THNDR
A Bitcoin skill-gaming platform on Lightning Network
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THNDR is a B2B skill-gaming platform and Bitcoin Lightning gaming network supplying PvP mini-games and tournaments to sportsbook, daily fantasy and lottery operators, with consumer products Clinch, Club Bitcoin Solitaire and Tetro Tiles. It targets iGaming cold starts where a lack of opponents causes abandoned sessions, slow payouts and chargebacks on traditional rails, and high minimum deposits. A cross-operator liquidity network matches opponents, Lightning settles instantly, and the system supports non-custodial P2P wagering from 1 satoshi, same-table skill matching, patent-pending match verification and an open API.
On 9 July 2026 the company launched PvP skill games with a lottery courier across six US states, and on 23 September it opened the platform to third-party studios. The network reports over 160 million matches, more than 25 operators and a 99.99% match rate. It should be distinguished from the Egyptian brokerage app Thndr, which is unrelated. The business is geographically restricted, with parts of the United States excluded and an 18-plus requirement, so compliance boundaries set the addressable market.
THNDR opened its skill-gaming platform to third-party studios on September 23, 2026, with over 25 partners live, more than 160 million games played, and a 99.99% fill rate.
On June 8, Nancy MacIntyre joined THNDR as strategic advisor, and partnerships with Madplay, CatoriTech, and Jackpotter were signed earlier in 2026 to expand its casual web3 gaming distribution network.
Future strategy and roadmap: Going forward, THNDR plans to onboard more third-party studios and distribution channels, harden its compliant skill-gaming infrastructure, and expand into more regions and prize-pool formats to grow its user base.
Desiree Dickerson — Co-founder & CEO; spent three years at Lightning Labs; relaunched THNDR in 2021 and pivoted it toward skill-based betting.
Jack Everitt — Co-founder; original founder of THNDR and Bitcoin game developer.