# Uphold > Earn Crypto Better Uphold lets users buy, hold, exchange and send digital and traditional currencies in one account, enabling cross-border payments and multi-asset trading. Uphold helps users manage digital and traditional assets by providing direct conversion between cryptocurrencies, fiat currencies, and commodities without intermediate steps. With it, users can trade across asset classes, send global payments, and access stablecoin services. Uphold maintains full reserves with real-time proof of funds and operates under regulatory licenses across multiple jurisdictions. - Type: Company - Sector: Finance - Status: Active - Founded: 2013-01-01 - Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/uphold ## Products - [Uphold Platform](https://thegrid.id/profiles/uphold): Digital asset platform supporting multiple currencies across fiat, crypto, and precious metals with integrated trading, storage, and global transfer capabilities. The system maintains 100% reserves with real-time transparency reporting and supports instant asset conversion between categories. (Centralised Exchange, Live, Main Product) - [Uphold Vault](https://thegrid.id/profiles/uphold): Assisted self-custody solution using three-key architecture requiring two keys to move assets while providing secure key replacement service. The system integrates with Uphold's trading platform for instant access to multiple assets while maintaining user control over private keys. (Multi-Sig Wallet, Live) - [Uphold Enterprise API](https://thegrid.id/profiles/uphold): Uphold Enterprise API infrastructure provides businesses with digital asset integration capabilities through modular endpoints supporting customer onboarding, fiat conversion, and multi-asset trading access. The system manages compliance workflows, processes global payments, and aggregates liquidity from various trading venues. (Financial Services Platform, Live) - [UpHODL](https://thegrid.id/profiles/uphold): UpHODL is a multi-chain self-custodial wallet supporting Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, ERC-20 tokens, and NFTs with WalletConnect integration for DeFi access. The wallet enables direct crypto purchases, cloud backup functionality, and Ledger hardware wallet integration while maintaining full user control of private keys. (Wallet, Live) - [Uphold Developer API](https://thegrid.id/profiles/uphold): A REST API that allows developers to integrate Uphold’s trading, accounts, authentication, and other platform functions into their own applications. 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