Uphold is winding down UpHODL, a standalone self-custodial app it ran for crypto and NFTs, and has posted migration steps for people still holding assets there. The notice went out from the company's official account on June 10, 2026. The important part for most readers comes in the same post: the main Uphold platform, the Uphold app, and Uphold accounts are not part of this change and need no action.
The notice covers one app, not the whole account
UpHODL was a separate product from Uphold's core service. It held crypto and NFTs under self-custody, meaning users controlled the keys themselves rather than leaving balances with Uphold. That app is the only thing being retired. Uphold's own wording draws the line clearly: the announcement "applies exclusively to UpHODL," and Uphold users "are not impacted and do not need to take any action."
For anyone funding an Uphold card or trading inside the main app, nothing about today changes. Balances, card spending, and account access continue as before.
UpHODL holders have steps to follow
People who kept assets inside UpHODL are the group that has to move. Uphold has outlined a migration path for transferring crypto and NFTs out before the app is shut down. Because UpHODL was a self-custody product, those assets sit under the user's own keys, so the migration is about relocating them to another wallet or back into a custodial Uphold balance rather than recovering anything from the company.
Self-custody users who ignore the notice risk losing convenient access once the app stops being maintained. Funds held under your own keys are not seized when an app retires, but the interface to reach them can disappear, which makes following the published steps the safe route.
Card users have nothing to do
Uphold runs a debit-style card program tied to its main account, including tiers like the Uphold Essential card. None of that touches UpHODL. The card draws from your standard Uphold balance, not from the separate self-custodial app, so the sunset does not change funding, spending, or rewards on the card.
The practical takeaway is narrow. If you never used UpHODL, the announcement is informational only. If you did, move your crypto and NFTs out using Uphold's instructions before the app closes.
Overview
Uphold is retiring UpHODL, its separate self-custodial crypto and NFT app, and has given affected users migration steps. The main Uphold platform, app, and card are explicitly unaffected, so regular account holders and cardholders need to do nothing. Only people who stored assets inside UpHODL have to act, and their task is to transfer those holdings out before the app shuts down.
