Strike expands across multiple African countries
Strike launches its Bitcoin and Lightning services in seven African markets.
On February 27, 2024, Strike expands across multiple African countries. Strike launches its Bitcoin and Lightning services in seven African markets.
Strike used Bitcoin and Lightning as settlement rails while presenting users with local-currency payment and transfer functions. The expansion mattered most as a test of Bitcoin-based payments in markets where remittance costs and currency frictions are significant.
It documents a concrete expansion of how people or institutions could use Bitcoin rather than a statement of future intent alone.