Abra News

Bitcoin can scale as an adopted store of value using second-layer solutions, but not on-chain with its current technology says Abra’s CEO.

As part of its work with the Stellar blockchain, Abra plans to provide global banking features.

In this week’s newsletter, we look at a series of developments that test the limits of governmental authority over crypto, as well as the contest with social media.

Abra CEO and founder Bill Barhydt said he sees Bitcoin as a store of value, increasingly distancing itself from mainstream market price correlation.

U.S. regulators team up to fine and halt a crypto portfolio app offering synthetic exposure to traditional assets, which was not offered to U.S. investors.

Abra has received $5 million in funding from the Stellar Development Foundation.

Payments behemoth Visa has acquired financial technology firm Plaid for $5.3 billion to better connect with fintech applications.

The Abra crypto investment app is reportedly adding 60 new cryptocurrencies to its platform, effectively trebling the number of supported tokens.

The integration of DLT technology into messenger apps is expected to drive mainstream crypto adoption, but possibly at the expense of centralization.

California-based crypto wallet service Abra will restrict U.S. users from holding EOS and other altcoins in August.

The idea of private blockchains “makes no sense,” Abra’s CEO says.

Digital wallet Abra has announced that its users can now invest in the new BIT10 token, which tracks the Bitwise 10 Large Cap Crypto Index.

The CEO of Crypto payment firm Abra said that the SEC rejects BTC ETFs because “people who are doing the applications don't fit mold of who the SEC is used to approving."

Abra now offers 28 digital currencies to all SEPA countries, allowing residents to transfer euros or other national currencies directly to the wallet.

Litecoin markets dipped again April 4, despite payment network Abra confirming it would use the asset for its smart contracts.