Bill Barhydt on How ABRA Is Building a Global Bank With Bitcoin
Mr Obnoxious - Un pódcast de Peter McCormack
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Interview location: Skype
Interview date: Friday 8th Feb, 2019
Company: ABRA
Role: CEO
The dot-com bubble burst when companies were unable to deliver on the expected promise of a boom in e-commerce. Companies raised too much money and were unable to drive the sales volume which supported their ambitious infrastructure and share price.
Out of the ashes, new, unexpected business models around search and social rose up, creating some of the most valuable companies in the world.
The crypto bubble burst in 2018, with speculation unable to maintain the rapid growth in the value of cryptocurrencies. Use cases for payments were limited, and companies were unable to ship projects which attracted significant users.
Out of this bubble, we are starting to see new companies and business models which are attracting customers and creating value. One of these companies is ABRA, which is using the unique features of Bitcoin to create a global trading platform for currencies, stocks and ETFs.
In this interview, I talk with ABRA CEO, Bill Barhydt. We discuss ABRA’s recent announcement of their new stock and ETF trading product, the complexity of building a global bank and why ABRA is built on Bitcoin.
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Timestamps:
00.03.25: Intro and welcome
00.04.07: How ABRA is creating global bank
00.05.31: Financial infrastructure models with Bitcoin
00.08.09: How ABRA uses Bitcoin for trading
00.09.48: Why ABRA was built on Bitcoin rather than Ethereum
00.13.45: How ABRA is changing money and banking
00.20.07: How ABRA manages risk
00.24.37: Impact on the Bitcoin blockchain
00.27.07: The complex infrastructure
00.31.02: How ABRA uses Bitcoin smart contracts
00.39.58: Bill’s view on what is important for crypto
00.42.54: What is coming up for ABRA
00.43.53: How to stay in touch with Bill and ABRA
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Helpful Links:
Connect with Bill:
- On Twitter @billbarhydt
- On LinkedIn
- On CrunchBase
- On AngelList
- On Medium
Connect with ABRA:
- Website: https://www.abra.com/
- On Facebook
- On Twitter
- On LinkedIn
- On Reddit
Mentioned in the interview:
- Forbes: Abra App Unveils Apple Stock Price Exposure Pegged To Bitcoin
- Brave New Coin: Does FBI shutdown of 1Broker exchange signal a new era of U.S. global enforcement?
- CFDs
Other relevant WBD podcasts:
- WBD051: Zac Prince on the Future of Banking With Bitcoin
- WBD048: Jesse Powell is Building a Culture of Crypto Values at Kraken
- WBD042: Casa's Jeremy Welch and Alena Vranova on Crypto Custody
- WBD035: The SEC, ETFs, XRP and Crypto Regulations with Jake Chervinsky
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