Relai is a Bitcoin-only self-custodial buying and savings app co-founded by Julian Liniger and Adem Bilican that lets users purchase BTC directly into their own wallets without the app ever holding customer funds. Relai's Twitter Score is 42 out of 1000 as of September 2026, ranking #21,914 (top 5%) among 486,860 tracked accounts.
Relai was co-founded in 2020 by Julian Liniger, who serves as CEO, and Adem Bilican, who serves as CTO. The app operates across the EU and Switzerland, registered as a Crypto-Asset Service Provider under the MiCA framework with the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF), and is also a member of the VQF self-regulatory organization. Relai is additionally integrated with Blockstream Greenlight.
Relai surpassed $1 billion in total transaction volume in 2025 and has recorded more than 500,000 app downloads. The platform won "Best Crypto Startup" at the 2024 Swiss Crypto Awards. Beyond its core retail offering, Relai provides Relai Private for larger investors and Relai Business for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Relai raised $12 million in a Series A funding round led by Ego Death Capital, with additional backing from Redalpine, Fulgur Ventures, Lightning Ventures, Polytech Ventures, Timechain, Cabrit Capital, Crowdcube, Ace & Company, Value Marker, Swisspreneur, Plan B Bitcoin Fund, and Solit Group. Relai has published 44,240 posts on the platform and has been mentioned by 135 accounts a total of 980 times.
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The accounts that follow Relai include 215 founders, 23 angel investors, 158 influencers and 8 VCs, among them Eric Wall, Mario Nawfal, Adam Back, 0xMaki, Bitcoin Magazine and Matthew Graham.