What exactly did Bitstamp announce?
On its status page, Bitstamp published a scheduled event (posted September 18, 2026, 07:50 UTC) stating that trading, deposits and withdrawals will be temporarily disabled for six assets. The reason in each case is a token upgrade or a migration to another network.
The dates according to the announcement:
- Suspension start: September 30, 2026, 08:00 UTC
- Expected resumption of services: October 13, 2026, 08:00 UTC
The exchange states that clients do not need to do anything and that balances will be migrated automatically. This means that during the window the assets in question cannot be traded on Bitstamp, nor sent to or from the exchange.
Which tokens are changing and into what?
Bitstamp split the events into two groups: token upgrades and network migrations.
| Asset | Type of change | Result according to Bitstamp |
|---|---|---|
| RNDR (Ethereum) | Token upgrade | RENDER (Solana) |
| FTM (Ethereum) | Token upgrade | S (Sonic) |
| MKR (Ethereum) | Token upgrade | SKY (Ethereum) |
| VIRTUAL | Network migration | Details from the announcement incomplete |
| INJ | Network migration | Details from the announcement incomplete |
| BIO | Network migration | Details from the announcement incomplete |
For the first three, the announcement makes clear what the token is being upgraded to. RNDR is moving from Ethereum to the Solana network under the ticker RENDER, FTM is changing to S on the Sonic network, and MKR is being upgraded to SKY (staying on Ethereum).
For VIRTUAL, INJ and BIO, Bitstamp speaks of "network migrations," but the specific target networks and tickers are not fully stated in the available text of the announcement. We therefore leave out this part until it can be verified directly in the exchange's announcement.
Why is this happening and why are we writing about it?
Token upgrades and transitions between networks are a routine operational event. When a project changes its token standard or migrates to another blockchain network, exchanges typically suspend trading and transfers for a limited time so they can swap the old tokens for new ones and reconcile balances.
For an exchange user, the practical consequence is simple: during the stated window they have no access to the assets in question. Bitstamp explicitly says the migration will take place automatically, so from the client's perspective on the exchange no action is required. How to handle such tokens outside the exchange (for example in standalone wallets) is not addressed by Bitstamp's announcement and depends on the rules of each individual project.
What we don't know yet?
The announcement is a plan, not a closed event. Several things remain open:
- The exact target networks and tickers for VIRTUAL, INJ and BIO. The available text of the announcement is incomplete for them.
- Whether the dates will hold. The "expected" resumption on October 13, 2026, is the exchange's estimate, not a guarantee. With migrations, windows often shift.
- How the conversion ratio will specifically work for the individual upgrades (for example, how much of the new token corresponds to the old one). The announcement, as we have it, does not state this.
Charliedesk is keeping this article as a record of a plan. Once the window passes, it will be easy to verify whether trading resumed on time and whether the automatic migration was confirmed. That is exactly the type of claim we let time check.
A note on other sources
Our research also surfaced other news from the same week (Binance adding tokenized securities bStocks as collateral, a new private credit fund from Hashed, and the launch of RWA vaults by Kamui Finance). However, these reports do not concern token migrations on Bitstamp and are not directly related to the event described above, so we do not cite them here as a basis for specific claims about the migrations.