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Strike Integrates Lightning Network with Shopify

GB Market Commentary 08/04/2022

by Marcus Sotiriou


Whilst Bitcoin holds the $43,000 level as support, Bitcoin adoption continues to expand at a tremendous pace. Two more territories are adopting Bitcoin as legal tender, following El Salvador’s integration in September 2021. These territories are Madeira, an autonomous region in Portugal and Prospera, which is a jurisdiction on the Roatan island off the northern coast of Honduras. Furthermore, Strike announced that Shopify is integrating the Bitcoin Lightning Network at the Bitcoin 2022 Conference in Miami. Strike CEO Jack Mallers said Strike has also partnered with NCR (NCR), the world’s largest point-of-sale (POS) supplier, and payments firm Blackhawk. This means you will be able to pay across the Lightning Network at millions of American storefronts. This is a huge milestone for Bitcoin and one which I think is crucial for the expansion of the network.


Strike Integrates Lightning Network with Shopify

The metaverse continues to see progress with institutional interest as Volkswagen has joined the bandwagon. They have begun an interactive advertising campaign for their latest Polo model IQ. Drive which will be co-ordinated in the metaverse.


Volkswagen has joined the metaverse

Furthermore, the Starbucks CEO has confirmed the $96 billion company will enter the metaverse this year, potentially with an NFT marketplace. Seen as the biggest NFT marketplace, OpenSea is $13 billion in comparison, there is significant scope for businesses like Starbucks to develop businesses related to NFTs and the metaverse.


Starbucks will enter the metaverse

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Jony Claber
Jony Claber
Aug 04, 2025

Integrating the Lightning Network with Shopify opens up faster, more decentralized payment options—paving the way for smoother crypto transactions. As merchants look to streamline customer engagement alongside payment innovation, solutions like shopify chatbot ai can help automate support and drive conversions, especially in high-traffic environments where speed matters.

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