Block’s Q1 Bitcoin Revenue Rises 18% From Q4, Gains 25% From a Year Ago
[May 4, 2023 2:56 PM] For the full year, Block’s bitcoin revenue declined 29% from 2021 due to the fall in the price of bitcoin, the company said.
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Bitcoin Focused Non-Profit OpenSats Receives $10 Million From Jack Dorsey’s #Startsmall Initiative
[May 4, 2023 11:20 AM] The funding will aid OpenSats in its mission of supporting open-source development focused on Bitcoin, Nostr and related tech.OpenSats, a non-profit organization that supports the development of free and open-source software and projects focusing…
Jack Dorsey-Backed Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund Supports Open Source Developers in Lawsuit With Craig Wright
[May 1, 2023 3:30 AM] Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund (BLDF) recently delivered on its promise to fund the legal costs of 11 Bitcoin developers that are the target of the self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor Craig Wright’s lawsuit. According to Alex Morcos, the…
TBD and Yellow Card to Enable Fiat On and Off-Ramp Payments in 16 African Countries via BTC
[Apr 18, 2023 12:30 AM] TBD and the Africa-focused cryptocurrency exchange platform Yellow Card recently partnered to launch a fiat on and off-ramp that enables payments in some 16 African countries through Bitcoin rails. The objective of this arrangement is to make…
What Hindenburg Research’s Takedown of Block Says About Money and Crime
[Mar 31, 2023 11:01 AM] Expecting centralized money services to halt crime only helps politicize money and disempower users.
Hindenburg Research reports Block short position, claiming fraud facilitation and inflated metrics
[Mar 23, 2023 10:35 AM] "Block has wildly overstated its genuine user counts and has understated its customer acquisition costs," said the report.
Jack Dorsey’s Block asks for input on proposed ‘mining development kit’
[Mar 7, 2023 10:24 PM] Block’s mining hardware product lead, Naoise Irwin, has asked for pointers on a proposed hardware and software development kit for Bitcoin mining.
Jack Dorsey’s TBD launches ‘C=’ to improve Bitcoin Lightning Network
[Mar 4, 2023 4:50 AM] C= (pronounced C equals) aims to further the reach of the Bitcoin Lightning Network through added liquidity and routing services.
Crypto Biz: Did crypto winter scare off Visa and Mastercard?
[Mar 3, 2023 12:00 PM] Visa's head of crypto has pushed back against the notion that the credit card giant is getting cold feet because of the bear market.
Xapo Bank Integrates Lightning Network Payments Through Lightspark Partnership
[Mar 2, 2023 4:30 PM] On March 2, Xapo Bank announced its partnership with Lightspark, a company led by David Marcus, former crypto boss at Facebook. The partnership aims to extend the utility of bitcoin and the Lightning Network. Xapo revealed on Thursday that it is…
Block remains on the hunt for wallet partners nearly two years later
[Mar 2, 2023 10:38 AM] The firm plans to partner with companies that are already experienced in local fiat payment processing.
Jack Dorsey’s TBD Announces New Bitcoin Lightning Service Provider C=
[Mar 2, 2023 10:00 AM] Lightning node operators can connect to TBD and Block’s new Lightning infrastructure starting today.TBD, a Bitcoin-focused subsidiary of Jack Dorsey’s Block, has announced a new Lightning Network business called c=.The purpose of the company is to…
Jack Dorsey’s Block Releases UI Teaser, Seeks Partners For Highly Anticipated Self-Custody Bitcoin Wallet
[Mar 1, 2023 2:46 PM] A new blog post from Jack Dorsey’s Block detailed the progress being made on the custodial Bitcoin wallet the company is working on.Jack Dorsey’s Block has updated the Bitcoin community on the development of its self-custody Bitcoin wallet.The…
Jack Dorsey’s decentralized Twitter rival enters app store
[Mar 1, 2023 3:00 AM] The interface of Jack Dorsey’s decentralized Twitter alternative, Bluesky, resembles the look of Elon Musk’s social media platform.
Bitcoin Lightning Network growth is organic, coming from real-world adoption
[Feb 22, 2023 11:32 AM] Bitcoin Lightning Network adoption receives a boost with the launch of USD payments and decentralized social media platform, Nostr.
Nostr Decentralized Social Network Now On Apple and Google Stores
[Feb 1, 2023 3:25 AM] Nostr, the decentralized social network supported by Jack Dorsey, the former CEO of Twitter, can now be downloaded on Apple and Google app stores. Nostr On App Stores Per a tweet on January 31, Jack Dorsey said the app can now be downloaded via its…
Decentralized ‘Twitter Killer’ Nostr Goes Live On Apple’s App Store
[Jan 31, 2023 6:32 PM] Nostr, an open protocol that promises to substitute centrally-controlled social networks such as Twitter, is now live on the Apple App Store with Damus.Decentralized social networking protocol Nostr is now officially live on Apple’s app store.Nostr…
Report: Elon Musk’s Payments Vision for Twitter Takes Shape, Small Team Tasked to Build Infrastructure
[Jan 30, 2023 3:30 PM] Seven months ago, current Twitter owner Elon Musk said, prior to acquiring the social media giant, he would integrate cryptocurrency payments. According to sources, a team is working on the infrastructure for a payment platform, and Twitter is…
Kenya-Based Bitcoin Mining Company Raises $2 Million in Seed Investment Led by Jack Dorsey-Owned Firm
[Dec 9, 2022 5:00 AM] Gridless, a bitcoin mining company operating from Kenya, recently raised $2 million in seed investment from Block, a digital payments company owned by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, and Stillmark. The bitcoin mining firm is reportedly planning to use…
Jack Dorsey’s Block sues Bitcoin.com for trademark infringement
[Nov 28, 2022 12:45 PM] “The use of the designation "VERSE" constitutes an infringement of our client's trademarks under German trademark law,” Block’s legal counsel said in a letter to Bitcoin.com.
Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey Address Suggestions to Allow Less Anonymity on Twitter
[Nov 20, 2022 6:30 PM] Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO and the new owner of Twitter, have addressed suggestions that the social media platform should have less anonymity. Clinical psychologist Dr. Jordan B. Peterson is among the users who…
FTX just imploded, and Jack Dorsey wants to talk about the next stage for crypto?
[Nov 16, 2022 6:14 PM] People need time to catch up before Jack Dorsey tries to launch the next generation of the internet.