Strike Announces Cash Back, Letting Merchants Pass On Lighting Network’s No-F...

Strike Announces Cash Back, Letting Merchants Pass On Lighting Network’s No-F...

Strike, the application from Zap that lets users transact through the Lightning Network using their debit card or bank account, is now offering cash back rewards, according to an announcement that founder Jack Mallers shared with Bitcoin Magazine.  “Today, we are releasing Cashback by Strike, our first Strike Rewards program,” Mallers wrote in the announcement. “Cashback is about as conceptually simple as it gets. You simply scan, confirm, and earn cash that is instantly available in your Strike account.” As with its Strike product in general, the Zap team emphasized the ease of....


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