Despite it having a strong fundamental premise, Bitcoin’s Lightning Network has yet to see the adoption that its proponents hoped would happen.<\/p>\n
According to Lightning data provider 1ML,<\/a> there is only $9 million worth of BTC locked in the network. There are also only 13,000 Lightning nodes, which, while many more than last year, is not yet signaling mainstream adoption.<\/p>\n Yet a product was launched yesterday that changes the Lightning Network’s trajectory for the better.<\/p>\n If you’ve been following the Lightning Network’s development for a while now, you’ve likely heard the names “Jack Mallers<\/a>” and “Strike” mentioned a few times.<\/p>\n Mallers is a prominent developer and entrepreneur in the Bitcoin space. And Strike is his latest project \u2014 a BTC wallet focused on allowing regular people to use the cryptocurrency and the Lightning Network.<\/p>\n On July 2nd, Strike finally went into public beta, launching for iOS, Android, and Chrome.<\/p>\n “Strike is the direct result of years of Bitcoin + Lightning development, countless hours of user research, intense product iteration, and months of BETA testing.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n I just published Announcing Strike Public BETA<\/p>\n A new #Bitcoin<\/a> era is born. @ln_strike BETA is available for all to download.<\/p>\n Your debit card can now pay Lightning invoices. Your bank account now speaks Bitcoin.<\/p>\n Ready for liftoff \ud83d\ude80\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\ude03\ud83c\udf1ahttps:\/\/t.co\/KDhKA3BTl1<\/a><\/p>\n — Jack Mallers (@jackmallers) July 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nBitcoin Lightning Network Gets Boost With New “Strike” App<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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