MoonPay

Five years ago, our co-founder and CEO Ivan Soto-Wright bought $20 of $ETH using MoonPay, making history with our first-ever crypto transaction. Today, over 20 million people in 180 countries have conducted millions of buys, sells, and swaps, embracing the future of digital ownership through our incredible network of partners and our flagship mobile app. While we’re proud of all we’ve achieved, we’re even more excited about the work we’ve yet to do, and the bright future of crypto we’re exploring with our amazing team. Thank you for being a part of our journey, and cheers to the next five years!  

Happy rollout day to the team at Moonshot! They've created a beautiful new app that simplifies access to Solana's leading meme coins. With MoonPay, you can swipe to deposit — using PayPal, Apple Pay, Debit, or Credit — and start trading today. If you're interested in trying it out, search "Moonshot" in the App Store and see how smooth it is to sign up and get started. From July 18 to August 8, new Moonshot users will have zero processing fees (excluding UK) on the first deposit they make.

MoonPay is excited to announce our partnership with Raydium Protocol, the leading decentralized exchange on Solana! Launched in 2021, Raydium is an automated market maker platform where users can swap and trade digital assets and supply liquidity to earn yield. Now, for the first time, Raydium users can buy and sell crypto using all major payment methods including debit and credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and bank transfer. Learn more about this huge development for the SOL ecosystem here: https://lnkd.in/eHbTzbdp

MoonPay is proud to announce that we are now SOC 2 Type 2 certified! SOC 2 Type 2 stands as one of the most prominent and globally respected benchmarks for information security management. As part of the AICPA’s Service Organization Control reports, it was designed to help organizations manage and protect sensitive information. Whereas SOC 2 Type 1 audits assess MoonPay at a single point in time, SOC 2 Type 2 measures effectiveness over a period of time (typically 3-12 months). This provides a more comprehensive assessment of MoonPay’s control environment, going beyond security to address availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy, and allows us to demonstrate our long-term resilience in protecting sensitive data. “With the SOC 2 Type 2 certification, MoonPay will continue to uphold the highest standards in security, technology risk management, operational excellence, and the protection of customer data,” said Doug Innocenti, Chief Information Security Officer at MoonPay. “This achievement reflects our unwavering dedication to exemplary security and reinforces our commitment to providing the most safe and reliable services.” Last year MoonPay earned its ISO 27001 certification, often referred to as the gold standard for information security. By earning this certification, we have demonstrated our commitment to protecting customer data and maintaining top-notch security. With the SOC 2 Type 2, MoonPay has completed its trifecta of major certifications, which also includes PCI Level1 and ISO27001. This achievement is a testament to MoonPay's commitment to providing its customers with a safe and secure platform.

We're very excited to be a part of the Christie's 2024 Art + Tech Summit! Throughout the 2-day event, attendees will have the opportunity to scan QR codes at random intervals to claim unique NFTs. Each NFT is linked to one of the four pillars of innovation covered during the summit. The IRL activation is powered by MoonPay technology, while Otherlife designed and developed the digital experience and summit NFTs. Make sure to attend if you can, attendees who claim all (4) NTFs will be gifted a special art NFT.

Exciting new partnership with Block’s latest new crypto venture! We believe that everyone should have the right to self-custody their digital assets and solutions like Bitkey 🔑 are making it easier!

MoonPay is excited to announce our partnership with Bitkey, the new self-custody Bitcoin wallet: https://lnkd.in/evzdQ-mX Launched in March 2024 by Block, Inc. - the company behind Cash App and Square that’s led by longtime crypto evangelist Jack Dorsey - Bitkey’s product suite includes a hardware wallet, mobile app, and set of recovery tools that offer users the convenience of an exchange with the security of a self-custody wallet. Now Bitkey users can purchase Bitcoin through MoonPay using all major payment methods including debit and credit card, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and bank transfer. In the near future, users will also have the option to leverage MoonPay Sell for seamless crypto-to-fiat exchanges. "Bitkey's innovative approach to self-custody aligns with our mission to make cryptocurrency accessible to everyone,” said MoonPay’s co-founder and CEO, Ivan Soto-Wright. “By integrating our on-ramp, we’re empowering Bitkey users to easily and intuitively engage with Bitcoin, enhancing their overall experience." Bitkey uses a unique “2-of-3” multi-signature design that doesn’t require users to memorize long passwords and seed phrases. This enhances both user experience and security, a balance that can be difficult to achieve with blockchain technology.  “As we continue to build a wallet that empowers the next 100 million people to truly own and manage their Bitcoin, we look to work with quality partners to help make self-custody easier than ever before,” said Thomas Templeton, Proto Lead at Block, Inc. “We are very excited to add MoonPay as a trusted partner to our ecosystem, as we want to make it much easier to move Bitcoin and remove the anxiety that this process might create for many people.”

Giving the world access to the crypto economy isn't just an idea. It's a way of life. Through the first six months of 2024, we've seen more than half a million people buy crypto for the first time with MoonPay, and we're just getting started. 

Crypto adoption is on the rise everywhere, but no group on MoonPay has gravitated towards the future of digital ownership harder than people in their twenties — who are spending 105% more on crypto in 2024 than in 2023!