Jack Mallers, CEO of Lightning Network payment application Strike, announced that Strike has provided users outside the United States with the ability to use debit cards to purchase Bitcoin. The service has been officially launched in 36 countries or regions and will be promoted to countries that currently offer the Strike application. 65+ countries. Additionally, the Send Globally (fiat-over-lightning) service is now available to Strike users worldwide, allowing customers in supported countries to cash out fiat, USDT or Bitcoin into local currencies (even if they don’t have a debit card).
In addition, Strike has partnered with Bitrefill to allow users to use their fiat currency, USDT or Bitcoin balances to purchase daily necessities through the Lightning Network. Strike also adds support for lightning addresses, 0-value invoices, on-chain payment tiers, and global P2P payments between Strike users in fiat currency, USDT, or Bitcoin.