Costs, licensing, consumer protection Privacy, self-custody, censorship resistance

Bitstamp 5M USD vol 30gg

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4.6/5 0.8/5
Taker fee 0.4%

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Worth it if you want a long-standing exchange regulated in Europe: over 15 years without a hack, CSSF authorization in Luxembourg and a CASP passport across the EEA.

Avoid it if you trade small volumes and watch the price: below $1M over 30 days you pay 0.30% maker and 0.40% taker, among the least competitive spot fees.

A custodial exchange with over 15 years of operation and no hacks, regulated by Luxembourg's CSSF (pre-MiCA) and holding a NYDFS BitLicense, backed by Robinhood since 2025. Its limits are uncompetitive spot fees and lower volumes than the Asian Tier 1 venues.

5M USD vol 30gg

Cashback currency
Nessuno
Required staking
Nessuno
Net annual cost
Free
Maker fee
0.03%
Taker fee
0.12%
0.4%
Taker fee
0.3%
Maker fee
$174.4M
24h volume
Spot
Markets
Custodial
Custody
77
Transparency: High
77/100 · see methodology
77
Data exposure: High
77/100 · lower is better for sovereignty · methodology

Data & conditions

Maker / Taker fee 0.3% / 0.4%
Markets Spot
Max leverage 0×
Supported assets 150+
Trading pairs 229+
24h volume $174.4M
Fiat on-ramp Yes
Deposit methods SEPA, International bank transfer, Credit/debit card, Crypto deposit
Geo restrictions Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria
Fund custody Custodial (platform holds funds)
KYC Full
Supported countries US, EEA, UK · 60+ countries
Regulator CSSF
OAM Italy registration Yes
Segment B2C
MiCA / License status LU PSD2 + MiCA

Strengths

  • 15+ years zero hack; CSSF Lux (before MiCA); NYDFS BitLicense; Robinhood backing 2025.
  • No notable sovereignty advantage documented.

Weaknesses

  • Fee spot not competitive; volume inferiore.
  • Custodial: the platform holds your funds and can freeze or lose them.
  • Full KYC required: verified identity, zero pseudonymity.
  • Geographic restrictions (Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria).

Verdict

S D ★ 4.6/5 ★ 0.8/5

The S tier is justified by the rarest fact in the sector: over 15 years of operation without a single hack, CSSF regulation in Luxembourg, a NYDFS BitLicense and Robinhood backing since 2025. The only real drag is economic: uncompetitive base spot fees of 0.30%/0.40% (maker/taker) and lower volumes than the Asian Tier 1 venues, an acceptable trade-off for those who put safety before price.

Its excellence lies entirely in regulated protection, which counts for little on this lens: it is custodial with full KYC and a privacy score of 3, so funds and identity remain under a supervised intermediary. Reliability is not sovereignty: here a spotless track record does not substitute for self-custody and the absence of KYC.

Privacy & anonymity 30% 0.8
Fund control 20% 0.0
Censorship resistance 20% 1.5
Costs 10% 1.0

Promp's editorial rating based on real fees and net annual cost. Promp reviews third-party products independently.

"Sovereignty" rating: score computed on privacy/anonymity (30%), fund control (20%), censorship resistance (20%), trustless/auditability (20%) and costs (10%). Same data, different weights.

Reputation

What happened to people who used Bitstamp, and what users say. External signals: they do not feed the promp.it rating.

Incidents & regulatory actions

History not verified

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Public reviews

4.4/5 8,498 reviews
  • App Store ↗ 4.8/5 7,463 reviews

    US storefront (iTunes id 1406825640, 'Bitstamp by Robinhood').

  • Trustpilot ↗ 1.4/5 1,035 reviews

    Read from uk.trustpilot.com/review/bitstamp.net; the .com domain has a separate profile with a different count.

Weighted average across 2 public review platforms (8,498 reviews in total), weighted by volume. This is not our rating: it is those platforms’ average.

FAQ

What are Bitstamp's fees?

On Bitstamp, base spot fees are maker 0.30% / taker 0.40%. They drop with 30-day volume (e.g. 0.03%/0.12% at $5M, down to 0.00%/0.03% above $1B).

Is Bitstamp regulated in Europe?

Yes. Bitstamp Europe S.A. is authorized by Luxembourg's CSSF as a payment institution and MiCA CASP, passported across the EEA (including Italy). It was historically also listed in the Italian OAM register, now absorbed into the MiCA regime.

Does Bitstamp publish Proof of Reserves?

Bitstamp publishes Proof of Reserves. No third-party reserve audit is documented. Reserve transparency is a critical factor after the FTX collapse.

Can I send transfers to third-party IBANs from Bitstamp?

No, Bitstamp is an exchange and does not allow transfers to third-party IBANs: fiat withdrawals return to a bank account in your own name.

Does Bitstamp support derivatives and futures?

Bitstamp does not offer derivatives: it focuses on spot trading.

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