# Crypto.com > Cryptocurrency in every wallet Crypto.com is a cryptocurrency exchange platform offering trading, payments, and custody services. It serves individual and institutional users seeking to buy, trade, and spend digital assets. Crypto.com is a cryptocurrency exchange and financial services company that provides trading, payments, custody, and card products for digital assets. It serves individual users, merchants, and institutional clients looking to buy, sell, store, and spend cryptocurrencies alongside traditional financial products such as stocks and prediction markets. The platform combines a retail app with a separate exchange for advanced traders, alongside an onchain gateway for interacting with decentralized applications and swapping tokens. It supports a crypto-linked payment card, merchant payment tools, and institutional custody and trading infrastructure, and it operates under licenses and regulatory approvals in multiple jurisdictions. Users can also access staking and other yield-generating services through its onchain and exchange products. Its offerings span the Crypto.com App for everyday users, an advanced exchange for professional traders, and a Pay product for merchants accepting crypto payments, in addition to its association with the Cronos blockchain ecosystem. The platform is used by retail investors, active traders, merchants, and institutions across a range of supported assets and services. - Type: Company - Sector: Finance - Status: Active - Founded: 2016-01-01 - Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/Cryptocom ## Products - [Crypto.com Exchange](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Cryptocom): Crypto.com Exchange is a centralized exchange for trading cryptocurrencies and derivatives. It provides spot order books, perpetual futures, and margin products alongside API and TradingView-based trading tools for active traders. Institutional users can access dedicated custody and API connectivity, while retail users trade through a web and mobile interface. The exchange operates alongside the broader Crypto.com ecosystem, supporting deposits and withdrawals across multiple blockchains. (Centralised Exchange, Live, Main Product) - [Crypto.com Visa Card](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Cryptocom): Crypto.com Visa Card is a prepaid payment card enabling cryptocurrency spending through automatic conversion at the point of sale. It provides cashback rewards paid in a native token based on staking-tier requirements, along with subscription rebates for select services. Cardholders top up balances from custodial or non-custodial wallets, including transfers over multiple blockchains, and access benefits through a linked rewards program. (Card, Live) - [Cronos PoS Chain](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Cryptocom): Cronos PoS Chain is a public, open-source, permissionless proof-of-stake Layer 1 blockchain built on the Cosmos SDK. It offers high transaction speed and low fees, underpinning security for the broader Cronos ecosystem. The chain uses a native token for staking and transaction fees and connects to other Cosmos-based networks through interoperability protocols. (L1, Live) - [Crypto.com Pay](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Cryptocom): Crypto.com Pay is a merchant payment gateway that enables businesses to accept cryptocurrency payments at checkout through direct integrations or a dedicated merchant application. Merchants can generate invoices and accept payment across multiple digital assets, with settlement handled through the platform. The service integrates with e-commerce plugins and a software development kit for embedding payment acceptance into existing checkout flows. (Merchant Payment Gateway, Live) - [Cronos EVM Chain](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Cryptocom): Cronos EVM Chain is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain built on the Cosmos SDK. It enables Ethereum-based decentralized applications and smart contracts to operate with low transaction fees and fast finality while connecting to the Cosmos ecosystem through interoperability protocols. The chain runs in parallel to the Cronos PoS Chain and uses a native token for gas fees, and supports developer SDKs for querying balances, tokens, and wallets. (L1, Live) - [Cronos zkEVM](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Cryptocom): Cronos zkEVM is a zero-knowledge Layer 2 blockchain secured by Ethereum, built on a ZK stack framework. It uses zero-knowledge proofs to batch transactions and post validity proofs to Ethereum for settlement, reducing costs while inheriting Ethereum security. The chain features a yield-bearing native gas token backed by staked assets and connects to Ethereum through a native bridge for token transfers. (L2, Discontinued) - [Crypto.com App](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Cryptocom): Crypto.com App is a mobile application for everyday users to buy, sell, and store cryptocurrencies. It provides fiat on-ramp functionality so users can purchase crypto with local currencies, alongside staking, earning, and portfolio features within a single mobile-first interface. The app targets retail users seeking a simplified alternative to the exchange's advanced trading tools, and is subject to geographic access restrictions in certain markets. (On/Off Ramp, Live) - [Crypto.com Custody](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Cryptocom): Crypto.com Custody is an institutional digital asset custody service that safeguards client holdings through dedicated account structures. It is designed for institutions and advanced traders needing secure storage of assets separate from active trading balances. The service integrates with the exchange platform to allow custodied assets to support trading activity. (Custodian, Live) ## Assets - [Cronos (CRO)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Cryptocom): CRO is the native token of Cronos, an EVM-compatible blockchain built on the Cosmos SDK. It is used to pay transaction fees, secure the network through staking, and participate in governance on the Cronos PoS Chain and Cronos EVM Chain. The token bridges to Ethereum and other networks, and backs zkCRO, the yield-bearing gas token of Cronos zkEVM. (Native) - [Cronos zkEVM CRO (ZKCRO)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Cryptocom): zkCRO is the native gas token of Cronos zkEVM, a zero-knowledge Layer 2 network built on the ZKsync ZK Stack and secured by Ethereum. It is used to pay transaction fees on Cronos zkEVM and represents a yield-bearing form of CRO backed by CRO staked on the Cronos PoS Chain. Users deposit CRO through the native bridge to mint zkCRO, which can later be redeemed for staked CRO after a waiting period. 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