Bitstamp, a Europe-based cryptocurrency exchange, has announced the expansion of its services to all 28 European Union countries and is going to launch EUR/USD trading.

Bitcoin Purchase With Credit Card

Bitstamp, in cooperation with its partner Vogogo, is now offering instant purchase of bitcoin with Credit Cards in all 28 EU countries, that includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

“You can use our instant buy with Visa and Mastercard credit and debit card option and acquire bitcoins in seconds. After verifying your credit card you can instantly buy up to $1000 worth of bitcoins per day”, Bitstamp said.

To get started, users need to go to the deposit page > choose credit card from the side menu > choose the amount they would like to spend > enter card details and click submit.

EUR/USD Trading

Starting today, Bitstamp clients will be able to EUR/USD trading pair, which will allow for better mobility of funds and new arbitrage opportunities. A flat 0.2% fee will be charged.

To that end, Bitstamp said that it has recently obtained a Payment Institution License in Luxembourg, which makes it a licensed currency exchange.

“In the approaching months we will continue to add more fiat-to-fiat and virtual currency-to-fiat trading pairs in order to cater to our client's needs”, it added.