US broker Robinhood acquired European crypto exchange Bitstamp for $200 million in cash, cryptoticker.io reported.
The transaction closed on June 2, 2025, following an initial announcement in June 2024. Cryptoticker.io reported that the deal brought more than 50 active licenses and registrations into the Robinhood corporate group.
Bitstamp Europe S.A. secured a Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation license from the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier on May 15, 2025, according to cryptoticker.io. This authorization represents the first CASP approval issued under MiCA in Luxembourg.
The regulatory approval extends across 30 European Economic Area member states via the EU passporting regime.
Bitstamp structures its order book fees based on a 30-day trading volume tier, cryptoticker.io reported. Entry-level accounts with less than $10,000 in monthly volume pay 0.30 percent as a maker and 0.40 percent as a taker.
Traders face higher costs when utilizing simplified purchase options within the mobile application. Cryptoticker.io reported that basic trading applies an embedded spread of roughly 1.8 percent for coins, while instant card purchases via debit or credit cards incur fees between 4 and 5 percent.
Euro deposits via SEPA transfer remain free of charge, whereas SEPA withdrawals carry a flat fee of 3 euros, according to cryptoticker.io. International bank transfers outside the SEPA zone cost 0.1 percent with a minimum charge of 25 euros.
Cryptoticker.io reported that the exchange experienced a security breach in January 2015 when attackers stole approximately 19,000 Bitcoin from an online wallet. Bitstamp subsequently restructured its storage protocols to maintain the majority of client assets in cold storage.
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