Founded in San Francisco, California, Shift Payments, Inc. aimed to bridge the gap between digital currencies and traditional finance. Their flagship product was the "Shift Card," a VISA debit card that connected to a user's Coinbase account. This allowed cardholders to spend various cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Ethereum at any merchant that accepted VISA. The card worked by instantly converting the required amount of cryptocurrency to US Dollars at the point of sale. The service was a collaboration between Shift, Coinbase, and Metropolitan Commercial Bank. However, the program was terminated, and all Shift Cards were officially deactivated in April 2019.

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