Questions tagged [bitstamp]

A Bitcoin exchange which also supports Ripple

Bitstamp is a USD/BTC exchange. It has been the second open Ripple gateway. Despite trading USD only, it apparently accepts both for deposit and for withdrawals, other currencies too.

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Why don't people buy at one exchange and sell at another?

Bitcoinity.org shows that for the past 30 days, bitstamp's price is high at 101.00, low at 77.00, and current price is 98.04. On contrast, mtgox's price for the past 30 days is high at 115.00, low at 86.20, and current price is 110.50. In other…
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Why does bitstamp have two addresses for Ripple?

The bitstamp address "to trust" is rvYAfWj5gh67oV6fW32ZzP3Aw4Eubs59B, however when you withdraw money, it you get it from rrpNnNLKrartuEqfJGpqyDwPj1AFPg9vn1 instead. Why? With weexchange I got the money from the same address I trusted.
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Can miners reject transactions from an address?

It is alleged that the stolen Bitstamp coins are in this address. In theory, could miners agree to reject all transactions from this address? And if so, would all miners need to agree or just more than half?
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What is the cheapest way to deposit money into a Bitstamp account from the US?

What is the cheapest way to deposit money into a Bitstamp account? They offer a number of ways, but what is the easiest for someone in the US?
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Bitstamp order book history

The current state of Bitstamps order book is available here: https://www.bitstamp.net/api/order_book/ I want to analyze the history of the order book. Do someone know if its available?
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How to transfer funds from Bitstamp to a personal wallet?

I converted EURs into BTCs at Bitstamp.net with SEPA (I live in the in EU), so now the BTCs are sitting on my Bitstamp account, but what's the next step? How do I use and send these BTCs to an average 34 digit bitcoin address? Could anyone write or…
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How to find BitStamp's Ripple address?

I see on the wiki that they're the 2nd Gateway, but don't see anything about it on their site.
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Bitstamp: What type of order to place to buy BTC when the price drops to a certain value?

I am sure this is a simple question but I am having trouble with figuring out the type of order to place on Bitstamp. Say the price is currently $1100 but I want to buy only if the price drops to $1000, what type of order would I place? I thought…
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How safe is my USD deposit at Bitstamp?

With Mt.Gox probably going insolvent/broke in these days, how safe is my USD account balance with Bitstamp? Is Bitstamp as a company registered with some financial institutions? Are customers USD deposits insured? I only want to consider security…
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Do bitcoin exchanges based outside of the US who serve US customers have to register with FinCEN as MSBs?

From what I understand, Bitstamp is not registered with FinCEN, whereas Mt.Gox is, does this mean Bitstamp is in danger of being shut down?
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What does "Trailing Stop buy Order" on Bitstamp mean?

a Trailing Stop limit Order is clear in my mind. You want to sell your stock when the price starts to fall after reaching a max; or you want to buy a stock after the price starts to rise after a minimum. So far so good. Bitstamp however only has the…
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Deposit Litecoin into bitstamp from coinbase

I have been having an issue trying to transfer my Litecoin from Coinbase to Bitstamp Litecoin deposit. I think I am correctly following all the steps. When I am in the Bitstamp Litecoin deposit page I copy the address, paste it into the Coinbase…
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How is this procedure a proof of reserve?

i'm still learning about bitcoin, and i learned about the "proof-of reserve"-concept, that online wallets need to accomplish to prove they are having enough bitcoins for all their liabilities. Now, the only procedure that i know of to do that is the…
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What is EUR to USD conversion rate at bitstamp?

Bitstamp allows deposits/withdrawals using SEPA (EUR only), but all traidings are done using USD. It is nowhere described what exchange rate is used when doing these deposits/withdrawals. There are some indications that amount of money lost in…
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Coinbase lost my transaction from Bitstamp

I'm moving my coins out of Bitstamp I was looking for another exchange. I have sent 0.00007 BTC to just test the transaction. I got the address where I want to send coins to from coinbase.com/myAccountName. Apperently this address changes after a…
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