132 sats \ 5 replies \ @ziggamon OP 23 Jun 2022 freebie \ parent \ on: I'm Sergej Kotliar, CEO of Bitrefill. AMA. bitcoin
Yes, it's now up at 7.3% of total USD value. Of just bitcoin volume (lightning and onchain) Lightning is now at 23%.
Main growth factors are the launch of the US bill payment service which has attracted many US customers who often use Strike. Also El Salvador is growing nicely, along with a general growth in everything Lightning
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @bigjohn 24 Jun 2022
That's great growth!
What other cryptocurrencies make up the remainder of the volume?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @ziggamon OP 28 Jun 2022
Mainly ETH, USDT, Binance Pay and Litecoin
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @kr 23 Jun 2022
Great to hear!
What is your impression of how widespread Lightning usage is in El Salvador?
Could you guess a % of the population actively using Lightning today?
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90 sats \ 1 reply \ @ziggamon OP 23 Jun 2022 freebie
I'd guess around 1%. This is actually not that bad of a figure, it's higher than in most countries, and growing!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kr 23 Jun 2022
it’s a good start!
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