# Edge

> Edge is a San Diego company building a self-custody, privacy-first mobile wallet for buying, storing, swapping and spending more than 120 cryptocurrencies. Founded in 2014 as Airbitz and rebranded to Edge in 2018, it pioneered a username-and-password login model backed by client-side encryption and a zero-knowledge architecture, so private keys and account data never leave a user's device unencrypted. The same security layer is offered to developers as the Edge Login SDK.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** San Diego, California, United States
- **Founders:** Paul Puey (CEO & Co-Founder), William Swanson (Chief Architect & Co-Founder), Damian Cutillo (Co-Founder), Scott Morgan (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** 27
- **Products:** Edge Wallet, Edge Login, In-app exchange & fiat onramps, Edge Core (open source)
- **Notable:** Pioneered username/password automatic wallet backup, removing the need for seed phrases while staying non-custodial., Operated continuously since 2014 (as Airbitz, then Edge) through multiple crypto cycles., Built a zero-knowledge, client-side-encryption architecture where keys never leave the device unencrypted.

## Products & services

- **Edge Wallet** — Self-custody mobile wallet (iOS and Android) for buying, storing, swapping and spending 120+ cryptocurrencies, with client-side encryption and username/password login instead of seed phrases.
- **Edge Login** — A single sign-on and key-management SDK that lets other apps offer Edge's encrypted account and wallet functionality without building their own custody layer.
- **In-app exchange & fiat onramps** — Integrated buy, sell and swap through partner exchanges and payment providers, plus staking and debit-card spending, all inside the non-custodial app.
- **Edge Core (open source)** — A core JavaScript implementation providing Edge account and wallet functionality for NodeJS, HTML and React Native applications, published openly on GitHub.

## Achievements

- Pioneered username/password automatic wallet backup, removing the need for seed phrases while staying non-custodial.
- Operated continuously since 2014 (as Airbitz, then Edge) through multiple crypto cycles.
- Built a zero-knowledge, client-side-encryption architecture where keys never leave the device unencrypted.
- Expanded support to 120+ cryptocurrencies across major chains including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Tron, Polygon and more.
- Released open-source core libraries and a developer login SDK.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Wallet support expanded to over 120 cryptocurrencies across major blockchains.
- **2025-01** — Integrated Botanix, an EVM Layer 2 on Bitcoin, enabling smart-contract activity secured by Bitcoin.
- **2024-01** — Integrated Zano privacy features including private view keys and confidential multi-output sends.

## Links

- Website: https://edge.app
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/edgeapp
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/edgesecure
- GitHub: https://github.com/EdgeApp
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EdgeWallet/

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Last updated: 2026-06-15