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Strike Expands Lightning-Powered Cross-Border Payments to Mexico

Digital payments firm Strike is expanding its Lightning Network-based cross-border payments service to Mexico, the largest market for remittances from the U.S., which accounts for around 95% of total remittances received by Mexicans from abroad, according to the company. "The Hash" panel weighs in on the firm's expansion into Mexico.

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Finanza

Strike estende i pagamenti transfrontalieri alimentati da Lightning al Messico

L'azienda afferma che il Messico è il mercato più grande per le rimesse dagli Stati Uniti.

Bandera de México. (Unsplash)

Tecnologie

Risolvere il problema della "liquidità in entrata" di Lightning è l'obiettivo del nuovo protocollo Bitcoin di livello 2, Ark

Il creatore del nuovo protocollo, 24 anni, afferma che il requisito di liquidità in entrata di Lightning, che richiede agli utenti di impegnare fondi nel protocollo anche quando stanno solo ricevendo pagamenti, "T ha alcun senso".

Burak Keceli, creator of Ark. (Burak Keceli)

Tecnologie

Lo sciopero dell'app per i pagamenti in Bitcoin si estende a più di 65 paesi da tre

Strike, guidata da Jack Mallers, opera attualmente negli Stati Uniti e a El Salvador. Ora sta spingendo verso nuovi Mercati in Africa, America Latina, Europa orientale, Asia e Caraibi, da Antigua e Barbuda a Vanuatu e Zambia.

Jack Mallers, founder and CEO of Strike, stands on a stage at Bitcoin 2023. (Frederick Munawa)

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State of Miners Amid Increasing Transaction Fees on Bitcoin

River Research Analyst Sam Wouters joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss how Lightning Network can help with the surging transaction fees on the Bitcoin network. Plus, how bitcoin miners are reacting to the recent fee rate hike.

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Strike CEO on State of Bitcoin, Lightning Network

Strike CEO and founder Jack Mallers joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss the future of the Lightning Network after a recent spike in transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain has driven up congestion. Plus, insights on the evolution of the Chicago-based bitcoin payment provider and the progress of the crypto industry in the past decade.

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Lightspark CEO on Lightning Outlook, Bitcoin Network Congestion

Bitcoin users in Africa are turning to stablecoins and the Lightning Network as transaction fees have skyrocketed to the highest levels in about two years. Lightspark CEO and co-founder David Marcus joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss, as Binance said it's adjusting fees and plans to integrate the Lightning Network. Marcus also explains why he thinks Bitcoin is the future of digital payments.

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Africa Moves to Lightning Network, Stablecoins Amid Soaring Bitcoin Transaction Fees

Bitcoin (BTC) users in Africa are increasingly moving to the Lightning Network and stablecoins as transaction fees have soared to their highest level in nearly two years. "The Hash" panel discusses the potential repercussions of BTC's fee spike and the path ahead to widespread crypto adoption.

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Tecnologie

L'Africa si sposta verso Lightning e Stablecoin mentre le commissioni sulle transazioni Bitcoin salgono alle stelle

Coloro che già utilizzano stablecoin e transazioni lightning non sono interessati, ma per molti in Africa le commissioni più elevate Bitcoin rappresentano un problema.

(Dale Kaminski/Getty Images)

Tecnologie

L’esplosione di “BRC-20” di Bitcoin spinge gli utenti a cercare opzioni, incluso Lightning

Gli effetti delle zecche BRC-20 vanno dal blocco dei prelievi Bitcoin su Binance alla frustrazione per i costi improvvisamente elevati dei pagamenti in Bitcoin in luoghi come l'Africa e il Sud America.

The explosion of BRC-20 tokens has put Bitcoin to the test. (Jose A. Bernat Bacete/Getty Images)