— partners since 2017Born from
ShapeShift.
KeepKey was born from ShapeShift — acquired in 2017, when we became the first hardware wallet to trade directly from the device. Today the ShapeShift swap API is one of the routes built into KeepKey: a powerful aggregator that scans protocols for the best cross-chain price. And the trading fees it earns flow back to fund the ShapeShift DAO — the community we came from.
Shared bloodline
We didn't partner with ShapeShift.
We came from it.
KeepKey and ShapeShift have been intertwined for the better part of a decade. That history is why swaps feel native on the device — they were designed together from the start.
Acquired by ShapeShift
ShapeShift, led by Erik Voorhees, acquired KeepKey. The integration made KeepKey the first hardware wallet to enable direct, on-device asset swaps — trading securely from your wallet without an exchange account.
ShapeShift becomes a DAO
ShapeShift decentralized into a community-owned DAO and KeepKey spun out as an independent company. The bond stayed: shared engineers, shared open-source roots, shared mission.
Co-existing, still allied
For swaps, KeepKey leverages ShapeShift’s aggregator innovation — plugging into their multi-protocol routing for the best cross-chain price rather than reinventing it. Two independent teams, still pulling in the same direction.
How it works
A powerful aggregator,
built into KeepKey.
Choose the ShapeShift route and its aggregator does the hard part — scanning protocols for the best cross-chain price — while your hardware does the part only it can: keep your keys safe and sign the deal.
Best route, every time
ShapeShift’s open-source swapper aggregates quotes across protocols — THORChain, ChainFlip and more — and routes your trade through whichever path gives you the best price.
Cross-chain, native assets
Swap real BTC for real ETH, RUNE, and dozens of native assets across chains. No wrapped IOUs, no bridges you have to trust — settlement happens on the underlying networks.
Signed on your device
ShapeShift builds the trade; your KeepKey signs it. The transaction is verified on the device screen and the spending keys never leave the hardware.
Non-custodial by design
No account, no KYC wall, no deposit address holding your funds. You swap straight from your own wallet and keep custody the entire time.
One interface
Portfolio, swaps, and DeFi live together in the ShapeShift app — connect your KeepKey once and trade across everything it supports.
Open source, end to end
From the ShapeShift swapper to KeepKey firmware, the stack is open for anyone to audit. The cooperation is in the code, not just the brand.
Two teams, one mission
Independent.
Still in this together.
ShapeShift is a community-owned DAO. KeepKey is an independent company. We run our own roads — but they keep meeting at the same place: putting people back in control of their money.
And it flows both ways: every trade routed through the ShapeShift API shares a portion of its fees back to the ShapeShift DAO — so swapping on KeepKey helps fund the community we came from.
ShapeShift × KeepKeySwap from cold storage.
Connect your KeepKey to ShapeShift and trade across chains without ever handing over your keys.