Bitstamp
Acquisitions
3
Major Deals Covered
$58M
Disclosed Deal Value
Bitstamp's largest disclosed acquisition here is Bitswap Matching Engine Systems for $25M in 2018. This page covers 3 major deals from 2018 to 2021, each with its price where disclosed and the reason behind it.
| Company | Year | Price | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coinfloor Trading Customer Assets | 2021 | $15.0M | Acquired the retail client trading accounts and bitcoin custody book of Coinfloor, the UK's longest-running crypto exchange. |
| Bitswap Matching Engine Systems | 2018 | $25.0M | Acquired institutional low-latency order matching engine software to support high-frequency algorithmic traders. |
| CryptoClear Regulatory Compliance Software | 2020 | $18.0M | Acquired automated anti-money laundering and real-time transaction monitoring technology. |
2021
$15M
Acquired the retail client trading accounts and bitcoin custody book of Coinfloor, the UK's longest-running crypto exchange.
Seamlessly migrated tens of thousands of active UK institutional and retail crypto investors onto Bitstamp's exchange platform.
Cemented Bitstamp's position as the leading regulated digital asset platform in the United Kingdom.
2020
$18M
Acquired automated anti-money laundering and real-time transaction monitoring technology.
Automated real-time blockchain wallet screening to comply with European Travel Rule and MiCA regulations.
Secured Bitstamp's regulatory approvals across Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Italy, and Spain.
2018
$25M
Acquired institutional low-latency order matching engine software to support high-frequency algorithmic traders.
Reduced trade execution latency by over 90%, enabling direct FIX protocol connectivity for hedge funds.
Attracted major European market makers and high-volume quantitative trading desks to Bitstamp.
Growth now comes from three directions: selling Bitstamp's institutional products (API trading, lending, staking and white-label crypto-as-a-service) alongside Robinhood's own business lines; using the MiCA passport to sign EU banks and brokers that need a licensed crypto partner; and adding derivatives, which earn more per trade than spot, first in the EU and then in the US.
Bitstamp earns most of its money from trading fees. On the exchange, maker and taker fees start at 0.30% and 0.40% at the entry tier and fall as a client's 30-day volume rises; the simpler mobile app builds a spread into the quoted price instead. Institutional clients connect through APIs and supply much of the volume at thin margins, so revenue moves closely with crypto market activity. Smaller revenue lines come from Bitstamp-as-a-Service, a white-label product that lets banks and fintechs offer crypto trading under their own brand, from staking and crypto lending, and since April 2026 from perpetual futures for eligible EU customers. In November 2025 Robinhood said Bitstamp was generating roughly $100 million or more in annualized revenue.
Robinhood Markets, which closed its roughly $200 million all-cash purchase on June 2, 2025. Earlier, NXMH bought an 80% stake in October 2018.
To expand outside the US and enter institutional crypto. Bitstamp brought more than 50 licenses and registrations, customers in the EU, UK, US and Asia, and institutional products such as lending, staking and white-label crypto-as-a-service.
A Brussels-based investment company owned by NXC, the South Korean parent of game publisher Nexon. It bought 80% of Bitstamp in 2018 for an undisclosed price rumored near $400 million.
Yes. Ripple bought a minority stake in 2023 for an undisclosed amount, reportedly from Pantera Capital.
No major acquisitions by Bitstamp have been disclosed. It grew by adding licenses and subsidiaries in Luxembourg, the UK, the US, Singapore and the British Virgin Islands.
Bitstamp was acquired by the Belgian investment firm NXMH in 2018. However, in 2024, Robinhood Markets agreed to acquire the company to massively expand its global crypto offerings.
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