Jack Dorsey's Block Begins Shipping Bitkey Bitcoin Wallets
[Mar 13 9:13 AM] Block unveiled Bitkey for pre-order in 95 countries last December having commenced beta testing during the summer.
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Jack Dorsey’s Block Launches Bitkey: A New Self-Custody Bitcoin Wallet With No Seed Phrases
[Dec 9, 2023 12:30 PM] Block, Inc. has recently introduced Bitkey, its innovative self-custody bitcoin wallet, offering a unique approach to bitcoin management. Unlike traditional wallets which rely on passwords or seed phrases, Bitkey utilizes a distinctive 2-of-3…
Jack Dorsey's Block Bitkey Bitcoin Wallet Comes to Market in More Than 95 Countries
[Dec 7, 2023 10:55 AM] Jack Dorsey's company's new self-custody wallet consists of an app, hardware device and recovery tools.
Jack Dorsey's Block Releases Bitkey Bitcoin Hardware Wallet for Pre-Order
[Dec 7, 2023 10:23 AM] In a move aimed at democratizing access to self-custody for Bitcoin, Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ), led by CEO Jack Dorsey, has finally launched the pre-order for its new hardware wallet, Bitkey, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine. This…
Jack Dorsey Backed Bitcoin Mining Pool Ocean Acknowledges Filtering Ordinal Inscriptions
[Dec 1, 2023 5:00 PM] Ocean, a Bitcoin mining pool that recently raised $6.2 million in a seed funding round led by former Twitter (now known as X) CEO Jack Dorsey, is currently filtering ordinal inscription transactions. Giacomo Zucco, a bitcoiner, confirmed that Ocean…
Jack Dorsey Aims to Create Anti-Censorship Bitcoin Mining Pool With New Startup
[Nov 29, 2023 11:39 AM] The startup said it created "only non-custodial" mining pool where miners get the new bitcoin block reward for mining directly from the network.
Jack Dorsey wants to decentralize Bitcoin mining with new investment
[Nov 29, 2023 7:02 AM] Ocean, which raised $6.2 million in a funding round led by Jack Dorsey, plans to enable miners to get block rewards directly from Bitcoin.
OCEAN Unveiled: Block CEO Jack Dorsey Leads $6.2 Million Investment Round In Decentralized Bitcoin Mining Pool
[Nov 28, 2023 1:00 PM] Today, Wyoming-based Mummolin, Inc, has announced the successful completion of a $6.2 million seed funding round, led by Jack Dorsey, also featuring prominent investors such as Accomplice, Barefoot Bitcoin Fund, MoonKite, NewLayer Capital, and the…
CZ, Buterin, Dorsey top crypto social media popularity charts as SBF clings to 10th place
[Nov 21, 2023 5:24 AM] MicroStrategy co-founder Michael Saylor and ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood complete the top five rankings for most followed crypto entrepreneurs on social media.
Jack Dorsey’s Block had $5.62B in revenue, $44M in Bitcoin profits in Q3
[Nov 3, 2023 4:15 AM] Block didn’t incur any impairment loss on its Bitcoin holdings, and Bitcoin revenue contributed as much as 43% of its total revenue.
Jack Dorsey Contributes $1M to Kickstart Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot in St. Louis
[Oct 12, 2023 11:30 PM] Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter and current CEO of Square Inc., is contributing $1 million to support the launch of a pilot program for guaranteed basic income in his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri. According to the city, applicants will be…
Bitcoin Optimism Rising in Developing World Despite Price Declines: Block Survey
[Sep 28, 2023 9:05 AM] Digital transformation is rapidly shaping the global financial landscape, and bitcoin, the pioneering decentralized cryptocurrency, stands tall as a symbol of this revolution. While bitcoin's global popularity is undeniable, there's an emerging…
Coinbase Founder Brian Armstrong Reveals Plans to Integrate Lightning Network
[Sep 13, 2023 8:00 AM] According to Coinbase founder and CEO Brian Armstrong, Coinbase is actively working on integrating the Lightning Network (LN), the second-layer scaling protocol. Armstrong emphasized that bitcoin “is the most important asset in…
Jack Dorsey’s ₿trust acquires African Bitcoin organization Qala
[Sep 5, 2023 7:22 AM] As part of the acquisition, Qala rebrands as the ₿trust Builders Programme and aims to drive the development and education across the Global South.
Crypto-centered public companies record profit beating Q2 estimates
[Aug 7, 2023 1:26 AM] The rise in crypto prices, as well as non-trading revenues, became key to profitability for many of these companies.
Coinbase Looking to Add Lightning Network Support
[Aug 3, 2023 9:30 PM] Coinbase, one of the largest U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchanges, is moving to add support for Lightning Network on its trading platform. Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, confirmed that the exchange was looking into the best ways to achieve this…
Bitcoin Lightning on Coinbase agenda, Brian Armstrong tells Jack Dorsey
[Aug 2, 2023 2:13 AM] Armstrong confirmed that Coinbase was looking into adding support for the Bitcoin Lightning Network and reassured its support for Bitcoin payments.
Apple May Not Like It, but ‘Zapple Pay’ Finds Workaround for Bitcoin Tipping on Damus
[Jul 10, 2023 3:46 PM] The new third-party payment service claims to be independent of the Damus iPhone app that Apple has tried to restrict, and lets users tip one another on any app that runs on the Nostr protocol.
Elon Musk imposes 'rate limit' on Twitter citing extreme ‘system manipulation’
[Jul 2, 2023 8:11 PM] Verified Twitter users will be allowed to view 10,000 posts per day, while new, unverified accounts will get 500 under the new limits.
Bitcoin-Friendly App Damus Avoids Apple Deplatforming After 2-Week Battle Over 'Zaps' Tipping
[Jun 28, 2023 12:18 PM] Apple had threatened to eject the bitcoin-friendly social media app from its App Store by June 27 unless Damus removed the ability to receive bitcoin tips via “zaps” on content posts.
Jack Dorsey Questions Apple's Tim Cook Over Bitcoin Support as Damus Deplatforming Looms
[Jun 27, 2023 11:15 AM] Apple cited violations of its in-app purchase guidelines as the primary reason for the delisting, according to Damus founder William Casarin.
Damus Founder Now Expects Deplatforming From Apple App Store
[Jun 26, 2023 5:00 PM] Apple cited violations of its in-app purchase guidelines as the primary reason for the delisting, according to Damus founder William Casarin.
Jack Dorsey-Backed Bitcoin Wallet Bitkey To Integrate With Coinbase and Cash App
[Jun 15, 2023 12:29 PM] Public beta testing will begin in a few weeks according to parent company Block.
Jack Dorsey’s relief fund pledges $5M donation to Bitcoin-focused nonprofit
[Jun 14, 2023 2:30 PM] The fund reported it had distributed more than $500 million to projects, including the Tor Project, the Signal Technology Foundation and the Calyx Institute.
Jack Dorsey’s #startsmall Pledges $5 Million Over 5 Years To Bitcoin Nonprofit Brink
[Jun 14, 2023 10:00 AM] Bitcoin development nonprofit, Brink, has received a significant financial boost with a pledge of $5 million from Jack Dorsey's #startsmall organization. The pledge, totaling $1 million per year for the next five years, aims to support Brink's…
Jack Dorsey-backed Nostr Creator Collaborates With Employer Zebedee on New Social Media Layer
[Jun 8, 2023 7:00 AM] Zebedee users will be able to join a waitlist for alpha access to an updated version of the app which will feature integration with decentralized social media protocol Nostr (an acronym for “notes and other stuff transmitted by relays”).
Former Twitter CEO Claims Ethereum Is A Security, Will This Affect Prices?
[Jun 6, 2023 5:00 PM] Jack Dorsey, the former CEO of Twitter, while replying to a comment on June 6, alleged that Ethereum (ETH), the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange, is a security under United States laws. This controversially implies that holders of…
Bitcoin Voucher Provider Azteco Secures $6 Million Funding Round Led by Jack Dorsey
[May 19, 2023 10:00 PM] On Thursday, California-based bitcoin voucher company Azteco revealed it had garnered $6 million in seed funding through a round spearheaded by Block, Inc.’s CEO and chairperson, Jack Dorsey. Azteco stated that the newly acquired capital…
Jack Dorsey-backed TBD Launches New Web5 Toolkit to Decentralize the Internet
[May 19, 2023 8:35 AM] The official announcement by the unit of Block (SQ) was made Thursday at the Bitcoin 2023 conference in Miami Beach, Florida.
Cash App Bitcoin revenue tops $2 billion in the first quarter
[May 4, 2023 10:30 PM] Block’s Q1 earnings report reveals a 25% year-on-year increase in Bitcoin revenue from the fintech firm’s flagship product Cash App.