Square

Payment giant Square plans to build a decentralized bitcoin exchange via its new division focused on creating an open developer platform, with more details TBD, said CEO Jack Dorsey. "The Hash" squad unpacks the industry implications for Dorsey's latest crypto project and the possible hurdles for rolling out such a protocol.

30. Aug. 2021

Jack Dorsey’s Square, the point-of-sale (POS) payment processor and the parent company of Cash App has agreed to acquire installment-payment firm Afterpay for $29 billion in the push to offer cheaper, more responsible transactions. This comes on the heels of Cash App’s bitcoin revenue rising 200% in Q2 to $55 million.

3. Aug. 2021

Crypto-related crimes surge to record levels in Hong Kong. Australia’s Afterpay to be acquired by Square. Chinese tech giant Tencent launches an NFT platform. We’ll have more on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

3. Aug. 2021

As investors anticipate one of the largest Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) unlocking periods due this weekend, CoinDesk's Christie Harkin and Brad Keoun discuss whether the unlock will be bearish or bullish for bitcoin's price. "In all things being equal, it's probably positive for bitcoin," Keoun said. Plus, Square is potentially launching a new bitcoin platform for decentralized financial services.

16. Juli 2021

Payments services firm Square will open a new business focused on creating an “open developer platform” to make it easier to provide non-custodial, decentralized financial services, CEO Jack Dorsey said Thursday in a series of tweets. The division’s “primary focus” would be bitcoin.

16. Juli 2021

“We’re doing it,” Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced Square is building a bitcoin hardware wallet. "The Hash" hosts react to Square's move into hard wallet. Co-host William Foxley raised questions on the high saturation of the hardware market, saying, “I don’t understand why Square wouldn’t emphasize building options in Cash App. If they’re going for convenience, they have Cash App; a lot of features to add there to make it more robust.”

9. Juli 2021

Blockstream CEO Adam Back on his involvement with El Salvador becoming the first country to officially adopt bitcoin. Plus, insights into Blockstream’s project with Square to build a solar-powered bitcoin mining facility.

9. Juni 2021

Jack Dorsey announced via Twitter that Square is considering developing a hardware crypto wallet and is seeking input from the crypto community. "All About Bitcoin's" Week Ahead panel discusses Square's record of bitcoin innovation, and what else investors should keep a look out for in the coming week.

4. Juni 2021

Bitcoin's steady price this week may not have been flashy, but several important corporate moves are a bullish sign for things to come. Square's Q1 earnings revealed a $3.5 billion bitcoin-related profit for Cash App alone, NYDIG hired a top hedge fund titan, and Goldman Sach's first bitcoin derivatives products hit the market. "All About Bitcoin's Week-in-Review panel discusses this week's big bitcoin news.

7. Mai 2021

Square’s bitcoin business is driving the bottom line. Cash App generated $3.5 billion alone in bitcoin revenue during the first quarter. “The Hash” panel discusses the significance of Square’s bitcoin success.

7. Mai 2021