How Abra Launched New Product To Give Institutions Access To Web3 Ecosystem

Abra announced its international venture and U.S. bank would work with officials to ensure regulatory and legal compliance and planned to launch in 2022 and 2023, respectively. Cryptocurrency trading platform Abra said it was “in the process of” establishing a United States-based state-chartered bank allowing clients to deposit digital assets.In a Monday announcement, Abra said the bank, named Abra Bank, would be regulated to operate within the U.S. and give customers the ability to use digital assets in seemingly the same way as fiat at traditional banks. The company also planned to....

Renowned remittance application Abra announces Bitcoin support. Abra announced the next phase of its global expansion at the North American Bitcoin Conference today. The plans are to enable Abra worldwide next month, activating global network of Tellers who can transact in over 50 currencies, including directly in Bitcoin. This means that anyone with a smartphone in any country can send or receive funds in most major currencies and can cash in or out of their Abra wallet, even without a bank account. Bitcoin has been a large part of and the key to Abra’s efforts, albeit not always....

Everything has gone mobile these days, thanks to the ubiquitous mobile phones. Everyone has one, and anyone can afford one. There are over 3.5 billion mobile subscribers across the globe, half of which are smartphones. According to "The Mobile Economy 2014" report by GSMA, at least 2.2 billion users access the internet using their phones (2013). Now armed with this data, we can easily deduce how stiff the competition is in the mobile phone and applications sector. The same holds good for bitcoin apps too. There are so many bitcoin apps currently available in the market, out of which two of....

Venture capital continues to flow into the crypto industry, with high-profile investors such as American Express taking part in the new economy. Cryptocurrency trading platform Abra has raised $55 million in funding to bootstrap the next phase of its growth strategy, bringing several high-profile investors on board from both inside and outside the blockchain industry. Abra will use funds from the Series C investment to grow its product offerings in wealth management, trading and payments, as well as expand its in-house capacity, the company announced Wednesday.Amex Ventures, a venture....

Bill Barhydt, the founder and CEO of Abra, the highly anticipated Bitcoin-based remittance application, announced at the North American Bitcoin Conference on January 17 that the firm will launch its global digital cash network next month. Upon the launch of Abra, users will be able to send and receive money in over 50 currencies. Abra also includes direct Bitcoin support allowing users to send Bitcoin payments to family members or friends abroad with low fees. Essentially, Abra is a peer-to-peer version of today’s remittance service providers. Instead of having to visit physical locations....