Ramp Launches Multichain Wallet to Make Self-Custody Easier for Mainstream Users

• Ramp has launched a new multichain wallet that combines buying, selling, swapping and cashing out crypto in a single app.
• The wallet starts with ETH support across eight networks and will expand to Bitcoin, Solana, BNB Chain, Avalanche and others.

Ramp is moving beyond its familiar role as crypto’s back-end payments layer and stepping directly into the wallet market.

The infrastructure company said it has launched a multichain self-custody wallet designed to let users buy, sell, swap and cash out digital assets inside one application, rather than relying on a patchwork of third-party tools.

It is a fairly obvious direction, really. If self-custody is still too fragmented for normal users, then the next product battle is about stitching the pieces together without taking control of the assets.

Ramp tries to simplify one of crypto’s oldest user problems

At launch, the wallet supports Ether across eight networks: Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Linea, MegaETH, Optimism, Polygon zkEVM and zkSync Era. Ramp said support for additional networks is also planned, including Bitcoin, Solana, Binance Smart Chain, Polygon, Apechain, Avalanche, Celo and Gnosis.

That matters because self-custody remains one of crypto’s most persistent product headaches. Users are often told to control their own assets, but in practice that usually means managing multiple apps, bridges, on-ramps and cash-out services. Ramp is betting that bringing those actions together into one place can make non-custodial wallets feel less broken.

The company said the wallet uses USDC on Base as a core balance for transfers, payments and in-app activity. Assets themselves remain secured through a self-custodial setup, with passkeys and optional key export.

The company is shifting from infrastructure partner to front-end brand

That is a notable change for Ramp. Until now, it has largely operated behind the scenes as the infrastructure layer powering crypto purchases inside partner apps such as MetaMask and Trust Wallet, serving more than 10 million users globally.

The wallet will be available globally, though not in the European Union, where Ramp said regulatory requirements prevent launch for now. That caveat aside, the strategy is clear enough. Ramp is no longer content to be the plumbing behind crypto access. It wants to become part of the interface people actually use.

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