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Jack Mallers, CEO of Strike, announced on Twitter that Strike has now become an integrated partner with payment company Fiserv, the parent company of Clover. Subsequently, Strike launched a pilot integration with Clover, allowing merchants to accept bitcoins through the Lightning Network. Instead, merchants will be able to accept Lightning payments from any source - "From Cash App to a node over Tor. If it can send a Lightning payment, you can use it," said Mallers on Twitter.

Mallers explained that this rollout is part of a 90-day trial period, during which the speed and costs of facilitating transactions using the new integration will be measured. In addition, the amount of revenue generated for merchants through Lightning integration will be closely monitored. After the pilot, Strike plans to enter the Clover app store and then proceed with direct integration into Clover. This would enable Lightning by default for all Clover merchants, placed alongside networks like Visa and MasterCard.

"Ultimately these payment giants want to see Lightning in action," said Mallers on Twitter. "They want to feel it, touch it, and see people using it. An open, instant, cheap, inclusive and innovative payment network seems too good to be true. It's time to show that Lightning is the world's best payment bus." The trial period is now active and Clover merchants can contact Strike to make cheaper and faster payments through the Bitcoin Lightning Network.

 

 

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