400,000 brands will accept Bitcoin as a means of payment
Now all sites and merchants that rely on Shopify (the platform that makes it easy to set up an e-commerce site), NCR (a payment solution for commerce), and Blackhawk (a gift and customer cards specialist) accept Bitcoin over the Lightning Network. This overlay of the BTC network, act very fast.
“Any online merchant using Shopify can accept payments without the ‘boomer’ network dating back to 1949, receive them instantly, in final cash, no middlemen, no 3% fee”Discussed Jack Mallers, an ardent cryptocurrency advocate.
During his presentation, the Strike CEO emphasized: most of the best known brands who are involved in this partnership. In particular, the logo of McDonald’s, Walmart, Home Depot and Best Buy was featured on Jack Mallers’ presentation slide. These are the most important brands in the American market.
Other brands associated with NCR or Blackhawk, such as Starbucks, are also participating in this great partnership. According to the founder of Strike, 400,000 brands They can now accept Bitcoin payments over the Lightning Network.
Note that El Salvador, the first country to accept Bitcoin as legal tender, also relied on Strike’s technology to complete the project. With this announcement, Jack Mallers hopes to accelerate the adoption of the queen of cryptocurrencies. For now, the outline of this announcement is still very vague. We will tell you more as soon as possible. While we await more information, feel free to share your thoughts on Bitcoin adoption in the comments below.
