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Strike Extends Bitcoin Lightning Network-Powered Remittances to Philippines

Digital payments firm Strike is expanding its international money transfer service that runs on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network to the Philippines to tap into the country’s remittance market, which is one of the world’s largest. "The Hash" hosts discuss what this means for the future of bitcoin payments and crypto's use case as a potential tool for financial freedom.