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[Notice]: Scheduled Maintenance: September 23rd, 2020

Abra app will be offline for a few hours on Wed, Sep 23rd, 2020 for scheduled maintenance.

What can Abra customers expect during the  scheduled maintenance?   

  • The downtime for the Abra app will start from Wed, Sep 23rd at 1:00 pm PDT and may last until 5:00 pm PDT 
  • All customer assets would remain secure during the downtime. 
  • Deposits, Withdrawals, Trading, and Transfers to/from Abra Interest Account would be disabled during this time.
  • Deposits and Withdrawals already in progress will be delayed until maintenance is complete. 
  • Customers will continue to accrue interest on their holdings during this time. 

Please monitor status.abra.com and follow  @abraglobal  on Twitter for realtime status on the day of the update.


About Abra

Established in 2014, Abra is on a mission to create a simple and honest platform that enables millions of cryptocurrency holders to maximize the potential of their assets. Abra enables both individuals and businesses to safely and securely buy, trade, and borrow against cryptocurrencies – all in one place. Abra’s vision is an open, global financial system that is easily accessible to everyone.

Why Abra

Based in the United States, Abra is available in over 150 countries and makes it easy to convert between crypto and a wide variety of local fiat currencies. With over 2MM customers, $7B in transactions processed, and $1.5B in assets under management, Abra continues to grow rapidly. Abra is widely loved and trusted – in April 2022, pymnts.com reviewed and rated Abra amongst the top 5 most popular crypto wallets in the market. Abra is backed by top-tier investors such as American Express Ventures and First Round Capital.

How Abra Protects Your Funds

Abra places clients’ financial objectives and security first. Abra practices a culture of risk management across all levels and functions within the organization.

Abra employs a state-of-the-art enterprise risk management framework that comprises a comprehensive set of policies, procedures, and practices detailing all applicable risk-related objectives and constraints for the entirety of the business. Abra has instituted a complete set of requisite systems and controls that continuously enforce these policies, procedures, and practices to manage all operations, including credit and lending. Abra’s independent Risk Committee comprises experienced compliance, risk, securities, and fraud operations professionals with backgrounds in industries ranging from traditional and digital assets banking, payments, remittance, to fintech.

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