Lightning-native app for buying bitcoin and sending it anywhere instantly, with no added fee on transfers.
DCA-first bitcoin-only platform with 0.99 percent fees, automatic withdrawals to self-custody and Bitcoin IRA options.
Strike rates higher on our rubric: 4.6 against 4.4 for Swan Bitcoin.
Every row is from the two reviews as of their review dates, with sources on each. A check marks the side a decidable criterion favours; rows without one are information, not a score.
| Fact | Strike | Swan Bitcoin |
|---|---|---|
| Editorial rating | 4.6 (favoured on this row) | 4.4 |
| Published fees | Fee shown before you confirm | About 0.99% per purchase |
| Maker fee | Not published | Not published |
| Taker fee | Not published | Not published |
| Identity verification | Required | Required |
| Bitcoin-only | Yes | Yes |
| Payment rails supported | 4 | 2 |
| Countries ranked in | 2 | 1 |
| Ranks first in | 1 | 0 |
| Countries shared | 1 | 1 |
| Security record | 8 dated events, 1 incident, latest 2026-06-30 | No record on file |
| Founded | Not stated | 2019 |
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois, US | Not stated |
| Last reviewed | 2026-08-12 | 2026-08-12 |
Each country guide ranks its own roster on published fees, security record and local payment support, so the two can sit in a different order from one country to the next.
| Country | Status | Strike ranks | Swan Bitcoin ranks | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Legal | #6 | #5 |
Dated events from each review, newest first: breaches, enforcement actions, licences, audits and proof-of-reserves publications. 1 of the 2 carry no dated record on our reviews yet.
Strike Europe authorised under MiCA by the Maltese regulator
NYDFS granted Strike a BitLicense and a money transmitter licence
Withdrawals can now be locked behind passkey or hardware key 2FA
Strike rates higher on our rubric: 4.6 against 4.4 for Swan Bitcoin. The rating weighs published fees, security record and local payment support; the table above sets each beside the other so you can check the score against the facts.
Strike: Fee shown before you confirm. Swan Bitcoin: About 0.99% per purchase. Those are each platform's published headline rates; card purchases and instant-buy widgets cost more than the order book on both, and each review carries the full schedule.
Both are ranked in our guides for United States. Strike is ranked in 2 countries in all and Swan Bitcoin in 1; each country guide ranks its own roster, so the two can sit in a different order from one country to the next.
Strike carries 1 incident among 8 dated events, the latest on 2023-10-30: Customer email list leaked, denied by Strike, then admitted. Swan Bitcoin carries no dated security record on our review yet, a gap in our records rather than a clean bill. Both reviews list every event with its source.
Strike: required; identity verification is required to use the app; requirements vary by country.. Swan Bitcoin: required.
The full reviews: Strike and Swan Bitcoin, each with its sources, and every exchange we review.
Every other head-to-head Strike or Swan Bitcoin appears in.
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