Jack Mallers’ Crypto Payment Firm Strike Raises $80M
Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Wyoming were among the investors in the Series B funding round.
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Sep 27, 2022 at 1:37 p.m. UTC
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Jack Mallers’ Strike Announces Shopify Integration for Bitcoin Lightning Payments
The bitcoiner instrumental to El Salvador’s announcement at last year’s conference waxed philosophical on Bitcoin’s role as a payments network.
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Apr 7, 2022 at 9:04 p.m. UTC
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Strike App Won’t Support Bitcoin in Argentina
The company trumpeted its expansion into Argentina earlier this week, but the Lightning Network-powered app is only supporting Tether’s stablecoin in the country.
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Jan 14, 2022 at 10:52 p.m. UTC
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Strike Launches Bitcoin Payment Services in Argentina to Kick-Start Latin American Expansion
The company plans to expand into Brazil and Colombia in 2022.
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Jan 11, 2022 at 8:01 p.m. UTC
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Behind the Scenes of El Salvador’s Bitcoin Bond With the Man Who Designed It
Samson Mow reveals the fast-moving process behind a radical financial experiment.
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Dec 16, 2021 at 7:27 p.m. UTC
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Strike CEO Jack Mallers on El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption
Jack Mallers, Strike CEO and a top 10 winner of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2021, shares insights into his mission to bank the unbanked that has led him to spread bitcoin adoption across El Salvador.
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Dec 8, 2021 at 4:47 p.m. UTC
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Most Influential 2021: Jack Mallers
The CEO of Bitcoin payments app Strike helped birth El Salvador’s BTC move this year. He still sees himself as a “pleb,” not an influencer.
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Dec 8, 2021 at 2:49 p.m. UTC
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Strike Users in US Can Now Get Paid in Bitcoin
Tested with professional athletes, the service is now widely available in 48 U.S. states.
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Oct 14, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
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Strike App, Now Live in Twitter Tip Feature, Also Launches Bitcoin Payments API
The move from the Jack Mallers-led startup could be a boon for Bitcoin’s Lightning Network.
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Sep 23, 2021 at 6:10 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Lightning Network Growth Passes New Milestones
However, only about 58% of nodes are operating channels and earning yield.
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Aug 18, 2021 at 5:06 p.m. UTC
Aug 18, 2021