Crypto In America How Bridge Quadrupled In Volume & Partnered w/ Visa To Expand Stablecoins Globally | Zach Abrams
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Mar 11, 2026 
Zach Abrams, co-founder and CEO of Bridge and former product leader at Brex, Coinbase, and Square, discusses stablecoin infrastructure and his founder journey. He talks about how Bridge quadrupled volume in 2025, the Stripe acquisition, a Visa partnership to expand global card rails, pursuing a bank charter, and policy debates in DC.
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Stablecoins As A Superior Payment Infrastructure
- Stablecoins offer a more economical, faster way to move value and build money products than legacy rails.
- Bridge saw early product-market fit from developers building international apps in LATAM and Africa that required speed and low-cost settlement.
Founder Hardships Between 2022 And The Turnaround
- Building Bridge from 2022 was grueling through Terra, FTX, and SVB shocks, and Zach even relocated to London for a year.
- Returning to San Francisco and tapping into local startup energy materially accelerated product momentum and hiring.
Quadruple Growth Driven By Clarity And Product Expansion
- Bridge's volume quadrupled in 2025 thanks to regulatory clarity and product expansion beyond orchestration.
- They added cards (via Visa), issuance, and FX products, attracting mid-size and enterprise customers deploying at scale.