In Episode 73 of The Scoop podcast, Season 6, Abra's founder and CEO Bill Barhydt discusses the conditions necessary for building successful businesses in the rapidly growing crypto industry with Frank Chaparro from The Block. Barhydt emphasizes the importance of cautiously navigating complex legal and regulatory hurdles and discusses potential changes to this process under the upcoming Trump administration. The episode also covers Abra's strategic adjustments, responses to the FTX crisis, and future strategic directions.

Episode 73 of Season 6 of The Scoop was recorded with The Block's Frank Chaparro and Abra founder and CEO Bill Barhydt.Listen below, and subscribe to The Scoop on YouTube, Apple,Spotify,Google Podcasts,Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Please send feedback and revision requests to [emailprotected]Bill Barhydt is the founder and CEO of Abra, a global platform for digital asset prime services and wealth management.

In this episode recorded live at Emergence, Barhydt and Chaparro discuss how building a successful crypto businesses requires careful navigation of complex legal and regulatory hurdles, and how this process might change under the upcoming Trump administration.OUTLINE 
00:00 Introduction 
01:57 Building in Crypto 
05:38 Abra's Pivots 
09:48 Surviving FTX 
14:18 Abra's Future Strategy 
16:26 Regulation & Innovation 
20:32 Closing Thoughts
GUEST LINKS 
Bill Barhydt - https://www.linkedin.com/in/billbar/
Bill Barhydt on X - https://x.com/billbarX
Abra - https://www.abra.com/
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Abra CEO Bill Barhydt discusses the keys to building successful businesses in the crypto industry.