Bill Barhydt

Money Moves

Leading Abra through SPAC merger; banned from money transmitter businesses in 25 states for five years

Abra, a cryptocurrency wealth management platform that paid more than $83 million in regulatory settlements over the past two years, announced a $750 million merger with a blank-check company to list on Nasdaq. The deal with New Providence Acquisition Corp. III would deliver up to $300 million in cash to fund expansion of Abra's institutional lending, yield, and custody business—now the company's sole focus after it shut down its retail operations amid enforcement actions.

Updated Mar 16