Founded
Est. 2022
src: company records
Company Type
Private
src: 21Rates
Regulatory License
MiCA CASP 4.1-1/52 and EMI 4.1-1/53, Estonian FSA (Lightspark Payments); US state money transmitter licences (Lightspark Payments, LLC)
src: Lightspark — Licenses · as of Oct 19, 2026
About Lightspark
Lightspark provides enterprise-grade Lightning Network infrastructure including managed Lightning nodes, payment APIs, and the Spark self-custody Layer 2 protocol. Founded by David Marcus (former Meta/PayPal), Lightspark powers institutional and developer Bitcoin payment infrastructure. Wallet of Satoshi launched on Spark, bringing non-custodial Lightning to its 1M+ users.
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Is Lightspark safe?
- Regulatory License
- MiCA CASP 4.1-1/52 and EMI 4.1-1/53, Estonian FSA (Lightspark Payments); US state money transmitter licences (Lightspark Payments, LLC) · As of Oct 19, 2026 Source
Leadership
Clemente Sardi
Chief Operating Officer
Davi Strazza
Chief Business Officer
Geoff Teehan
Chief Design Officer
Kevin Hurley
Chief Technology Officer
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Websitelightspark.com ↗
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Year formedEst. 2022
Founded inLos Angeles, CA
Data Provenance
✓Facts verified by 21Rates research · Oct 20, 2026
✓1 sources cited on this page
21rates.com/companies/1149/lightspark · structured data: Organization · Person ×5 · VideoObject ×2
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