what's kast?
KAST is a global money app designed to provide seamless financial services using cryptocurrency infrastructure, eliminating traditional banking limitations. It enables users to deposit USD, send and receive money across borders, and manage stablecoins in a self-custodial manner. Built on multiple blockchains like Solana and BNB Chain, KAST integrates onramps and offramps for crypto and fiat, supporting features such as virtual accounts available in over 150 countries and partnerships with stablecoin platforms for enhanced transparency and utility. The platform is evolving into a comprehensive financial operating system, with upcoming features like dedicated savings accounts, instant P2P transfers via KAST Tags, and local payout methods (e.g., SPEI in Mexico). By combining crypto rails with everyday finance, KAST aims to offer 24/7 accessibility, no bureaucratic hurdles, and support for both AI and human users in a borderless economy.
Kast is listed as a tokenized RWA payments protocol and partnered with Bitget exchange.
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x.com/kastxyzListed in a curated overview of tokenized RWA protocols under the "Payments" category alongside Rain Cards and Stellar.
Partnered with Bitget exchange.
Founders Card 2.0 orders close on 2026-04-11, offering a limited edition design, lifetime premium with no fees, and VIP perks.
Ranked second among crypto card providers by volume in March 2026, during a month when the sector reached an all-time high volume of $606.6M.
Partnered with Jupiter and GSR.
Partnered with AWS.
Launched KAST card with Pudgy Penguins at Blockworks DAS in New York City on March 25th, 2026.
Partnered with CoinGecko as mentioned in a podcast discussion about CoinGecko's key partnerships.
Raised $80M Series A co-led by QED Investors and Left Lane Capital at a $600M valuation on March 9, 2026.
Partnered with arts_dao in 2024 for collaborative cards.
Raised $80M Series A funding at a $600M valuation, led by ASvanevik and peakxvpartners.
Distributed Pengu Card codes to Inner Igloo event attendees on March 8, 2026.
Sponsors a gaming tournament on 2026-03-07 with $1000 in KAST PAY rewards as part of a $2500+ total prize pool.
Appeared in podcast discussing integration with Hyperliquid and positioning as a regulated crypto exchange.
Partnered with Pudgy Penguins, generating over 100,000 sign-ups for its Pengu card in 24 hours.
Partnered with Zashi as mentioned in a podcast episode discussing crypto infrastructure and investments.
Hosts a Pudgy Penguins event at LANDMARK, Cardinal Point in Hong Kong on 2026-02-12.
Partnered with Pudgy Penguins to launch Pengu Card on Visa for crypto spending via Apple Pay, live in 170+ countries, enabling spending at over 150 million merchants, offering up to 12% cashback and 7% yield, requires KYC.
Partners with Superteam to provide a Superteam card for its members.
Featured in a crypto payments infrastructure analysis and a Blockworks Research report as a stablecoin platform evolving into a full-stack financial product.
Launched an Earn feature that provides DeFi yield through curated vaults.
Has grown user count every single month since launching.
70% of users are located in developed countries.
Kast has established partnerships with Trezor, Bitwise, and Sui Network.
Kast reached profitability in 15 months of operation.
Grew to over 170 employees, hiring for compliance, analyst, partnerships, project management, AML.
Featured in podcast with Raoul Pal discussing crypto navigation for 2026, mentioned among partner organizations at 8:39.
Partners with Movement network to offer 4% MOVE token cashback rewards to KAST card holders on purchases, with KAST providing stablecoin-based real-world payments integrated with Movement's blockchain.
Has over 500,000 card holders across 160+ countries.
CEO and Founder Raagulan Pathy confirmed as speaker at ETHDenver 2026 conference.
Integrated Gauntlet to provide cross-chain yield through KAST Earn, powered by Gauntlet USD Alpha, for business savings accounts, accessible to over 500,000 users.
KAST for Business opens waitlist at Solana Breakpoint 2025 and announces USDC Savings Vault product.
Maintains a live point system for earning Kast Points via card spending and cashback, with TGE targeting Q2–Q3 2026 for conversion to $KAST tokens.
International transfer capability expanded to 100 countries and 7 currencies, enabling direct crypto wallet to bank account transfers. Airdrop program offers 2x staking points for physical card users.
Partnered with Jupiter Exchange and Paradex, mentioned in Brian Armstrong's podcast at timestamp 11:38.
A user reports switching from KAST card to BasedOneX card due to KAST's 2.5% net fees versus BasedOneX's 0% forex fees and upcoming 5% cashback program.
An official report released at EFDevcon features KAST as one of 8 companies redefining payments in Latin America with stablecoins, alongside Aave and other established payment providers.
KAST integrates with Nansen AI, allowing users to check their KAST rewards through the Nansen AI platform.
KAST sponsors Coffee Kiosks at BREAKPOINT conference in Abu Dhabi next month.
Operates native stablecoin USDK built on M0, enabling on-chain verification of bank balances. Acknowledged by M0 protocol as a builder.
Integrates Privy for wallet and stablecoin infrastructure in neobank services, as first x402-built neobank launches.
Founder and CEO publicly buys $AVICI, a competitor's token, and explains the rationale for the purchase.