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Strike CEO on State of Bitcoin, Lightning Network
Strike CEO on State of Bitcoin, Lightning Network
Strike CEO and founder Jack Mallers joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss the future of the Lightning Network after a recent spike in transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain has...
Strike CEO on State of Bitcoin, Lightning Network

Strike CEO on Recent Bitcoin Turbulence
Strike CEO on Recent Bitcoin Turbulence
Jack Mallers, CEO and founder of Chicago-based bitcoin payment provider Strike, discusses why the current market environment is not hurting bitcoin’s (BTC) opportunity as a st...
Strike CEO on Recent Bitcoin Turbulence

Jack Mallers on El Salvador’s Bitcoin Experiment
Jack Mallers on El Salvador’s Bitcoin Experiment
September marks the one-year anniversary of El Salvador adopting bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender. Jack Mallers, the Chicago-based company executive known for helping El Salvador...
Jack Mallers on El Salvador’s Bitcoin Experiment

Strike Raises $80M; Bitmain Founder Reportedly Setting Up $250M Fund for Distressed Bitcoin Mining Assets
Strike Raises $80M; Bitmain Founder Reportedly Setting Up $250M Fund for Distressed Bitcoin Mining Assets
Strike, a Chicago-based bitcoin payment provider run by crypto entrepreneur Jack Mallers, raised $80 million in a Series B funding round led by Ten31. Crypto billionaire Jihan...
Strike Raises $80M; Bitmain Founder Reportedly Setting Up $250M Fund for Distressed Bitcoin Mining Assets

The FTX Arena in Miami. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Crypto Exchange FTX Is Moving Its US Headquarters From Chicago to Miami
The exchange has been steadily building up its presence in southern Florida, including purchasing the naming rights to the NBA’s Miami Heat arena in 2021 for $135 million.
The FTX Arena in Miami. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Art by Varvara Alay
Chicago Bulls to Release NFT Artwork Reimagining Its Iconic Logo
The collection invited NFT artists and designers like Bobby Hundreds, Deadfellaz and Ghxsts to redesign an NBA logo that hasn't changed since 1966.
Art by Varvara Alay

Lollapalooza and Solana Make Blockchain and NFT Music
Lollapalooza and Solana Make Blockchain and NFT Music
The 2021 Lollapalooza music festival kicked off Thursday with Solana as the official blockchain powering its non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace. “The Hash” panel discusses t...
Lollapalooza and Solana Make Blockchain and NFT Music

Chicago Seeking to Be Cryptocurrency Finance Center
Chicago Seeking to Be Cryptocurrency Finance Center
Is Chicago America’s next cryptocurrency hub? From hosting one of the Midwest’s largest crypto mining facilities to a Chicago-based bitcoin ATM operator, Illinois is emerging...
Chicago Seeking to Be Cryptocurrency Finance Center

Aerial view of Chicago Downtown
DeFi Is Rising in Chicago
The Windy City’s crypto industry has been thriving thanks to regulations in other states.
Aerial view of Chicago Downtown

The “Mural Building” in Chicago Is Up for Sale; Owner Will Accept Bitcoin
The “Mural Building” in Chicago Is Up for Sale; Owner Will Accept Bitcoin
A building in Chicago, made popular once for depicting a mural of former NBA player Dennis Rodman, is up for sale, and the owner is accepting bitcoin as payment. Owner of the...
The “Mural Building” in Chicago Is Up for Sale; Owner Will Accept Bitcoin