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117 sats \ 2 replies \ @harrr OP 27 Feb
This is so cool. I had hoped for Europe as I live there, but it's much more important that Strike is available in Africa, for obvious reasons.
I used to be in the bottom 1%, that's why bitcoin gave me hope, now I'm in the top 1% and people in Europe are already privileged enough, including me. Go Strike!
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bell_curve 27 Feb
Good perspective.
I wonder if KYC will be a problem in Africa. How does KYC work in Africa?
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @398ja 28 Feb
Everyone with a sim card is already automatically KYC'ed, as it requires proof of id.
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113 sats \ 8 replies \ @go 27 Feb
Strike is in 74 countries now. What a monumental feat.
https://strike.me/faq/where-is-strike-available-wr/
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230 sats \ 7 replies \ @south_korea_ln 27 Feb
That number is a bit misleading. E.g. South Korea, in this list, does not get on-off ramp functionality through Strike. At present, it is just a regular LN wallet like the hundreds of other ones out there except for the additional KYC it requires.
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50 sats \ 0 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 27 Feb
This is a good clarification to call out!
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @guts 28 Feb
Same in Mexico.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @south_korea_ln 28 Feb
Wait are you sure about Mexico though? Seems to appear in the Send Global list...
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @south_korea_ln 28 Feb
Jack Mallers is a good at hyping his product.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Bell_curve 27 Feb
Which wallet are popular in South Korea? How do Korean buy or procure bitcoin?
Does kimchi premium exist?
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79 sats \ 1 reply \ @south_korea_ln 28 Feb
Koreans are mostly shitcoin degenerates. Ripple is still the biggest market after BTC.
Most Koreans buy their crypto on exchanges. It has become more difficult to move them off exchanges, so I would imagine the majority never used a wallet and keep everything on exchange. If ever they leave their exchange, it's to send it to the usual foreign shitcoin casinos such as Binance. Government gave recent amnesty for tax-avoiders keeping their fortune abroad on such exchanges asking them to report their holdings. Many politicians turned out to be huge holders too.
There are some maxis though, from my understanding, they do P2P trades, mostly, if they can't do it within the regulated exchange market.
Kimchi premius is real, but it never got back to the 2017 bullrun levels.
You can follow the premium real-time here. It's the ๊นํ column.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 28 Feb
Much Thanks for your conscientious response
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61 sats \ 4 replies \ @oliverweiss 27 Feb
Definitely good for adoption. Doesnโt Strike require KYC?
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27 sats \ 1 reply \ @jeff 27 Feb
There will never be large companies without KYC.
Eg. SN will either stay small, or require KYC one day.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @elvismercury 28 Feb
Or domicile in a friendly jurisdiction. A wholly distributed small dev team makes it at least potentially feasible.
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11 sats \ 1 reply \ @hasherstacker 27 Feb
Unfortunately, it does. That's the bad news
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 27 Feb
Lightning wallet
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63 sats \ 2 replies \ @hasherstacker 27 Feb
So good for Africa. Africa is where Bitcoin is needed most
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @TNStacker 27 Feb
And Appalachia!
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 27 Feb
The forgotten coal miners
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52 sats \ 0 replies \ @TheBTCManual 27 Feb
Finally a place for Africans to get access to LN directly, this is going to be fun, too many casinos have been the only place to send people and its such a bother
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15 sats \ 0 replies \ @phatom 28 Feb
Strike is coming to Africa on full scale especially with its deal with Bitnob last year
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18 sats \ 1 reply \ @KLT 27 Feb
Amazing news. Itโs better to have access to the best money in the world, even if itโs KYC so that people can eventually go down the rabbit hole and learn to self custody, which a company like strike incentives. I see nothing but positive here.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 27 Feb
Bingo
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 27 Feb
๐๐๐
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @bitkarrot 27 Feb
is there a strike chatroom for devs somewhere?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Car 27 Feb freebie
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