# Backpack > All-in-one crypto wallet and exchange Backpack is a crypto exchange and wallet provider. It lets users trade crypto and U.S. stocks, lend and borrow assets, and store assets in a self-custodial wallet. Backpack is a crypto exchange, stock brokerage, and self-custodial wallet provider. It combines spot, margin, and perpetual futures trading, lending and borrowing, and U.S. stock trading with a standalone wallet. Individual and active traders use it to manage trading, investing, and storage in one place. Backpack Exchange runs verified accounts with sub-accounts and shared collateral across spot, futures, and lending positions. Automated grid trading bots let users run strategies without placing every order by hand. Backpack Securities adds real U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs held as security entitlements, plus stock perpetuals, to the same account. Backpack Wallet is a self-custodial wallet for browsers and mobile that supports swapping, staking, NFT management, hardware wallet connections, and multi-sig protection. Eligible stock holdings can be converted into tokenized securities for onchain use. The platform serves crypto traders, stock investors, and wallet users across many regions. - Type: Company - Sector: Custody and Wallets - Status: Active - Founded: 2022-09-01 - Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/Backpack ## Products - [Backpack Exchange](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Backpack): Backpack Exchange is a centralized cryptocurrency exchange offering spot, margin, and perpetual futures trading. Users can also lend and borrow assets and run automated grid trading bots from the same account. Sub-accounts let traders keep strategies separate. (Centralised Exchange, Live) - [Backpack Wallet](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Backpack): Backpack Wallet is a self-custodial crypto wallet available as a browser extension and a mobile app. Users send, receive, swap, and stake tokens, and store and secure NFTs with collection locking. It connects to hardware wallets and offers multi-sig protection. (Wallet, Live, Main Product) - [Backpack Securities](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Backpack): Backpack Securities lets eligible verified users trade real U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs, as well as stock perpetuals, from the same account they use for crypto. Stocks are held as security entitlements through regulated brokers, with fractional shares and cash dividends. Securities can also be converted into tokenized securities and redeemed back. (Centralised Exchange, Live) ## Assets - [SanDisk - Backpack Securities (SNDK)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Backpack): SNDK is a tokenized security issued by Backpack Securities, representing a real SanDisk share held through regulated US brokerage infrastructure. Backpack Securities account holders can convert their SanDisk holdings into SNDK tokens on Solana and redeem them 1:1 back into the underlying share through standard brokerage settlement. The token is self-custodied, transferable wallet to wallet, and usable in Solana DeFi around the clock. 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