Strike

• Name: Strike
• URL: https://strike.me/
• Category: bitcoin-and-cash payments API / Lightning settlement infrastructure / bank-payout and OAuth control plane
• Tags: bitcoin-ecosystem
• Summary: Strike is a Bitcoin-and-fiat payments operator with a real API and payout stack behind the app. The useful part is the combination of dashboard-issued API access, OAuth integrations, Lightning and onchain routing, bank payouts, FX handling, and service-specific operating surfaces. Treat it as money-movement infrastructure, not just a wallet brand.
• What it does:
  • Lets individuals and businesses create Strike accounts, access a web dashboard, and manage API keys for programmatic payment workflows
  • Supports sending, receiving, exchanging, and directing bitcoin and cash transactions across the Bitcoin network and Lightning Network
  • Supports cash payouts to bank accounts and OAuth-based third-party integrations in addition to direct payment APIs
  • Gives applications a way to send and receive dollars over Lightning without forcing the integrator to hold or custody bitcoin directly
  • Publishes example apps for Lightning invoices, paywalled links, split bills, in-person checkout, and OAuth flows, which shows a wider developer ecosystem than a simple API landing page
  • Runs a status surface that treats Strike API, Strike OAuth Connect, Lightning payments, onchain payments, withdrawals, onboarding, and banking services as distinct operating systems
• Key claims:
  • The docs introduction says the Strike API enables programmatic bitcoin and cash transactions using the Bitcoin and Lightning Networks, including sending, receiving, exchanging, directing, making cash payouts to bank accounts, and using OAuth for third-party integrations
  • The walkthrough overview says integrators can send and receive dollars over the Lightning Network without needing direct exposure to bitcoin price volatility, tax treatment, or custody concerns
  • The account overview says business users sign up through the Strike Dashboard, complete entity and operator verification, and then can deposit cash, buy bitcoin, make transactions, and create API keys in the dashboard
  • The example-apps page shows first-party documentation for invoice links, split-bill flows, URL paywalls, in-person checkout, Strike-powered QR payments, and OAuth examples, which is a strong clue that Strike is packaging reusable payment primitives rather than only documenting a closed app
  • The status page exposes separate operational surfaces for Banking Services, Bitcoin Payments: Lightning, Bitcoin Payments: On-Chain, Bitcoin Withdrawals, Buy Bitcoin, Send Globally, Strike API, Strike OAuth Connect, and the dashboard, which reinforces that Strike operates multiple interconnected payment layers
• Whitepaper: No canonical standalone Strike whitepaper or litepaper surfaced in this pass. The clearest current sources of truth were the official API docs, onboarding guides, example-app documentation, and public status page; see ../whitepapers/strike-primary-sources-2026-05-01.md.
• Sources:
  • https://docs.strike.me
  • https://docs.strike.me/account/overview
  • https://docs.strike.me/walkthrough/walkthroughs-overview
  • https://docs.strike.me/walkthrough/example-apps
  • https://status.strike.me

Internal linkages

• Closest Bitcoin operator contrast: river

• Merchant-stack contrast: btcpay-server

• Protocol-level contrast when the question is interoperable payment initiation rather than one operator stack: open-payments

• Last reviewed: 2026-05-26 UTC