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Jack Mallers is the CEO and founder of Strike, a Bitcoin payments company built on the Lightning Network. Widely recognized for his role in helping El Salvador adopt Bitcoin as legal tender in 2021, Mallers has become a global advocate for Bitcoin as a tool for financial freedom. In 2025, Strike has scaled its services to over 65 countries, with major growth in Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia, processing more than $2 billion in transactions last year.
Mallers’ personal net worth is estimated to exceed $100 million, largely due to early Bitcoin holdings and his equity in Strike. Under his leadership, the company has partnered with global firms like Shopify and MoneyGram, launching a Bitcoin-native debit card and APIs that enable real-time, low-cost remittances. Mallers continues to lead the charge for global Bitcoin adoption through speaking tours and policy engagements, often emphasizing monetary equality and access for underbanked populations. His mission is clear: make Bitcoin the fastest, cheapest, and most inclusive payment network in the world.
U.S. government spending limits Fed inflation fight, Jack Mallers notes
Jack Mallers, founder and CEO at Strike, argued that the U.S. government is the biggest borrower and spender, creating a challenge for the Federal Reserve’s efforts to control inflation. ...
Jack Mallers: Strike launches Stacks to organize bitcoin savings
Jack Mallers, founder and CEO at Strike, has announced the introduction of Stacks, a new feature to help users organize their bitcoin savings on the Strike platform. The Stacks function allows ...
Strike unveils bitcoin interest for cash at 3.6 percent, Jack Mallers states
Jack Mallers, founder and CEO at Strike, has announced the launch of Bitcoin Interest on Strike. Cash balances on the platform will now earn 3.6 percent interest, paid out in bitcoin. According ...
Jack Mallers: Governments may default or repay in devalued currency, bitcoin remains an option
Jack Mallers, founder and CEO at Strike, warns that citizens may face two unpleasant choices from governments regarding debt: either a default or repayment in currency that has lost its value. ...
Bitcoin does not require more clarity, Jack Mallers states
Jack Mallers, founder and CEO at Strike, believes that Bitcoin’s fixed supply of 21 million coins provides all the clarity the cryptocurrency community needs. Mallers emphasized there is no ...
Jack Mallers: Bitcoin recovers quietly after loud crashes and ignores policy debate
Jack Mallers, founder and CEO at Strike, suggests that Bitcoin often experiences loud crashes followed by quiet recoveries. He argues that long-term trends remain intact despite negative sentiment ...
Bitcoin remains unstoppable despite debt and productivity concerns, Jack Mallers argues
Jack Mallers, founder and CEO at Strike, questions the effectiveness of slowing down frontier AI technology at a time when governments are relying on AI-driven productivity growth to address debt ...
Jack Mallers: Bitcoin financial services must grow with adoption
Jack Mallers, founder and CEO at Strike, emphasizes the need for serious Bitcoin financial services as adoption expands among people and institutions. He announced that Trey will be leading ...
Missing Bitcoin’s best days can result in losses, Jack Mallers warns
Jack Mallers, founder and CEO at Strike, highlights that Bitcoin’s strongest price gains tend to occur during rapid and unexpected market moves. Mallers notes that missing Bitcoin’s 10 best ...
Jack Mallers: U.S. debt policies draw parallels to Japan as yen defense intensifies
Jack Mallers, founder and CEO at Strike, compares the current U.S. fiscal environment to that of Japan, emphasizing concerns over growing debt levels. Mallers points out that while Japan's high ...
Bitcoin value derives from first principles, Jack Mallers explains
Jack Mallers, founder and CEO at Strike, explored the fundamental reasons why Bitcoin holds value in a recent livestream. He addressed the common skepticism that Bitcoin is merely data on ...
Jack Mallers: Bitcoin is positioned as savings technology amid rise of speculative finance
Jack Mallers, founder and CEO at Strike, criticizes the current financial environment by stating that when money loses its stability, individuals are pushed toward speculation. Mallers contrasts ...
Jack Mallers: AI raises new concerns for open source software in Bitcoin
Jack Mallers, founder and CEO at Strike, discusses how artificial intelligence is intensifying critical debates in open source software, particularly within the Bitcoin ecosystem. He references ...
Strike launches daily AI-powered code reviews, Jack Mallers reveals
Jack Mallers, founder and CEO at Strike, announced that the company has built an agentic system for daily codebase reviews using advanced AI models, including Kimi_Moonshot K3, to identify ...
Jack Mallers: Urges Coldcard bitcoin users to secure funds immediately
Jack Mallers, founder and CEO at Strike, is calling on users who generated their bitcoin seed on a Coldcard device to move their bitcoin immediately. He advises users to inform friends and ...
Coldcard wallet users face serious security risk, Jack Mallers warns
Jack Mallers, founder and CEO at Strike, is urging Coldcard hardware wallet users to take urgent action following what he describes as one of the most serious wallet security incidents affecting ...
Jack Mallers: Reflections on Bitcoin's challenges and community resilience
Jack Mallers, founder and CEO at Strike, discusses the emotional and motivational impact of Bitcoin market cycles. Mallers reflects on how bear markets challenge participants but can also ...
Jack Mallers announces departure from Twenty One to pursue Bitcoin ambitions, Mallers confirms
Jack Mallers, founder and CEO at Strike, announced he is stepping down as CEO of Twenty One. Mallers described the decision as difficult but necessary and emphasized that his primary focus ...
Jack Mallers: Bitcoin thrives by replacing savings, not leading speculative trends
Jack Mallers, founder and CEO at Strike, challenges recent commentary on Bitcoin demand. Mallers argues that speculative interest from trends like prediction markets, memecoins, or artificial ...
Bitcoin's power comes from global participation, Jack Mallers notes
Jack Mallers, founder and CEO at Strike, emphasizes that Bitcoin's foundation lies in grassroots participation rather than Wall Street or large corporations. He stresses that millions of ...
Strike introduces volatility-protected Bitcoin loans
Bitcoin financial services platform Strike has started offering a new type of BTC-backed loan that the company describes as volatility-protected. The product does not include margin calls or ...
