Jack Mallers

Interviews

Strike’s Jack Mallers on Fixing the Fiat Problem

Jeff WilserJul 15, 2021

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

Longform

The Lightning Network Is Going to Change How You Think About Bitcoin

Jeff WilserJul 12, 2021

The recent bull run was largely about bitcoin as an asset. The Lightning Network is a grander vision, and developers say it's slowly becoming a reality.

Lightning Network

Bitcoin Lightning Network Growth Passes New Milestones

Myles ShermanAug 18, 2021

However, only about 58% of nodes are operating channels and earning yield.

Bitcoin

Jack Mallers’ Strike Rolls Out Bitcoin Buys, Going Head-to-Head With Coinbase

Christie Harkin Marc HochsteinJul 1, 2021

“Your move, Brian Armstrong, come play basketball in my court,” says Strike’s CEO.

Jack Mallers

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

Marc HochsteinJun 21, 2021

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

Jack Mallers

El Salvador

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

Zack SewardDanny NelsonColin Harper

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

Sports

Panthers’ Russell Okung Becomes First NFL Player to Be Paid in Bitcoin

William Foxley

Okung’s $13 million salary is being split 50-50 between bitcoin and fiat by way of Zap’s Strike product.

Payments

Bitcoin Startup Zap Is Working With Visa

Leigh Cuen

Lightning Network startup Zap, Inc. is partnering with Visa to offer the most user-friendly bitcoin services since Cash App.

Coronavirus

Bitcoin Shopping Gets a Boost From Social Distancing

Daniel Kuhn

State-imposed quarantines and policies set to work-from-home are boosting bitcoin-based shopping.

Opinion

Lightning Solves Bitcoin’s Speed Problem, but Watch Out for Fraudsters

JP Koning

Lightning-based fiat-bitcoin systems could popularize crypto payments, as long as fraud and bitcoin's non-reversibility don't get in the way.

Payments

Zap’s New Product Lets Merchants Take Dollars Over Lightning Network

William Foxley

"Merchants can accept bitcoin and lightning payments with the same infrastructure, except they never touch the asset," explained Zap founder Jack Mallers.