NotATether: Create BRD article; note Coinbase acqui-hire

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Create BRD article; note Coinbase acqui-hire

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{{infobox company
| name = BRD
| industry = Mobile cryptocurrency wallet
| foundation = 2014 (as breadwallet)
| founder = Aaron Voisine, Adam Traidman
| defunct = consumer brand after Coinbase acqui-hire (exact app sunset day not sourced here)
| website =
}}

'''BRD''' was a mobile cryptocurrency wallet that began as breadwallet in 2014 and later rebranded to BRD (also styled Bread). Co-founders included Aaron Voisine and Adam Traidman. The product started as a bitcoin wallet and later added support for additional assets and buy, sell, and swap features through exchange partners.<ref name="tc">[https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/24/coinbase-acquihires-team-behind-brd-crypto-wallet/ TechCrunch, 24 November 2021: Coinbase acqui-hires team behind BRD crypto wallet]</ref>

== Coinbase acqui-hire ==
On 24 November 2021 [[Coinbase (business)|Coinbase]] acqui-hired the BRD team into Coinbase Wallet. Terms were not disclosed. Co-founders said existing BRD wallets would keep working and that a migration path to Coinbase Wallet would be optional. The company claimed more than 10 million users.<ref name="tc" />

== See also ==
* [[Wallets]]
* [[Clients]]
* [[Coinbase (business)]]

== External links ==
* [https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/24/coinbase-acquihires-team-behind-brd-crypto-wallet/ TechCrunch acqui-hire report]

== References ==
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[[Category:Wallets]]
[[Category:Clients]]
[[Category:Companies]]
[[Category:Defunct products]]

BRD - Revision history

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