Tagged: strike

November 25, 2025 @ 4:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

The practice of “debanking” has emerged once again, with reports that JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) is pursuing the discriminatory practice. Debanking was prevalent during the Biden years. Effectively, banks would sever relationships with individuals or entities deemed unsavory for political views or activities out of favor… Read More

June 26, 2024 @ 11:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Strike is introducing buying Bitcoin, global payments, and more to customers in the United Kingdom. Strike is now available in the UK, offering individuals and businesses access to a suite of Bitcoin and Lightning services. Stike noted in a blog post that they’re rolling out… Read More

June 15, 2023 @ 10:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Strike, the global money app for fast, “safe” payments and bitcoin, announced the expansion of “Send Globally” to Mexico, “bringing its revolutionary payment service to the largest market for remittances from the U.S.” In 2022, Mexico received “a record of $60 billion in remittances from… Read More

May 21, 2023 @ 9:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Strike, the global money app for fast, safe payments and bitcoin, recently announced the global launch of its app in over 65 countries, “expanding access to its revolutionary payments and bitcoin services to nearly 3 billion people worldwide.” Strike’s global money app “leverages the power… Read More

April 27, 2023 @ 12:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Strike, which claims to be one of the world’s leading digital payments platforms built on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, announced the expansion of “Send Globally” to Guatemala, bringing its cross-border payment service to Latin America. In 2022, Latin America and the Caribbean “received more than $140… Read More

February 1, 2023 @ 9:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Strike, which claims to be the world’s “leading” digital payments platform built on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, announced the expansion of its “Send Globally” product to the Philippines. Send Globally now “enables fast, secure, and low-cost money transfers between the U.S. and the Philippines, revolutionizing traditional… Read More

September 30, 2022 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Strike, which claims to be the world’s leading digital payment provider built on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, announced it has “raised an $80 million funding round led by Ten31 and joined by Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Wyoming, and other investors, with participation… Read More

June 17, 2021 @ 1:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nate Maddrey and the other researchers at Coin Metrics have shared their latest State of the Network Report. Published on June 15, 2021, the report from Coin Metrics notes that on June 9, 2021, the El Salvador Congress introduced a bill that officially made Bitcoin… Read More

June 6, 2021 @ 8:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

El Salvador is reportedly looking to become the first nation in the world to adopt Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender. El Salvador’s government might introduce legislation that could potentially make it the first country to adopt BTC as legal tender, along with the US dollar…. Read More