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Tech

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.

Square CEO Jack Mallers (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Markets

Strike's Jack Mallers on Fixing the Fiat Problem

Jack Mallers discusses Bitcoin, El Salvador and how Strike can capture the power of open networks to spread further than fintech.

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Videos

Strike: No Fee Bitcoin Trading Coming to the US

Jack Mallers' payments company Strike is letting its U.S. customers buy and sell bitcoin for almost zero transaction fees, going head-to-head with Coinbase, Square's Cash App, and PayPal. As Strike sets forth to be the cheapest and easiest platform to purchase BTC, "The Hash" panel discusses the fierce race to no-fee bitcoin trading.

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Videos

Strike Offers 'No Fee' Bitcoin Buys, Goes Head-to-Head With Coinbase

CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De explains what it means for the regulators as Jack Mallers' payments platform Strike is now competing against Coinbase to offer U.S. customers to buy and sell bitcoin with almost no trading fees.

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Videos

Strike Phasing Out USDT From Bitcoin-Based El Salvador Remittances, CEO Says

Strike, the digital wallet startup behind El Salvador’s bitcoin-based payment system, is phasing out its use of Tether’s USDT stablecoin as a U.S. dollar substitute, CEO Jack Mallers said. “The Hash” team explores the ongoing scandal around Tether and the wider repercussions of El Salvador’s currency law.

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Finance

Strike Is Phasing Out USDT From Bitcoin-Based El Salvador Remittances, CEO Says

“Tether is no longer a part of anything,” Jack Mallers said on the “What Bitcoin Did” podcast.

Jack Mallers speaks at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami.

Finance

President of El Salvador Says He’s Submitting Bill to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender

An emotional Jack Mallers announced the news at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami.

Jack Mallers speaks at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami.

Finance

Sean Culkin, Latest NFL Player to Announce Bitcoin Salary, Cut From Chiefs

The tight end's tenure in Kansas City ended before it even began.

NFL tight end Sean Culkin

Finance

Chiefs Tight End Sean Culkin to Convert Entire NFL Salary Into Bitcoin

The fifth-year player will use Zap’s Strike to take his entire base salary of $920,000 in what Culkin said was “the hardest form of currency.”

Sean Culkin played for the Los Angeles Chargers in 2019.

Tech

Strike Launches Bitcoin Lightning Payment App in El Salvador; Full EU Support Is Next

Salvadorans can now use Strike to receive remittances from their families abroad without the added hassle of currency conversion. The EU is next.

(l-r) Michael Peterson of Bitcoin Beach, Jack Mallers of Strike and Miles Suter of CashApp in El Salvador

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