Square

Square

Square’s $50M Bitcoin Buy Is Now Worth $253M

The value of Square’s bitcoin investment from October 2020 has increased five-fold.

Business  ·  22 February 2021
CoinFlash

Square Crypto-Led Consortium Challenges Craig Wright’s Bitcoin White Paper Claim

The response asks general questions regarding Craig Wright's claims.

News  ·  5 February 2021
MicroStrategy

Corporate Treasuries Are Figuring Out Bitcoin on the Balance Sheet

MicroStrategy’s approach has got the Association of Corporate Treasurers and IKEA thinking.

Business  ·  5 February 2021
Bitcoin

Why Everyone From Square to Facebook Is Now Hosting the Bitcoin White Paper

The uploads come in response to legal threats by Craig Wright.

Tech  ·  21 January 2021
Regulation

Square’s Jack Dorsey Hits Out at FinCEN’s ‘Burdensome’ Proposed Crypto Wallet Rules

"The burdensome information collection and reporting requirements deprive U.S. companies like Square of the chance to compete on a level playing field," Dorsey said.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 January 2021
Bitcoin

Square’s Cash App Now Lets Customers Get Bitcoin Back on Purchases

Previously, Cash App had only allowed clients to get U.S. currency back on transactions.

Markets  ·  20 December 2020
Bitcoin Mining

Square to Support Greener Bitcoin Mining as Part of Zero-Carbon Pledge

Square will dedicate $10 million to the development of clean bitcoin mining technologies.

News  ·  8 December 2020
PayPal

Crypto Buying App Ziglu Bags Largest Raise of 2020 on UK Crowdfunding Site Seedrs

U.K.-based bitcoin app Ziglu raised over $8 million in a crowdfunding campaign, the largest equity raise on the Seedrs platform this year.

Business  ·  2 December 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Trading Fees on PayPal, Robinhood, Cash App and Coinbase: What to Know

With bitcoin’s price hitting a new all-time high on Monday, retail investors will inevitably want to get in on the original crypto asset.

Business  ·  30 November 2020
Crypto Taxes

Square Agrees to Buy Credit Karma’s Tax Preparation Service for $50M

Cash App will make the DIY tax-prep software available for free to its 30 million monthly users.

News  ·  25 November 2020
Bitcoin

Square Reports Over $1B in Quarterly Bitcoin Revenue for First Time: Q3 Earnings

"Cash App generated $1.63 billion of bitcoin revenue and $32 million of bitcoin gross profit during the third quarter of 2020."

Business  ·  5 November 2020
Square

Square Funds Designer to Make Crypto Wallets Usable by Anyone

Maggie Valentine was awarded a grant to help make bitcoin wallets less complicated for non-crypto users.

Tech  ·  1 November 2020
Bitcoin

Baby Steps or Handcuffs? Crypto Pros Assess PayPal’s Bitcoin Play

Fintech giant PayPal confirmed its move into crypto Wednesday. Is its no-withdrawals bitcoin service too restrictive or mainstream-friendly?

Business  ·  21 October 2020
Bitcoin

JPMorgan Calls Square’s $50M Bitcoin Investment ‘Strong Vote of Confidence’ for the Cryptocurrency

Other payment companies will also likely follow in Square's footsteps or risk getting shut out of a growing segment, JPMorgan wrote.

Markets  ·  14 October 2020
Bitcoin

First Mover: Bitcoin Hits $11K as Square Exposes $2.3T Corporate Money Pot

Square's $50M bitcoin purchase has analysts doing back-of-the-envelope math on the possibility of rising allocations from corporate treasurers.

Markets  ·  9 October 2020