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SHAKE IT FORWARD

Close your eyes and imagine this. Well, don’t close your eyes because you’ll need them open to be able to read. Anyway, imagine this… You’re heading for your favourite café, that little indy one that’s more out of the way. It’s crisply cold outside, but

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#Shakepaid gets a holiday bonus

🕯📖❄️ We’re spending $225,000 on your holiday shopping Because inflation is showing no signs of stopping You’ve still got people to buy for and places to be And maybe more importantly, friends and family to see But wow! It sucks when things get expensive And the cash in

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How we've built Shakepay to keep your money safe

When Roy and I founded Shakepay 7 years ago we knew this would not be an easy company to build. As with any revolutionary technology, we expected many roadblocks, but we were certain that Shakepay would be a transformative company when we succeeded. One of our cultural values is “being

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Got ETH? Important information about the merge 👀

You may have heard news about Ethereum 2.0 or “the merge” recently. It’s a big moment for Ethereum, and if you own ETH, there are some things you’ll need to know. The merge is an upgrade to the Ethereum network that aims to improve the network’s

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Stack sats with your friends

#ShakeSquads 🤝 Join a #ShakeSquad with up to 4 other shakers to earn bonus sats on each other’s Shakepay Card purchases. Whenever a fellow squad member uses their Shakepay Card, everyone in the squad gets 42 bonus sats. We call these “bonus” sats because you get them on top of

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Our first bitcoin mural is live in Montreal

We’re taking the Bitcoin Golden Age to the street. Not just any street: the Main, our hometown’s iconic St Laurent blvd. In partnership with Mural Fest, the awesome Quebec artist collective, Projet Tyxna is beautifying the wall at Moog Audio (3828 St Laurent Blvd) with their interpretation of

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Shakepay Won SOC 2

You’re safe with Shakepay, and we can prove it. We’ve recently obtained SOC 2 Type 1 security attestation, and according to our security team, this is a big deal. SOC 2 is a challenging standard for security verification, and we’re among the first in Canada and in

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🎉 One MILLION shakers 🎉

Thanks a million! You’re one in a million. Thank you for joining our wonderful community of now over 1,000,000 shakers, for buying and earning bitcoin with our app, shaking for sats, and paying with your Shakepay Card. By making Bitcoin accessible, we aim to pull its potential

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The wait is over! 💥 The Shakepay Card is here.

Earning bitcoin just got easier. The Shakepay Card is now open to everyone! Get set up in minutes and join over 75,000 Canadians who are already earning up to 2% in free bitcoin rewards on their purchases with the Shakepay Visa* Prepaid Card. Earn real bitcoin, not reward points

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Thanks to you, Shakepay sent donations to the mooooooon! 🚀🌕

At the beginning of December, we pledged that each time the Shakepay community used the Shakepay Card during our Holiday Promo, we would donate $0.10 to Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada up to $100,000. 💰 Thanks to your enthusiasm for the Shakepay Card, we donated $46,807.60

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Shakepay raises $44m to usher in the Bitcoin Golden Age

We’re thrilled to share that after a year of exciting growth, we just closed $44 million in Series A funding—that’s like 850 bitcoin, for those keeping track. It’s a big step in our mission to help usher in the Bitcoin Golden Age. The funding is led

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Keeping Yourself Safe: Social Media Account Scams

Shakepay has developed this material to make customers aware that scammers are always looking for new ways to part you from your money. The case study below highlights some of the risks of transacting with crypto. We hope that you will be vigilant before sending any crypto out of your

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The Shakepay Card is here for the holidays! 🎁

The holidays are a time for giving and we’re excited to announce that as of December 8th, we’re giving everyone on the waitlist access to the Shakepay Card ☃️. But that’s not all - during our holiday promotion we’ve got tons of gifts to go around &

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Keeping Yourself Safe: Impostors

Shakepay has developed this material to make customers aware that scammers are always looking for new ways to part you from your money. The case study below highlights some of the risks of transacting with crypto. We hope that you will be vigilant before sending any crypto out of your

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Keeping Yourself Safe: Brokers and Financial Advisors

Shakepay has developed this material to make customers aware that scammers are always looking for new ways to part you from your money. The case study below highlights some of the risks of transacting with crypto. We hope that you will be vigilant before sending any crypto out of your

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Keeping Yourself Safe: Romance Scams

Shakepay has developed this material to make customers aware that scammers are always looking for new ways to part you from your money. The case study below highlights some of the risks of transacting with crypto. We hope that you will be vigilant before sending any crypto out of your

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Keeping Yourself Safe: Fake Cryptocurrency Investment Websites and Exchanges

Shakepay has developed this material to make customers aware that scammers are always looking for new ways to part you from your money. The case study below highlights some of the risks of transacting with crypto. We hope that you will be vigilant before sending any crypto out of your

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Announcing: Crypto held in cold storage with Coinbase Custody

Today is a big day. We’re excited to announce that our customers' crypto will now be held in cold storage with Coinbase Custody! The idea behind this custody arrangement is simple: you should always have a claim to your crypto. This change ensures that your digital currency is

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2% of Canadians are now using Shakepay!

There are now over 800,000 Canadians using Shakepay, which works out to over 2% of the entire country. This isn’t just huge news for us. It’s huge news for you, for Canada, and for Bitcoin! You’ve proven that there’s massive demand for a new financial

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Updated Terms of Use

With the Shakepay Card launch drawing closer, it’s time for an updated Terms of Use which will take effect on October 1st, 2021. We’ve also updated a few other sections of our Terms of Use that are not related to the Shakepay Card Here’s a breakdown of

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Some important compliance changes

As a money services business that is regulated by FINTRAC, we are required to comply with some new requirements. We want to provide some updates on what this means. What to expect: * Long-term, this means we’ll be able to offer more services to our customers * Short-term, you’ll notice

Introducing: The Daily Referral Giveaway!

We’re excited to announce a new way to earn free sats. Starting today, referring a friend to Shakepay enters you into The Daily Referral Giveaway and gives you a chance to win $1,000 in sats! How you can participate: * Invite a friend to join Shakepay using your referral

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600,000 Canadians now on Shakepay

Huge news. There are now over 600,000 Canadians using Shakepay! It was only two months when we announced 380,000 Canadians were using the platform. Clearly, the ideas behind hard money are gaining traction. Every day, more and more Canadians are discovering bitcoin as the basis for a new

Introducing the Shakepay Card 💳

We’re extremely excited to announce the Shakepay Card with bitcoin cashback on everything you buy. All bitcoin cashback will be settled to your Shakepay bitcoin balance and will be separate from your Shakepay card balance. Earn bitcoin, not reward miles With the Shakepay Card, you’ll be able to

Join us: a chat with Shakepay's CTO & Co-Cofounder

We're excited to introduce weekly Meet the Team calls on our Discord server! This is something our community had asked for and we think it's a great chance to bring you closer to the people that are building the platform that you use every day! This