Watching a Keynesian Economist Self Combust and Implode is NOT a Pretty Sight

Bill Barhydt - Monday, May 7th, 2018

I participated in a panel on Cryptocurrencies at the Milken Institute Global Conference last week. We had a packed house and the panel was actually rescheduled to accommodate a much larger ballroom due to the higher than expected interest among Milken Global attendees. Supposedly we drew a larger crowd than Paul Ryan who was being interviewed at the same time in another ballroom. That is great news for Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency world. Video of the entire Milken Global Crypto session along with my immediate

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Abra Introduces World’s First All-in-One Cryptocurrency Wallet and Exchange

Bill Barhydt - Thursday, March 15th, 2018

Support 20 Cryptocurrencies and 50 Fiat Currencies in a Single App Today, Abra announced support for 20 cryptocurrencies and 50 fiat currencies in a new version of our mobile app that includes a real-time exchange service across all 70 currencies. Users around the world can now buy, sell or store any of these 70 currencies within the Abra app and exchange between them at any time with no limitations. Abra is now the only all-in-one smartphone app in the world with these capabilities. The new

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Abra’s New Decentralized Investing Technology Platform

Bill Barhydt - Thursday, March 15th, 2018

Today, Abra announced a new version of our smartphone app and exchange service, which enables investing in 20 cryptocurrencies and 50 fiat currencies as well as the real-time exchange across all 70 currencies. This is the first time a platform is offering 20 cryptocurrencies plus 50 fiat currencies in a single wallet with real-time exchange across all 70 and no third-party custodian.   How was Abra able to achieve something that no other company in the crypto space was able to achieve? The answer lies in our

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Unlocking the power of bitcoin

Bill Barhydt - Monday, January 22nd, 2018

unlocking the power of bitcoin

Recently, I gave a presentation at a conference about the future possibilities of bitcoin and blockchain technology. I thought I’d share that presentation here. There’s so much excitement about bitcoin today, but a lot of that has to do with the price of bitcoin and all its recent fluctuations. What sometimes gets lost amidst all the hype is that bitcoin and blockchain technologies are truly breakthrough and have the potential to fundamentally transform different industries. Here are a few ways that I think these transformations

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Abra now supports Ether, Bitcoin and over 50 Fiat Currencies

Bill Barhydt - Tuesday, December 5th, 2017

Today, we’re excited to announce a major upgrade to our Abra app to support investing in ether, the digital currency that powers Ethereum, as well as bitcoin and fiat. We’ve extended the Abra app to hold 3 wallets simultaneously. We believe that this is an industry first for a non-custodial digital currency wallet. The new release is the first to utilize Abra’s new, advanced multi-signature Bitcoin technology for holding various digital assets in a single wallet. Why is this a big deal? First, some context. Bitcoin

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