BTC markets — trading decimal precision update

Scheduled Maintenance Report for Bitstamp

Completed

Affected markets are in full trading mode (all order types). The update has been completed.

Posted May 20, 2026 - 06:09 UTC

Update

Matching resumed for limit orders.

Posted May 20, 2026 - 06:07 UTC

Update

Affected markets are in no-matching (auction) mode.

Posted May 20, 2026 - 06:04 UTC

Update

Counter decimal precision for BTC markets has been updated.

Posted May 20, 2026 - 06:03 UTC

Update

Affected markets are in trade halt mode.

Posted May 20, 2026 - 06:02 UTC

In progress

Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.

Posted May 20, 2026 - 06:02 UTC

Scheduled

On Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 8:02 AM CEST (6:02 AM UTC), we will update trading decimal precision for the following markets:

BTC/USD, BTC/EUR, BTC/GBP, BTC/USDC, BTC/USDT, BTC/EURC, BTC/EURCV, BTC/RLUSD — Base: 8 (no change), Counter: 0 → 2

To implement this update, trading in the affected markets will be temporarily suspended.

Estimated Timeline:

8:02 AM CEST (6:02 AM UTC): Affected markets enter trade halt — you cannot place or cancel orders.
8:04 AM CEST (6:04 AM UTC): Affected markets are updated to new decimal place precision.
8:05 AM CEST (6:05 AM UTC): No-matching halt begins — you can place and cancel orders but trades won't match (auction phase).
8:07 AM CEST (6:07 AM UTC): Matching resumes for limit orders.
8:09 AM CEST (6:09 AM UTC): Full trading resumes (all order types).

Depending on market conditions at the time, we may also delay the update to a future date to ensure the smallest possible impact on our customers’ trading activity.

Posted May 06, 2026 - 11:03 UTC

This scheduled maintenance affected: Trading.