what's ready (formerly argent)?
Ready is a smart contract wallet designed to make cryptocurrency accessible and user-friendly, eliminating traditional barriers like seed phrases and gas fees. Built on account abstraction, it allows users to interact with decentralized applications (dApps) using simple authentication methods such as email and password. The platform supports seamless onchain transactions, enabling features like one-tap DeFi interactions, staking, and swapping across blockchains, particularly emphasizing the Starknet layer-2 network for scalability and low costs. Formerly known as Argent, Ready has evolved into a comprehensive onchain financial tool, positioning itself as an alternative to traditional banking. It integrates self-custody principles with intuitive mobile and web interfaces, allowing users to buy, store, spend, and earn on crypto assets without compromising security. Key innovations include social recovery mechanisms for lost access and guardian approvals for enhanced protection. The project focuses on expanding crypto adoption by bridging Web3 with everyday finance, supporting ecosystems like Ethereum and Starknet through partnerships and hackathons. Its architecture leverages zero-knowledge proofs and modular smart contracts to ensure privacy and efficiency in transactions.
Ready launched perpetual futures with 50x leverage, is a top crypto card leader, and integrated USDC.
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x.com/ready_coIntegrated with Focus Tree to provide free Ready cards to over 1 million students already onboarded to Starknet.
The rebrand name is confirmed as Ready wallet (formerly Argent), and the payment card achieved Product-Market Fit with transactions running on Starknet blockchain.
The platform reaches 1,290 BTC staked ($116M) and claims to be the largest bitcoin staking validator.
Perpetual futures trading goes live on Ready Wallet with 70+ trading pairs, up to 50x leverage, and Extended app partnership offering 10% points boost.
Total crypto card market volume reached $406M in November, with Ready ranking among the top 3 leaders alongside Rain and Ether.fi Cash.
Crypto card volume grew 58% in November from $3.3M to $5.2M, ranking as a leader in rapid growth among crypto card providers.
Ready integrates native USDC issued by Circle with CCTP support on Starknet, enabling cross-chain transfers and spending through Ready Card.
Ready Card partners with CofiBlocks to provide payment solutions for Costa Rican coffee farmers, eliminating intermediaries in the coffee supply chain.
December brings a new cashback boost system designed to reward consistent card usage.
Multi-currency local accounts now available with 0.4% fee for bank transfer to USDC conversion, with Tuyo integration enabling 0.4% Euro off-ramp fees.
Ready Card launches a 24-hour Black Friday promotion with boosted cashback rates: Metal members receive up to 12% cashback (first 30 days) or 10% (after 30 days), while Lite members receive 5% cashback, significantly higher than standard rates.
Launched new promotional offer including card for $80, free express delivery, and a surprise worth up to $1,000, with free card availability to all users.
Metal card weekly sales record broken by Thursday of the promotional week.
Platform is 22.02 BTC away from reaching 1000 BTC staking milestone.
Metal card daily sales record tripled yesterday, and the current week-long promotion includes a surprise for first 1,000 orders valued up to $1,000.
Ready Metal card available for $80 in Black Friday sale, users earn $150 cashback in first month with regular card use.
Platform reaches 2M+ downloads.
Black Friday sale launched for Metal card product, described as the cheapest price the card will ever be offered at.
Ready has a live integration with idOS_network, an identity layer platform backed by Circle Ventures, Ripple Labs, NEAR, Tezos, Starknet and Radix.
Account abstraction feature allows users to update wallets with quantum-resistant upgrades against Shor's algorithm.
The project currently operates without a native token, mentioned in a list of tokenless products integrated with @arc.
Platform has 850 BTC in active staking positions.
User reports wallet corruption issue this week on legacy Argent wallet, with support unable to help recover funds despite historical social recovery feature, resulting in complete loss of assets.
Bitcoin yield on the platform will be significantly enhanced in the near future. (Tweet ID: 1988311012127502853)
10% city-wide cashback now available in Buenos Aires, competing with traditional cash foreign exchange rates.
Platform spending grew 13x in 6 months, reaching $3.3m in October from $250k in April.
Ready ranks as the #1 validator on Starknet network.
Ready card used at Decathlon store grand opening in Buenos Aires, demonstrating real-world retail adoption in Argentina.
Ready collaborates with Starknet Foundation and Cartridge to host Stark Café at Devconnect developer conference.
The project is actively hiring Android engineers to accelerate development. (Tweet ID: 1986765648505024746)
The cashback card is promoted as the best option for Devconnect in Argentina.
Bitcoin staking through SolvBTC launches with 3.79% APY, showcased by whale staking $7.5M.
Metal card product shows very high user retention with no observable churn.
Virtual accounts feature launches, processing $100k via Bank Deposit within hours of release.
Card experiences 2x price increase overnight after Google Pay integration.
10% citywide cashback boost launches for metal card users in Buenos Aires during EFDevcon.
Google Pay integration launches as a live payment method with Apple Pay coming soon. Metal card product launches at $120 with 10% STRK cashback in first month (reducing to 3% ongoing).
Direct bank deposit feature launches, enabling fiat-to-USDC conversion without centralized exchanges, supporting multiple fiat currencies including EUR, GBP, MXN, BRL, and AED.
Partnership with idOS_network brings reusable decentralized identity integration to 2M+ users.
Partnership with idOS Network brings reusable decentralized identity to Ready Wallet, which has 2 million downloads.
Cashback card product announced with 120 USDC annual cost and 1,800 USDC earning potential (15x return), paying monthly $150 cashback in STRK token with 10% cashback rate in first month.
Bitcoin staking reaches 80 BTC (approximately $10 million TVL) in under 24 hours, demonstrating strong early traction for the BTCFi staking product.
Launches with Bitcoin and STRK staking rewards, institutional fund access through RE7 partnership, and 100M STRK DeFi incentives.
Long-term users (5+ years) report receiving no airdrop and being forced to migrate funds, causing user dissatisfaction and complaints about the wallet transition process.
Launched Ready Card providing 10% cashback in the first month then 3% ongoing, settling on Starknet with rewards paid in $STRK, and offering $USDC loans with $WBTC collateral plus Earn products, accepted anywhere Mastercard is.
Bitcoin loans now available with instant card spending capabilities and yield generation.
Argent rebrands to Ready, announced during EthCC event.
Major rebranding announced with new name reveal planned in coming weeks.
New BONK ARENA game launches as Phantom-exclusive partnership with BRAVO READY GAMES
New game BONK!!! launches with real-money gaming technology; 50% of all gaming revenue allocated to token buybacks.
New 2FA security feature rolls out for wallet accounts with 30-second upgrade process.
Payment card enables DeFi-to-fiat spending through Mastercard network.
New weekly rewards program launches for May, offering $100 to 5 card users each Monday who complete at least one transaction.
Active reward program distributes $10,000 to users, with ongoing rewards for $10+ swaps.
Active reward program distributes $7,292 in weekly prizes, with hourly rewards up to $10,000 for $10+ swaps.
Smart account technology achieves widespread adoption through major exchange integrations and educational platform reaching 1M students.
Focus Tree integrates with wallet for gas-free student onboarding to Starknet ecosystem
New Loot Box feature launches with $50,000 prize pool for swaps over $10.
In-app swaps now include gamified rewards system through new Loot Box feature.
New integration with Layerswap simplifies CEX-to-self-custody transfers.
New Easy Bridging feature launches with Layerswap integration, enabling direct transfers from any CEX or blockchain to Starknet.
3000 new users added to Metal card whitelist as product rollout accelerates.
Metal card members receive up to $150 STRK cashback, with potential annual rewards of $1,800 for $120 membership.