Bitcoin and the Lightning Network are moving payments globally

For this week’s episode, Jacquelyn interviewed Jack Mallers, the founder and CEO of Strike, a bitcoin-based payment network and financial app that is trying to expand the reach of cross-border payments and remittance markets. Last year, Mallers’ company raised $80 million in a Series B round to grow into that space, and today counts major companies like Visa, Clover and Fiserv among its partners. “I think it’s about meeting consumers where they are and solving a problem for them,” Mallers said

• 2023-03-12
• Jack Mallers Lightning Network Chain Reaction

Bitcoin rewards and NFTs may help grow the blockchain

For this week’s episode, I interviewed Alex Adelman, the co-founder and CEO of Lolli. Adelman previously was on the team that built commerce gateway Cosmic, which was acquired by PopSugar in 2015 before ultimately folding into Ebates (now Rakuten) in 2017. “I’ve been selling bitcoin to merchants since 2013,” Adelman said.

• 2023-02-26
• Alex Adelman Chain Reaction rewards system