www.BITSTAMP.net Bitcoin exchange site for USD/BTC

[Loozik]

are they free to choose to wire USD funds (not EUR) using international money transfer?

Yes, with a 0.1% deposit fee (minimum $15).

Thanks. By saying a 'deposit fee' you mean a 'transfer fee' or a fee for storing / depositing funds at Bitstamp's bank? If the latter, do you also pay a fee for storing / depositing EUR at Bitstamp's bank?

[bernard75]

Thats a fee for accepting USD and no there is no deposit fee for EUR.

This is all a bit strange at Bitstamp.
They should finally start trading in EUR, which would eliminate all the strange conversion fees.

[Loozik]

Thats a fee for accepting USD and no there is no deposit fee for EUR.

This is all a bit strange at Bitstamp.
They should finally start trading in EUR, which would eliminate all the strange conversion fees.

1. I have a problem with the exchange rate of their bank: http://www.unicreditbank.si/tecajna_lista/?t=1&id_menu=&language=ENG The spread as of today is 108 pips. This looks like a standard exchange rate for an average small and medium enterprise that has one small transaction per month. This is a robbery - the spread on your MT4 at the most shitty bucket shop is 5 pips. My spread is 0.5 pip for EURUSD.

2. I suspect Bitstamp gets much better rates from their bank given Bitstamp's scale of operations. Besides their bank is a member of CLS. The real spread for Bitstamp and their clients should be below 5 pips.

3. The fee for accepting funds - WTF? When you trade via Interactive Brokers (or other retail brokers) or all institutional brokers in fiat economy you get paid interest on your unused funds! It is unheard of to be charged for depositing money!

4. If Bitstamp wants to earn money, they should charge more for their exchange fees, not use the cheap banking tricks.

[kakobrekla]

Thats a fee for accepting USD and no there is no deposit fee for EUR.

This is all a bit strange at Bitstamp.
They should finally start trading in EUR, which would eliminate all the strange conversion fees.

1. I have a problem with the exchange rate of their bank: http://www.unicreditbank.si/tecajna_lista/?t=1&id_menu=&language=ENG The spread as of today is 108 pips. This looks like a standard exchange rate for an average small and medium enterprise that has one small transaction per month. This is a robbery - the spread on your MT4 at the most shitty bucket shop is 5 pips. My spread is 0.5 pip for EURUSD.

2. I suspect Bitstamp gets much better rates from their bank given Bitstamp's scale of operations. Besides their bank is a member of CLS. The real spread for Bitstamp and their clients should be below 5 pips.

3. The fee for accepting funds - WTF? When you trade via Interactive Brokers (or other retail brokers) or all institutional brokers in fiat economy you get paid interest on your unused funds! It is unheard of to be charged for depositing money!

4. If Bitstamp wants to earn money, they should charge more for their exchange fees, not use the cheap banking tricks.

Nah, just change up the CSS a bit, that will do.

[Loozik]

Nah, just change up the CSS a bit, that will do.

CSS meaning Cascading Style Sheet, Customer Service System, Combat Support System, yet something else?

[bernard75]

Careless Support System

[kakobrekla]

Nah, just change up the CSS a bit, that will do.

CSS meaning Cascading Style Sheet, Customer Service System, Combat Support System, yet something else?

The first. Bitstamp guys:

Careless Support System

lolz

[Buster]

Bitstamp:

Any plans on adding Yubikey support for two factor auth?

[w8ks6]

@Nejc Kodric Please announce well in advance when you will be forced to comply with the US regulations, and require all kinds of verification even to withdraw BTC, the way gox was. I want to be able to leave Bitstamp before that hassle starts. Thanks.

Thank you for the advanced warning! Will withdraw all funds before that verification mess starts. It was nice on Bitstamp, while we were free of the Big Brother. 

[bernard75]

And again what do Nazi US regulations got to do with a company based in Slovenia with a bank based there aswell?

Edit: And please no Google spy support or special hardware please.

[bernard75]

Its hard to forget that, but that had nothing to do with US regulations.

[w8ks6]

And again what do Nazi US regulations got to do with a company based in Slovenia with a bank based there aswell?

It has everything to do with US regulations, because Bitstamp deals in USD, and has many US customers. It would have to drop all of them, if it were to decide not to submit to Big-Brother Central regulations.

Secondly, if you look at the Bitstamp TOS, you won't see Slovenia mentioned. You will see that they are subject to UK England laws under Regulation and Jurisdiction sections.

Furthermore, it says that "The Services we provide are currently unregulated within the UK." So, if they have no regulatory pressure in the UK, they would not have announced verification right after the Bitcoin Foundation meeting with the Washington regulatory cabal.

And please, no nonsense about how that was just a coincidence. 

[hazek]

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[S3052]

does anyone have a source for bitstamp charts and orderbooks? the one on bitcoincharts.com does not work anymore

[kakobrekla]

does anyone have a source for bitstamp charts and orderbooks? the one on bitcoincharts.com does not work anymore

Not while CSS needs fixing.

[bernard75]

does anyone have a source for bitstamp charts and orderbooks? the one on bitcoincharts.com does not work anymore

Not while CSS needs fixing.

I have it on good authority that they are working with an international team of code breakers on this pressing issue.
But those things take time, even though they have bought processing power from the NSA.

[solex]

I hear that MtGox own bitcoincharts.com

They seem to have killed Bitstamp's stats. Must be very worried!

http://bitcoincharts.com/markets/

USD
mtgoxUSD
Mt. Gox
132.83184
8,495.95
1,134,155.73 USD
 
USD
bitstampUSD
BitStamp
119.89
—   0.00

[bernard75]

I hear that MtGox own bitcoincharts.com

They seem to have killed Bitstamp's stats. Must be very worried!

Just wait a few weeks and Bitstamp will be history, just like all the other competitors that became too big.

[Loozik]

Bitstamp,

1. Do you plan to add your data feed to this free charting service, just like MtGox did a few months ago? https://www.tradingview.com/e/?symbol=MTGOX:BTCUSD#

2. Do you plan to hook your data feed and trading gateway to Metatrader, MultiCharts, NinjaTrader (BTC-e is close to adapting Metatrader) or any other charting&trading front-end of satisfactory quality?

3. Are there any plans on your end to sell your data feed to customers through market data companies like this? http://www.iqfeed.net/

Thanks

[S3052]

Bitstamp,

1. Do you plan to add your data feed to this free charting service, just like MtGox did a few months ago? https://www.tradingview.com/e/?symbol=MTGOX:BTCUSD#

2. Do you plan to hook your data feed and trading gateway to Metatrader, MultiCharts, NinjaTrader (BTC-e is close to adapting Metatrader) or any other charting&trading front-end of satisfactory quality?

3. Are there any plans on your end to sell your data feed to customers through market data companies like this? http://www.iqfeed.net/

Thanks

great ideas and questions