Lightning Strikes Twice: Strike to Transform both Payments and Bitcoin

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It is an old cliche among crypto nay-sayers that people don’t pay for coffee with Bitcoin, but Jack Mallers is about to change all that.

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The founder of Strike aims to transform payments for everyday items on a truly planetary scale.

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“If we can help make the Bitcoin network more accessible and usable, we believe we can change the world,” he said while on stage in Miami at the recent Bitcoin 2022 conference.

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Mallers announced that payment processors Blackhawk and NCR — which handle about 85% of point-of-sale payments nationwide – have joined the Strike revolution. (Note: NCR serves Starbucks.)

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Through the partnership, Strike aims to roll out in-person bitcoin payments at dozens of retailers, including McDonald’s, Chipotle, Whole Foods, and Walmart.

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Strike is poised to make Bitcoin-backed payments go mainstream by enabling individuals and businesses to send currency via the decentralized network at incredible speed and nearly zero cost.

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If the company succeeds, it will simultaneously revolutionize payment systems and accelerate Bitcoin adoption worldwide.

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