Bitstamp Europe S.A.
Last reviewed
2026-08-12
Compliance snapshot
- MiCA CASP authorization — CSSF, Luxembourg — covers EU/EEA passporting
- Luxembourg payment institution licence for fiat rails
- Trustpilot 3.9/5 · 5,100 reviews
- No major incident since 2015
Overall concern
Low concern
Long-standing EU-domiciled venue with a CSSF MiCA authorization, an e-money licence and a clean recent enforcement record.
Regulatory
Licenses & registrations
- 🇱🇺 LuxembourgAuthorizedMiCA CASP authorizationC-LU-2025-00212025-03-18
- 🇱🇺 LuxembourgAuthorizedPayment institution licencePI-2016-00842016-04-25
- 🇬🇧 United KingdomRegisteredCryptoasset firm registration (AML)FRN 9134502021-06-30
- 🇸🇬 SingaporeAuthorizedMajor Payment Institution licence (DPT)PS202200412023-06-15
User signals
Reputation
Trustpilot-style score
3.9/ 5
3.9
5,100 reviews
Improving (12m)
App ratings
- App Store
- 4.4
- Google Play
- 4.0
Press sentiment (12m)
Positive5
Neutral4
Negative1
Media
Recent press
- 2026-06-24Exchange onboards further European banking partnersPositive
Reuters — Two additional SEPA banking relationships were added for euro settlement.
- 2026-04-08Institutional order flow rises after ownership changePositive
Bloomberg — Bank-affiliated clients increased their use of the venue's API.
- 2026-01-29Listing policy tightened under MiCA disclosuresNeutral
CoinDesk — Several tokens were delisted for lack of compliant white papers.
- 2025-10-07Consolidation reshapes European crypto venuesNeutral
Financial Times — Analysts expect further mergers among mid-sized EU exchanges.
- 2025-08-19Exchange completes ISO 27001 recertificationPositive
Reuters — The audit covered custody operations and access controls.
History
Incidents & enforcement
- 2019-05-17Outage
Order-book disruption after an abnormal price move on the BTC/USD pair.
- 2015-01-04HackUSD 5,100,000
Hot wallet compromise; losses covered by the company, customer balances unaffected.