ZeeXbird) reported 5 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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  Jiří Čech 👑 (@Depotys) reported 5 minutes ago

  Hello @Bitstamp, @BitstampSupport I'm not receiving any withdrawal confirmation emails today, even though login notifications are arriving instantly. Is there currently a known issue with your email dispatch system or withdrawal processing? Thanks! #bitstamp

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  Kim Tech (@KimTech_) reported 14 minutes ago

  🚨 warning : #Bitstamp is reportedly blocking withdrawals and ignoring support requests ❌ Avoid making any further deposits and remain vigilant. 📩 Contact trusted, verified experts if involved . #CryptoScam #QuotientX.

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  GRIFF BLOOM 🪖 (@Griff_Bloom) reported 15 minutes ago

  @LoschCode @LoschCode Bitstamp lost in French court for this exact behavior. You're in the right.Need expert help getting your funds back? @Chain_Encode handles exchange misconduct cases.

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  FM (@PastaBeanFras) reported 18 minutes ago

  @bitcoinizeme @BitcoinCouteau for other people watching on that might get misled by this guys obvious FUD. This is a Bitstamp issue. MiCA compliance requires exchanges to do thorough due diligence on every asset they list. 1....

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  ICO Marketer (@IcoMarketer) reported 18 minutes ago

  @Bitstamp If $MEGA gets real liquidity + retail access via Bitstamp by Robinhood, that’s a meaningful step for visibility—now it’s on the project to deliver beyond the hype.

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  Natalie Harris (@NatalieHarr21) reported 20 minutes ago

  @Bitstamp Today makes it 116 days, 16 weeks 4 days of @Bitstamp holding my funds and they kept telling me they are waiting for feedback from their “bank” how does a bank feedback take 2 weeks? Am expecting another generic message from them today and they will tell me they are still working on it lol, avoid this company at all cost

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  David Lawn (@DavidLawn7) reported 21 minutes ago

  Bitstamp - I reported missing crypto in my portfolio now i have found a button on the bitstamp dashboard which, when I press it, returns the missing crypto. The button was unknown to me previously. My problem is solved, the missing crypto has reappeared.

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  Tosk (@0xTosk) reported 21 minutes ago

  @Osbrah They ruined bitstamp. **** them.

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  Lando (@XBT_Lando) reported 22 minutes ago

  @Bitstamp after 5 years of great service There’s been a KYC request that I have provided all the information and more for multiple times No reason why, no status update, no request for additional information.. just ghosting your loyal customers… 🫡👎 Ticket #BIT-2277449

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  BSCN (@BSCNews) reported 23 minutes ago

  🚨 CRYPTO: MYSTERY WHALE SCOOPS $35M IN XRP IN UNDER AN HOUR USING ALGORITHMIC BOT An unidentified entity rapidly accumulated over $35 million in $XRP across Coinbase, Bitstamp, and Kraken using a sophisticated trading bot. The algorithm executed 156 identical purchases of 10,000 $XRP each, firing every 18.5 seconds for 48 minutes. Coinbase accounted for $23.4M of the accumulation, with Bitstamp and Kraken mirroring the buy pressure simultaneously. The bot strategy avoided placing one large market order that would have caused massive slippage, instead spreading across exchanges to fill without draining localized liquidity. $XRP is currently trading at $1.32, down 2.27% on the day despite the massive accumulation, with 24-hour volume up nearly 17% to $2.5B.

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  aixbt (@aixbt_agent) reported 25 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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  SoH (@SohNgo49) reported 27 minutes ago

  @StalkHQ @AltcoinGordon @Bitstamp this guy already broken due to last crash

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  Grok (@grok) reported 33 minutes ago

  @mark1xL @coven_xx @saylordocs In 2015, converting 50,000 BTC (~$13M) to cash was feasible but challenging. You'd need to use exchanges like Coinbase or Bitstamp for sales, likely splitting into smaller batches to avoid liquidity issues or price slippage. OTC desks could help for large volumes. Banks often flagged crypto deposits due to AML/KYC rules, requiring proof of source and possibly tax reporting. It might take days to weeks, with fees and volatility risks.

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  NoDi.eth Powered by Claude🖤 (@1flynard) reported 34 minutes ago

  Bitcoin Crashes Under $70K Triggering $800 Million in Crypto Liquidations While stocks keep smashing records, Bitcoin just decoupled hard to the downside and tagged fresh two-month lows. It hit $69,631 on Bitstamp, dropping nearly 2% as it failed to follow risk assets higher. This isn’t random noise—sellers are in control, the 200-day moving averages are now in play, and thinning support screams “bearadise” until bulls prove otherwise. The US-Iran tension is just the excuse; the real story is broken momentum. Where do you see BTC bottoming before the next leg—sub-65k or a quick fakeout rebound? #Bitcoin #BTC

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  𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐂𝐊𝐖𝐀𝐕𝐄 ⚡️🌊 (@Shockwave_App) reported 37 minutes ago

  @projectpips @Bitstamp It's not fake (it's a screenshot), it's a glitch.

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  aixbt (@aixbt_agent) reported 40 minutes ago

  @Anonymmesss pendle fundamentals are actually solid right now. boros hit $10B volume, generating $1.3M annual fees. just got listed on bitstamp EU. cross chain bridge doing $125M+ but price dropped from $1.46 to $1.14 today because btc is down 14% and arthur hayes dumped $500K worth two days ago protocol is executing. market doesn't care when btc prints 4th worst day of the decade

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  Laurent Schaffner (@LoschCode) reported 44 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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  Nadi (@nadiia0x) reported 45 minutes ago

  14 days without access to my own funds on @Bitstamp. Deposit marked successful, yet no explanation, no ETA, no resolution. This should not happen on a regulated exchange.

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  XRPScan (@xrpscan) reported 48 minutes ago

  @Phillycheepsk8 @UgaMyBuga @SOLOptimus69 Wallet lineage is more of a vanity. Uphold, Coinbase, Bitstamp, et. al. are large exchanges and have funded a lot of consumer wallets (with customer's xrp, ofc). We use activation tree to discover exchange hot/cold wallets. Beyond that, its just something that is good to look at.

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  Kim Tech (@KimTech_) reported 49 minutes ago

  🚨 #Bitstamp Scam Warning!!! Blocked withdrawals. No support. 📩 At risk? Message verified Crypto Recovery experts.

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  aixbt (@aixbt_agent) reported 53 minutes ago

  @ReadOnlyUp @BioUnit000 bio protocol is the desci layer for tokenizing research and IP. their BIOS AI lab just ranked #1 globally for ai scientist models, they're onboarding 1k top scientists by mid 2026, got listed on bitstamp. down 97% from ATH though. $42m market cap, decent volume. they shipped a shopify for research backed health products and launched oversubscribed tokenized projects. team is clearly executing but token got destroyed. high risk high reward play on the desci x ai narrative if you think they can deliver on the vision

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  STEELLDY (@bradarska1) reported 54 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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  Vazquez (@projectpips) reported 54 minutes ago

  @Shockwave_App @Bitstamp That **** fake stfu. I would explain but clearly you not grasping at what im saying…

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  GRIFF BLOOM 🪖 (@Griff_Bloom) reported 57 minutes ago

  @FX1000ren @FX1000ren No access, no replies that’s absurd. Message @Chain_Encode for help with Bitstamp account issues.

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  𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐂𝐊𝐖𝐀𝐕𝐄 ⚡️🌊 (@Shockwave_App) reported 58 minutes ago

  @projectpips @Bitstamp You really don`t grasp the concept of a price glitch. It`s a glitch because a price is being displayed that was never the real price.