Bitcoin
firm
Strike
has
expanded
its
services
on
a
global
scale,
now
allowing
users
in
36
countries
(soon
to
be
65+)
beyond
the
U.S.
to
buy
bitcoin
through
the
app,
founder
Jack
Mallers
announced
in
a
blog
post
Thursday.
“We’re
rolling
out
a
highly
anticipated
feature
that
Bitcoiners
worldwide
have
requested
for
years,”
Mallers
wrote.
“Now,
Strike
users
around
the
globe
can
experience
the
ease
of
buying
bitcoin
directly
through
our
platform.”
Unlike
the
U.S.
where
there
is
no
fee
for
bitcoin
purchases,
global
users
will
incur
a
3.9%
fee
on
their
buys.
Mallers
hopes
to
lower
the
cost
eventually,
but
points
out
that
this
fee
is
lower
than
most
of
Strike’s
competitors.
Among
other
initiatives
announced
today,
Strike
is
partnering
with
crypto
payments
firm
Bitrefill,
which
uses
the
Lightning
Network
–
Bitcoin’s
secondary
payment
layer
–
to
allow
global
users
to
make
everyday
purchases
instantly
and
nearly
free
of
charge.