
On the second day of the 2022 Bitcoin conference in Miami — a four-day event — Jack Mallers, CEO of cryptocurrency payment app Strike took the stage to announce a partnership to integrate with e-commerce giant Shopify Inc (NYSE:SHOP) to allow for payments across the Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) Lightning Network.
“We're proud to partner with Shopify to provide merchants with a cheaper and faster way to accept U.S. dollars using Bitcoin technology,” announced Mallers. “The Lightning Network is a global payments network that lowers costs, enhances speed, drives innovation, improves financial inclusion, and brings the power of choice to consumers and merchants."