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Block’s Bet on BNPL and Cash App Offsets Beating From Bitcoin
Block’s Bet on BNPL and Cash App Offsets Beating From Bitcoin
August 04, 2022  |  Digital Payments

For Block, the parent company of Square, bitcoin’s been a drag on results, and Cash App has been a boon. Block posted Q2 results that...

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Today in Crypto: Chileans Stablecoin Use up 50% as Economy Dips; Portugal’s Banks Close Crypto Accounts
Today in Crypto: Chileans Stablecoin Use up 50% as Economy Dips; Portugal’s Banks Close Crypto...
August 03, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Hackers have returned $9 million to cross-chain bridge Nomad after it was exploited for $190.4 million Tuesday (Aug. 2), Coindesk wrote. The amount returned was...

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Why Payments Valuation Plunge Is as Irrational as Crypto Exuberance
Why Payments Valuation Plunge Is as Irrational as Crypto Exuberance
July 17, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto has had a very bad year, with bitcoin’s 70% price collapse putting it in better shape than many of the other 10 largest cryptocurrencies,...

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Calling Web3 Corrupted by VCs, Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey Pitches Web5
Calling Web3 Corrupted by VCs, Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey Pitches Web5
June 29, 2022  |  Blockchain

DEK: The Block CEO wants to build a decentralized web, but doesn’t believe the current vision of a blockchain-based internet — where people control their...

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CE100 Held On as BNPL Firms, Platforms Extend Losses
CE100 Held On as BNPL Firms, Platforms Extend Losses
June 20, 2022  |  Connected Economy

The week that was: a week that many investors wish had not been. The Connected Economy 100 stock index did marginally better than the broader...

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Block to Shut San Francisco HQ, Switch to Remote Workforce
Block to Shut San Francisco HQ, Switch to Remote Workforce
June 15, 2022  |  Personnel

Payments-processing firm Block, previously known as Square, is leaving behind the Market Street headquarters that had been the high-profile company’s San Francisco headquarters when its...

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Block’s Dorsey Says It’s ‘No Longer Just a Payments Company,’ But They Remain Its Core Focus
Block’s Dorsey Says It’s ‘No Longer Just a Payments Company,’ But They Remain Its Core...
May 20, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Speaking at the first Block investors day in five years, CEO Jack Dorsey’s main goal was to show that Block is “no longer just a...

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Today in FinTech: Bamba Snags $3.2M; Block Shifts Focus to Blockchain
Today in FinTech: Bamba Snags $3.2M; Block Shifts Focus to Blockchain
May 18, 2022  |  Investments

In today’s FinTech news, Block, formerly known as Square, wants people to stop thinking of them as a payments-only company and will now be emphasizing...

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Dorsey Says Block Is Not Just a Payments Company, It’s a Blockchain Company
Dorsey Says Block Is Not Just a Payments Company, It’s a Blockchain Company
May 18, 2022  |  Ecosystems

Block is stepping away from its identity as a payment-only platform and will increase its focus on cryptocurrency and music streaming as part of a...

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