Crypto card questions, answered

As of November 3, 2026 we verified 3 on issuers’ own pages: Shakepay Card, Crypto.com Visa, MetaMask Card. See all cards for profiles and the cards we checked and left out.

Of the cards we verified, Shakepay Card pay rewards in bitcoin, per their issuers.

Per their issuers, Shakepay Card, Crypto.com Visa, MetaMask Card are offered in Quebec. See availability by province.

CRA has not published guidance on crypto cashback from card purchases specifically. Staking rewards on a centralized platform are generally income when credited, and spending crypto through a card is a disposition. See taxes on crypto rewards.

Crypto, including stablecoins, is not covered by CDIC. A CAD balance on a prepaid card is covered only if the program places it as an eligible deposit at a CDIC member. See CDIC and crypto cards.

Prepaid and debit cards don’t. Only a credit card that reports to the credit bureaus does. See prepaid vs debit vs credit.

Find the platform’s legal name in its terms and look for it on the CSA list of authorized crypto platforms or the CSA list of pre-registration undertakings. See regulation.

Only if you would hold the token anyway. Divide the tier’s extra yearly rewards by the stake: that percentage price drop cancels the benefit. Use the stake tool.

Whatever the coin is worth when you sell or spend it. Model price paths with the volatility tool.

If the card sells your crypto to pay, each purchase is a disposition that can create a gain or loss. Cards that spend a CAD balance you loaded do not create a crypto disposition at the till.

No. As of November 3, 2026 we have no affiliate, referral or advertising relationship with any listed issuer. See methodology.

Every card is re-checked at least quarterly and whenever a reader reports a change. Each figure shows its source date.