Bitcoin Community Celebrates as Crucial Lightning Network Project Launches

Bitcoin Lightning Network Gets Boost With New “Strike” App If you’ve been following the Lightning Network’s development for a while now, you’ve likely heard the names “Jack Mallers” and “Strike” mentioned a few times. “Strike is the direct result of years of Bitcoin + Lightning development, countless hours of user research, intense product iteration, and months of BETA testing.”.

In Mallers’ words, Strike is a service allowing “anyone in the world to interact with the Bitcoin and Lightning Network protocols using only a bank account and/or debit card.” Community Celebrates The Move Many in the Bitcoin space have been quick to celebrate the new product, which is the first public-facing application that gives consumers a chance to use Lightning.

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