# Zerohash

> Zerohash is a Chicago-based crypto and stablecoin infrastructure provider that lets banks, brokerages, fintechs and marketplaces embed digital-asset products - trading, payments, stablecoins and tokenization - through a single regulated API. Rather than building blockchain rails, custody and compliance themselves, clients like Stripe, Interactive Brokers, Morgan Stanley and Franklin Templeton plug into Zerohash's licensed, end-to-end platform. Founded in 2017 by Edward Woodford, the company reached unicorn status in 2025 and has settled tens of billions of dollars in volume for millions of end users across nearly 200 jurisdictions.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Chicago, Illinois, United States
- **Founders:** Edward Woodford (Co-Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~180 employees
- **Products:** Trade, Transact, Tokenize, Qualified Custody, Compliance & Liquidity
- **Notable:** Reached unicorn status with a $1B valuation in September 2025., Reportedly turned down a ~$2B acquisition offer from Mastercard to remain independent., Settled $65B+ in volume and serves 7M+ end customers across nearly 200 jurisdictions.

## Products & services

- **Trade** — APIs for crypto buy/sell, enterprise staking, lending and rewards programs, backed by qualified custody for digital assets.
- **Transact** — Stablecoin payment acceptance (payins), global crypto payouts, fiat-to-crypto on/off ramps, remittances and instant account funding.
- **Tokenize** — Tokenization payment rails and an institutional tokenization engine for issuing and settling tokenized assets and funds.
- **Qualified Custody** — Regulated, institutional-grade custody for digital assets bundled into the platform.
- **Compliance & Liquidity** — Built-in KYC/AML, regulatory reporting, licensing coverage and liquidity so clients launch without assembling their own stack.

## Achievements

- Reached unicorn status with a $1B valuation in September 2025.
- Reportedly turned down a ~$2B acquisition offer from Mastercard to remain independent.
- Settled $65B+ in volume and serves 7M+ end customers across nearly 200 jurisdictions.
- Applied for a US national trust bank charter with the OCC (filed March 2026).
- Zerohash Europe secured both a MiCAR license and a Dutch Central Bank EMI license - a first for a crypto infrastructure firm in Europe.
- Powers crypto and tokenization for marquee institutions including Stripe, Morgan Stanley and Franklin Templeton.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Zerohash Europe secured a Dutch Central Bank Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license, adding to its MiCAR license; reported to be raising fresh capital above a $1.5B valuation after Mastercard dropped investment plans.
- **2026-03** — Filed an application with the OCC for a US national trust bank charter to provide a defined set of digital-asset services.
- **2025-09** — Closed a $104M Series D-2 led by Interactive Brokers, reaching a $1B valuation and unicorn status.
- **2025-07** — Reports surfaced of a ~$100M raise at close to a $1B valuation.

## Links

- Website: https://zerohash.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zerohash
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ZeroHashX
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8HvrzcqzbusQYyfzctl_VA

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Last updated: 2026-06-10