"We believe in a future where bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are a worldwide medium of exchange and store of value. Our mission is to walk at the forefront of this inevitability by building bridges that bring the technology to society through unique hardware and software products."

Douglas Bakkum, Co-founder & CEO

Shift Crypto AG

Shift Crypto AG is a privately held company based in Zurich, Switzerland. Our international team of specialists across engineering, cryptosecurity and Bitcoin core development build the BitBox products and provide consulting services.

The BitBox02, a second generation hardware wallet, equips individuals to easily store, protect, and transact cryptocurrencies. Its companion, the BitBoxApp, provides an all-in-one solution to securely manage your digital assets with ease.

Management team

Douglas Bakkum, Ph.D.

Co-founder & CEO

Douglas invented the original BitBox and is a hacker of hardware, software, and wetware. He is an accomplished neuroengineering scientist (Ph.D. Georgia Tech) and former group leader at ETH Zürich, with a diverse background spanning mechanical engineering (M.Sc. and B.Sc.), AI, cognitive science and robotics. On the side, his collaborative works in the bioart field, the Meart and CellF projects, have been exhibited around the world and received numerous prizes.

Jonas Schnelli

Co-founder & President

Helping birth the mobile app ecosystem in Switzerland, Jonas's previous companies created apps for the Swiss National Railway (SBB), the supermarket chain Coop, and Credit Suisse. He is a well-known contributor and maintainer of the Bitcoin Core project with deep knowledge of the cryptocurrency space.

"We aim to minimize the need to trust anything or anyone, including ourselves, and maximize transparency. We value authenticity, minimalism, and thinking outside the box. Everyone deserves the utmost respect, and that is why we choose to equip and empower this community."

Jonas Schnelli, Co-founder & President

Commercial registration

Trade name: Shift Crypto AG

Registration number: CH-149.201.586

Registration office: Canton of Zurich, CH

VAT registration

Number: CHE-498.818.196

Authorized representatives

Douglas Bakkum, Member of the Board, CEO

Jonas Schnelli, President of the Board

Post address

Shift Crypto AG
Soodmattenstr. 4
8134 Adliswil
Switzerland

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Twitter @shiftcryptoHQ

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For questions contact us at support@shiftcrypto.ch.