First we cover the news of Ex-Meta crypto chief David Marcus launching a Bitcoin payments startup backed by a16z & Paradigm (02:05). Then, Jack Mallers, the CEO of Strike joins (8:13) to discuss the lightning network & the history of payment networks (12:10), why companies use the Strike API (24:42), why he thinks Visa

“Western Union can’t allow me to pay for my coffee, Visa won’t allow me to remit money? Lightning does both and better and open and global, and so you guys come play on my court, and let’s see who can develop the best experience for the consumer, because I bet all my life I can build a better experience on the Lightnin

Francis Suarez is the Mayor Of Miami and Jack Mallers is the Founder & CEO of Strike. In this conversation, we discuss "Pay Me In Bitcoin", Miami's Bitcoin Adoption, and the what the future looks like for Bitcoin and American city adoption. ======================= LMAX Digital - the market-leading solution for institut

In this episode Saifedean talks to Jack Mallers, CEO of Strike, about how the Lightning Network is disrupting the global payments industry. Jack explains how international remittances work, why they are so costly and why the industry cannot compete with Lightning-based solutions. He and Saifedean then discuss how bitco

Jack Mallers is the founder of Strike, an application that allows anyone to send money instantly, with no fees, anywhere in the world. Strike was recently integrated into Twitter, so any user can now send dollars anywhere else in the world through the social media platform.  In this conversation, we discuss the Lightni

“I can send $10 from my house in the United States to my friend David in El Salvador instantly and at no cost over twitter. Why would anyone ever use Western Union again?” — Jack Mallers Location: Remotely Date: Thursday 23rd September Company: Strike Role: CEO For the past few decades, fintech companies have launched