Easy Crypto was founded in 2017 by brother-sister duo Alan and Janine Grainger. Fed up with how difficult it was to buy crypto in New Zealand they decided to do something about it!
Since then, Easy Crypto has evolved to deliver a fast, easy, and safe way to buy and sell cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, SOL, XRP, and more than 160 other cryptocurrencies across New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. We have also gone on to receive many awards and recognition for our work and are the leading crypto platform in New Zealand.
Our founders
Janine is a seasoned professional with a background in finance and economics. She has experience in strategy, banking, and management consulting across some of NZ's biggest brands.
Alan oversaw Easy Crypto's product development and delivery establishing a team that is known for delivering a platform that prioritises customer safety as well as reducing hurdles to make purchasing crypto simple and fast. In 2024 Easy Crypto received SOC2 accreditation further underscoring our focus on customer security at all times in our platforms and processes.
We’ve grown to over 40 people now at Easy Crypto across many countries, all united by our passion to make crypto easy and accessible to everyone. If you are keen to join us you should follow check out our careers page where jobs will be listed!
What makes us different?
We do all the technical work to make it as easy as possible for you to buy and sell crypto ensuring that we don’t let the technology or jargon get in the way of your crypto purchase.
With the launch of our Easy Crypto Wallet we further cemented our focus on delivering the best experience for buying, selling and storing cryptocurrency and the wallet has gone on to receive great feedback from customers.
Our mission is to bring cryptocurrency to the masses for the best prices possible with maximum ease.Our streamlined process to buying, selling and swapping crypto is not the only benefit to buying locally with Easy Crypto:
We are fully compliant with local laws, which include being registered with a dispute resolution scheme and are locally banked in New Zealand.
We have an inbuilt portfolio tracker that automatically adds in all your Easy Crypto trades for accurate simplified tracking.
Our autobuy service enables you to set up regular purchases at set amounts so you can Dollar cost average and iron out some of the volatility by being a regular crypto investor.
In 2023 we launched NZDD New Zealand’s stablecoin pegged 1:1 with the NZ Dollar and backed by funds held in an onshore trust account to enable New Zealanders to be able to use stablecoins without the forex risk of converting to US backed stablecoins.
We have a highly active customer support team, who you can contact by email or live chat.
Easy Crypto Values
Easy Crypto aims to take the crypto global so that everyone has access to financial freedom and equality. We pride ourselves on a set of 5 values, coming together as a group of collaborative hustlers.
Make the path - There is always a way! We value creativity, innovation, and initiative in problem-solving to create a path to solve our challenges.
Got your back - We're there for each other and our customers! We believe in an organisation that upholds integrity and trust amongst ourselves, as well as our business partners and customers.
Make it more easy! Simplifying and streamlining the user experience is part of our bigger goal for the adoption of cryptocurrencies worldwide.
Level up - Be curious, learn, innovate and improve. Things in the crypto space move fast, we aim to move even faster.
Enjoy the ride - The crypto industry is at the very cutting edge of technology and is the lifeblood of Web3. New developments, emerging technologies, and groundbreaking applications are all a part of the cryptocurrency experience.
If you have any questions for us, please get in touch with our friendly support team.