Bitstamp Review 2026: 3.3 Out of 5, Robinhood Owns It Now, and Here Is What Actually Changed
- Bitstamp scores 3.3 out of 5 overall, with 4.5 on security and custody and on deposits and withdrawals, and 2.0 on derivatives, which are offered only to eligible EU users at a 10x cap.
- Robinhood announced the acquisition on 6 June 2024, closed it on 2 June 2025 for about $200 million in cash, and began routing UK crypto trading through Bitstamp UK Ltd on 10 August 2026; no fee change and no asset-list expansion has been announced.
- Spot fees are 0% below $1,000 of 30-day volume, then 0.30% maker and 0.40% taker up to $10,000 and 0.20% and 0.30% up to $100,000, so $50,000 of monthly taker volume costs $1,800 a year against $300 at MEXC's 0.05% standard rate.
- Bitstamp holds a MiCA CASP licence from Luxembourg's CSSF dated 15 May 2025, a New York BitLicense, an FCA registration for Bitstamp UK Ltd and a Singapore major payment institution licence.
- Its only publicly reported breach was in January 2015, about 19,000 BTC absorbed by the exchange, and it states that about 95% of crypto assets sit in cold storage and that customer assets are held 1:1.
- Readers in the US, UK and EEA have a licensed option in Bitstamp and no account at MEXC; readers elsewhere who want 0% maker and a wide altcoin list can compare MEXC's published rates below.
What Did the Robinhood Acquisition Change at Bitstamp, and What Did It Not?
How We Scored Bitstamp
Where Is Bitstamp Available, and Where Is MEXC?
Bitstamp Scorecard 2026: Six Scores and One Overall Figure
Dimension | Score (out of 5) | What we measured | Verified against |
Fees and costs | 2.5 | 0% below $1,000 of 30-day volume, 0.30% maker and 0.40% taker to $10,000, 0.20% and 0.30% to $100,000, 0.10% and 0.20% to $500,000, 0.08% and 0.18% to $1.5 million, stablecoin and FX pairs 80% off, card and PayPal instant buys 4% plus spread | Published fee schedule |
Asset coverage | 2.5 | 102 coins and 184 pairs tracked on CoinGecko, listing batches of a handful of assets, no published listing count | CoinGecko exchange page and platform announcements |
Derivatives | 2 | Crypto perpetual futures for eligible EU users since April 2026 under MiFID II, ten assets at launch, leverage capped at 10x, multi-asset perpetuals added July 2026, no margin, no perpetuals for US or UK retail | Platform announcements |
Security and custody | 4.5 | One breach in January 2015 absorbed by the exchange, no later incident, about 95% of crypto assets stated in cold storage, customer assets stated held 1:1 with no lending, no third-party audited monthly proof-of-reserves report found | Mainstream reporting, platform statements, CoinGecko |
Deposits and withdrawals | 4.5 | SEPA deposits free and SEPA withdrawals 3 euros, ACH, Faster Payments, card and PayPal instant buys at 4% plus spread | Published fee schedule and help centre |
Customer support | 3.5 | Help centre, phone and email support channels; timed ticket test not yet run | Platform support pages |
Overall | 3.3 | Average of the six dimensions | Methodology page |
What Does Bitstamp Charge in Fees?
Monthly spot taker volume | Bitstamp at the tier reached | MEXC at 0.05% | MEXC with MX deduction at 0.04% |
$1,000 | $48 a year at 0.40%, and $0 for any month that stays under $1,000 | $6 a year | $4.80 a year |
$50,000 | $1,800 a year at 0.30% | $300 a year | $240 a year |
$500,000 | $10,800 a year at 0.18%, or $12,000 at 0.20% if the month closes just under $500,000 | $3,000 a year | $2,400 a year |
How Broad Is Bitstamp's Asset Coverage?
Does Bitstamp Offer Futures, and How Strong Is It for Derivatives?
Our crypto derivatives trading platform comparison covers the wider field on fees, pairs and leverage.
Is Bitstamp Safe? Security, Custody and the 2015 Breach
How Easy Are Deposits and Withdrawals on Bitstamp?
What Is Bitstamp Customer Support Like?
Bitstamp Benefits and Limitations
- A licence set among the widest in this series: a MiCA CASP authorisation with an EEA passport, a New York BitLicense, an FCA registration, a Singapore major payment institution licence and a MiFID II trading venue.
- First-party bank rails through SEPA, ACH and Faster Payments, with free SEPA deposits and 3-euro SEPA withdrawals.
- Fifteen years of operation with one breach, in 2015, absorbed by the exchange, and a stated 1:1 custody policy with no lending of customer assets.
- A free tier below $1,000 of 30-day volume, and an 80% discount on stablecoin and FX pairs.
- Entry-tier pricing of 0.30% maker and 0.40% taker, with a taker rate that stays above three times MEXC's until 30-day volume passes $5 million.
- A tracked catalogue of 102 coins that grows by a handful of names per listing batch.
- Derivatives limited to eligible EU users at a 10x cap, with no margin and no perpetuals for US or UK retail.
- No third-party audited monthly proof-of-reserves report found, and a 4% processing fee plus spread on card and PayPal instant buys.
Who Bitstamp Is For, and Who Should Look Elsewhere
- You live in the US, the UK, the EEA or Singapore and want an exchange licensed where you live.
- You fund by bank transfer every week and value free SEPA deposits over a wide asset menu.
- You hold a short list of majors and trade under $1,000 a month, where Bitstamp charges nothing.
- You trade altcoins or new listings, where a 102-coin catalogue will not reach.
- You place resting orders and a 0.30% maker fee at the entry tier is a number you notice.
- You trade perpetual futures and live outside the EU, where Bitstamp offers none.
The wider field beyond those comparisons is covered in our guide to the best crypto exchange alternatives.
The MEXC View
For the wider field beyond these two platforms, see our 2026 ranking of the best crypto exchanges.
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