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Consensus 2023: Making Decentralized Identities a Reality

Block's head of decentralized identity Daniel Buchner joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss the company's efforts towards developing blockchain technology to verify identities online. Plus, Buchner shares his insights on mainstream adoption efforts.

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FTT Token Surges as FTX Lawyer Says Exchange Could Reopen; Block’s TBD Partners With Yellow Card

FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange that collapsed spectacularly in November, is considering reopening at some point in the future as it navigates bankruptcy, its attorneys from Sullivan & Cromwell said in a court hearing on Wednesday. Separately, TBD, the bitcoin-focused subsidiary of Jack Dorsey’s Block (SQ), is teaming up with crypto exchange Yellow Card to enable cross-border payments in 16 countries across Africa.

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Opinion

Cosa dice la demolizione di Block da parte di Hindenburg Research su denaro e criminalità

Aspettarsi che i servizi monetari centralizzati fermino la criminalità non fa altro che politicizzare il denaro e indebolire gli utenti.

A new research report alleges widespread illicit misuse of the Cash App payments platform. The bigger risk may be centralized, politicized payments services themselves. (Shutterstock)

Markets

ARK sfrutta il calo di Wells per fare nuovamente scorta di azioni Coinbase, due giorni dopo la vendita

Le azioni di Coinbase sono crollate del 16% giovedì, dopo che la società ha comunicato mercoledì sera di aver ricevuto una notifica Wells dalla Securities and Exchange Commission.

Cathie Wood, chief executive officer and chief investment officer, Ark Invest (Marco Bello/Getty Images)

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Do Kwon Developments; Jack Dorsey’s Block Tumbles Following Hindenburg’s Report

A tweet from Montenegro's minister of interior, Filip Adzic, indicates that Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon appears to have been arrested in the country. Separately, Block (SQ) shares are tumbling after notable short-seller, Hindenburg Research accuses the company of "wildly" overstating user counts while understating customer acquisition costs.

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Jack Dorsey's Block Tumbles After Short-Seller Hindenburg's Report

Shares of Jack Dorsey's fintech payments company Block (SQ) are sinking after being the subject of the latest attack from notable short-seller Hindenburg Research. The company accuses Block of "wildly" overstating user counts while understating customer acquisition costs. "The Hash" panel discusses the report and the alleged revelations about Block's business operations.

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Finance

Il blocco di Jack Dorsey crolla del 17% dopo il rapporto del venditore allo scoperto Hindenburg

L'azienda accusa Block di aver sovrastimato "enormemente" il numero di utenti, sottostimando al contempo i costi di acquisizione dei clienti.

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Jack Dorsey's Block Launches Service Provider to Make Lightning More Reliable

TBD, a division of Jack Dorsey's financial-technology company Block, has launched a new business entity named “c=” that focuses on improving liquidity and routing on the Lightning Network. CoinDesk Editor at Large Christie Harkin breaks down its significance to Bitcoin’s layer 2 scaling system.

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Tech

Jack Dorsey's Block lancia un fornitore di servizi per rendere Lightning più affidabile

La nuova entità denominata "c=" mira a migliorare la liquidità e il routing sulla Lightning Network di Bitcoin. Il nome fa riferimento alla velocità della luce nella famosa equazione di Einstein E=MC2.

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Finance

I ricavi Bitcoin del quarto trimestre di Block sono scesi del 7% anno su anno a 1,83 miliardi di dollari

Per l'intero anno, i ricavi di Block derivanti Bitcoin sono diminuiti del 29% rispetto al 2021 a causa del calo del prezzo del Bitcoin, ha affermato la società.

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