Square

Patents

Jack Dorsey’s Square Wins Patent for Fiat-to-Crypto Payments Network

Square's newly awarded patent enables seamless transactions between a number of potential asset types including crypto.

Tech  ·  22 January 2020
Square

First-Time Bitcoin Buyers ‘Doubled’ in Square’s Q3 Report

Square processed $148 million in bitcoin sales in the third quarter of 2019.

Business  ·  6 November 2019
Bitcoin

Square’s Cash App Now Charging Fees for Bitcoin Purchases

Square's Cash App has started charging fees of as much as 1.76 percent on bitcoin purchases, sources have pointed out to CoinDesk.

Markets  ·  6 November 2019
Square

Jack Dorsey: Mass Crypto Adoption Will Transform Square’s Business

As crypto becomes more widely used, Square will transition to providing a broader range of “internet services” rather than just fintech, Jack Dorsey predicted.

Markets  ·  4 September 2019
Bitcoin

Square Crypto Hires Matt Corallo to Boost Bitcoin Development

Square Crypto just hired one of the world’s most prolific bitcoin developers.

Tech  ·  20 August 2019
Bitcoin

Square’s Q2 Bitcoin Revenue Nearly Doubles From Previous Record

Square sold $125 million in bitcoin through its Cash App in the second quarter of 2019, a new record for the payments company.

Markets  ·  1 August 2019
Twitter

Square Crypto Lead: ‘The Product We’re Focusing on Is Bitcoin’

In a Twitter AMA on Monday, Square Crypto made it clear that its focus is on building for bitcoin, not for Cash App.

Markets  ·  29 July 2019
Exchanges

Winklevoss Twins’ Gemini Exchange May Join Facebook’s Libra Project

The Winklevoss twins might mend fences with Mark Zuckerberg through the Libra cryptocurrency project.

Tech  ·  10 July 2019
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Startup Lolli Looks to Global Expansion With Hotels.com Partnership

The bitcoin rewards app Lolli is going global in 2019, starting with the travel industry.

Business  ·  25 June 2019
Bitcoin

Lightning Labs Mobile App Gets 2,000 Downloads in 24 Hours

The new mainstream-friendly mobile wallet from Lightning Labs saw 2,000 downloads on Day 1. Next up for the company: merchant services.

Business  ·  20 June 2019
Bitcoin

Jack Dorsey Hints at How Square Crypto May Support Bitcoin’s Code

Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey has revealed more details about the role Square Crypto might play in boosting bitcoin development.

Tech  ·  14 June 2019
Square

Square Hires Ex-Google Director as First Member of New Crypto Team

Square has hired former Google director and Bitcoin Optech contributor Steve Lee as the first member of its new crypto team.

Markets  ·  12 June 2019
Square

Square’s Bitcoin Revenue Jumped to $65.5 Million in Q1, Its Highest Ever

A quarterly earnings report from Square shows the payments firm seeing strong growth in bitcoin sales.

Markets  ·  1 May 2019
Facebook

Why Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey Are Warming to Blockchain

The winds of change are coming to the centralized systems of the Internet, according to author Michael Casey.

Business  ·  27 March 2019
Payments

Square Is Hiring New Crypto Engineers — And It Wants to Pay Them in Bitcoin

Payments startup Square wants to bring on crypto-focused engineers and designers, and may pay them in bitcoin.

Business  ·  20 March 2019