kute vs Strike
Strike does Lightning. kute does Lightning without the custodian.
Strike made sending a few dollars over Bitcoin feel instant, huge. The tradeoff is the same as every fintech: Strike holds. kute keeps the Lightning speed but hands you the seed, with hardware wallet support on top.
Feature by feature
kute and Strike, feature by feature
Feature
kute
Strike
Self-custody Bitcoin
Hardware wallet signing
Lightning, native
Polymarket in-app
Buy bitcoin with Cash App (US)
Works in the EU (wallet yes; Predictions close-only in several EU countries)partial
IBAN + cardSoonUS only
Dollars balance, self-custodiedcustodial
Investing (Hyperliquid)
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Strike made Lightning mainstream. kute makes Lightning yours.
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