Abra Rolls Out Seven Altcoins, Fully Enabling Users to Buy, Sell and Hold 20 Cryptocurrencies and 50 Fiat Currencies in a Single App

SAN FRANCISCO and NEW DELHI, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

Bitcoin Gold [BTG], Stellar Lumens [XLM], DigiByte [DGB], Augur [REP], Status [SNT], Stratis [STRAT], 0x [ZRX], Bitcoin [BTC], Bitcoin Cash [BCH], Dash [DASH], Dogecoin [DOGE], Ethereum [ETH], Ethereum Classic [ETC], Golem [GNT], Litecoin [LTC], OmiseGO [OMG], Qtum [QTUM], Ripple [XRP], Vertcoin [VTC] and Zcash [ZEC] will Now be Available on the Abra App Globally 

India Represents One of the Top Countries with the Most Abra Users and Transactions 

On the heels of the successful launch of its redesigned app, Abra, the first and only all-in-one app allowing users to buy, sell and hold across 20 cryptocurrencies and 50 fiat currencies, today announced the availability of the seven remaining altcoins to its platform. With Abra, users can exchange across any currency with no deposit or exchange transaction fees, at any time with no limitations.

Bitcoin Gold [BTG], Stellar Lumens [XLM], DigiByte [DGB], Augur [REP], Status [SNT], Stratis [STRAT] and 0x [ZRX] will now be available on the Abra app in addition to Bitcoin [BTC], Bitcoin Cash [BCH], Dash [DASH], Dogecoin [DOGE], Ethereum [ETH], Ethereum Classic [ETC], Golem [GNT], Litecoin [LTC], OmiseGO [OMG], Qtum [QTUM], Ripple [XRP], Vertcoin [VTC] and Zcash [ZEC].

"Since launching the new version of our app in March, we've seen a tremendous amount of interest and support for the cryptocurrencies we added to our platform, especially from India, which is an extremely attractive market for Abra. We were pleased to see that a large share of our downloads and userbase originated from there," said Bill Barhydt, Founder and CEO of Abra. "Just in the last two weeks, users in over 70 countries have transacted on the Abra app with Bitcoin, Ether, Ripple, Litecoin and OmiseGO leading the way in transaction volume. We will continue to expand our global presence to give our users around the world a truly seamless experience."

How Abra works: Consumers can add money to their wallets using a US bank account, a supported American Express card or using bitcoin purchased outside Abra from anywhere in the world. They can then invest in any of the 20 cryptocurrencies and 50 fiat currencies offered on the Abra app, quickly, easily and safely. To develop the new wallet and integrated exchange, Abra built a first-of-its-kind platform using price-stabilized crypto tokens, called stablecoins, that facilitates holding both fiat coins as well as cryptocurrencies through a combination of litecoin and bitcoin based smart contracts. This unique multi-sig smart contract based investment platform uses P2SH scripts on the litecoin and bitcoin blockchains that simulate investment contracts the way a gold ETF is a contract based on USD. Abra acts as the counter-party (i.e. the other signatory) to the P2SH scripts, and the company runs a market making operation that hedges away its counterparty risk on these contracts.

Through the use of its stablecoin platform, Abra can quickly add additional cryptocurrencies to the app once they pass the platform's rigid analysis around liquidity, contract market making and other factors. Additionally, consumers in any country will eventually be able to invest in other asset classes regardless of where the asset originated. This model can be extended to stocks, bonds, commodities and more with minimal to no changes to the existing Abra app. Finally, Abra can be used today to send money to any other Abra user or to any bitcoin wallet in addition to investing, allowing Abra to become a crypto bank.

"Our goal is to be a simple app for retail investors to get exposure to assets that are difficult to access," continued Barhydt. "Ultimately, in addition to the top 20 cryptocurrencies and 50 fiats, we want to open up our platform to different asset classes including stocks, commodities and more. Our vision is to build a non-custodial cryptocurrency bank that democratizes access to financial services for every consumer on the planet."

Jed McCaleb, Founder of Stellar and Co-founder of Ripple, said, "I've always been a huge fan of Abra. Their focus on financial inclusion is totally aligned with Stellar. We are excited about their support of Stellar and the increased liquidity they will bring to our user base."

Jeremy Gardner, Co-founder of the Augur Project and Managing Partner at Ausum Ventures, said: "Augur's REP token is essential to maintaining the accuracy of the world's first truly decentralized oracle. Abra's integration will soon make becoming a REP reporter on Augur easier than ever."

Will Warren, Co-founder and CEO, 0x, said: "We are excited to see that Abra has chosen to support 0x protocol's native token, ZRX, in the most recent iteration of the app. As an open technical standard for decentralized exchanges, we believe 0x protocol will bring us closer to a world in which all forms of value are tokenized and globally accessible, bringing about more innovation, efficiency and equality of opportunity."

About Abra 

Abra is the first and only all-in-one global app offering a true crypto to crypto exchange and digital wallet in one place - making cryptocurrency investing simple. Abra empowers consumers to buy, store, invest and hold 20 cryptocurrencies and 50 fiat currencies on a single app. Exchanges between multiple cryptocurrencies or fiat are quick, easy, and safe. Plus, with the Abra app, consumers can manage all crypto investments in one screen. Abra was founded in 2014 by Bill Barhydt, a veteran in the cryptocurrency space and an early Netscape employee. Investors include American Express Ventures, First Round Capital, Foxconn Technology Group, Arbor Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, RRE Ventures, Silver8 Capital and others.

For more details, visit the below links:

Website: http://www.abra.com

iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/abra-bitcoin-wallet-buy-btc/id966301394?mt=8

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.plutus.wallet&hl=en 

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