Shakepay Inc. is a Canadian bitcoin-focused money app that lets users buy, sell, earn, and hold bitcoin and other digital assets, serving more than 1.5 million Canadians. Shakepay Buy Bitcoin's Twitter Score is 28 out of 1000 as of August 2026, ranking #34,448 (top 10%) among 483,652 tracked accounts.
Shakepay Buy Bitcoin was co-founded by Jean Amiouny as CEO and Roy Breidi as CTO, and has grown into one of Canada's better-known retail bitcoin platforms since its launch. The platform has reported more than $15 billion in digital currency bought and sold. In a Series A round dated February 2022, Shakepay Buy Bitcoin raised US$35.2 million, with QED Investors among the backers.
Shakepay Buy Bitcoin supports buying, selling, depositing, transferring, earning, holding, and withdrawing Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USD Coin, alongside Canadian and US dollar services including direct deposit and Interac e-Transfer. Its services are available exclusively to eligible users residing in Canada with a valid Canadian mobile phone number. Canadian dollars held in a Shakepay account benefit from CIPF protection, though that coverage does not extend to crypto assets.
Shakepay Buy Bitcoin is a member of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization and is registered as an Investment Dealer with the Autorité des Marchés Financiers and securities regulators across Canadian provinces and territories. It is also registered with FINTRAC as a Money Service Business dealing in virtual currencies and money transferring, under FINTRAC number M17065696.
Shakepay Buy Bitcoin has expanded its product offerings in recent periods, launching Lightning withdrawals powered by Lightspark. Shakepay Buy Bitcoin is also partnering with Tetra Trust Company, Purpose Investments, Wealthsimple, Shopify, ATB Financial, National Bank of Canada, and Urbana Corporation on a fiat-backed Canadian stablecoin planned for 2026, to be issued by Tetra Trust and backed 1:1 with CAD reserves held in Canada.
Shakepay Buy Bitcoin has published 20,372 posts on the platform and has been mentioned by 126 accounts, with 374 total mentions.
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