Bitstamp announce discontinuation of service in the Washington State area

Bitstamp announced that it won’t be providing services in the Washington State area.

“After long and careful deliberation, we are sorry to inform you that due to recent regulatory constraints imposed by the State of Washington, Bitstamp will cease to serve customers from The Evergreen State, effective 20th December 2016.

We kindly ask you to withdraw your funds by 20th December 2016 by means of Bitcoin or international wire. Your account will be closed after the deadline has expired.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. We are actively working to restart our services within the State of Washington and we will inform you as soon as the situation is resolved.

In the meantime, should you have any question, please feel free to reach out to our support at www.bitstamp.net/support/” said Bitstamp.

For now, existing Bitstamp customers from the region have another 14 days to withdraw Bitcoin deposits from their respective accounts.

Bitstamp is a European Union-based bitcoin marketplace.