Ready Card Shuts Down After Its Issuer Winds Down
Ready's crypto card stopped working on 30 July 2026 after card issuer Kulipa began winding down. Customer funds were unaffected because the card was self-custodial — and that is the part worth remembering.
The Ready Card stopped working on 30 July 2026 after Kulipa, the company that issued it, began winding down. Ready has removed the card from its site, and we have removed it from our comparison.
Kulipa was a Paris-based card issuer that ran programmes for around 20 crypto wallets and fintechs. Its wind-down also ended the Solflare Card in late July.
What happened to customers
Ready said anyone who had paid card fees or shipping in the previous 12 months would be refunded automatically, within 10 business days.
Balances were not at risk. Both Ready and Solflare built their cards to pull funds from the user's own wallet at the moment of purchase, so no customer money was sitting with Kulipa when it failed. Assets stayed in users' own smart-contract accounts on Starknet.
The complaint from users was about notice, not money: reports described roughly an hour's warning before the card stopped working, which left people abroad without a working card.
What it means for anyone choosing a card
Card programmes depend on an issuer most customers never hear of until something goes wrong. A few things follow from that:
- Ask where your balance sits between top-up and purchase. On a custodial card, it sits with the provider. On a self-custodial card such as Solid, Gnosis Pay or Tria, it stays in your wallet until you spend.
- Don't pre-load more than you need. A large prepaid balance is money you might have to claim back.
- Keep a second card. A card can stop working with very little warning, and a backup matters most when you are travelling.
- Annual fees carry risk too. Ready refunded fees paid in the previous year; not every provider would.
Where Ready stands now
Ready says it is rebuilding on new infrastructure. It has not confirmed a relaunch date, a new issuer, or any fees, network or rewards for a future card. Until it does, there is nothing for a reader to apply for.
We will relist the card when a real programme exists, with terms we can verify.
Common questions
Were customer funds lost when the Ready Card shut down?
No. Ready's card pulled funds from users' own Starknet wallets at the moment of purchase, so no customer balances were sitting with the issuer when it failed. Card fees and shipping paid in the previous 12 months were refunded.
Is the Ready Card coming back?
Ready has said it is rebuilding on new infrastructure but has not announced a relaunch date, a new issuer, or the fees, network or rewards a future card would have.
What should I do if a card I use shuts down?
Move any balance held with the provider out promptly, check whether fees you have already paid are refundable, and treat a card as unavailable until a new issuer is named.
Cards mentioned in this article
Card figures referenced here come from each issuer's published terms and each card page shows when its data was last verified — see our methodology for how, and the changelog for what has changed since. Rewards and availability vary by region and move often. Not financial advice.