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Tech

Some Square Users Can Now Convert Their Dollars to Bitcoin Via Cash App

Bitcoin Conversions will charge a flat 1% fee to automatically convert a portion of merchant revenues into BTC.

Jack Dorsey speaks at Consensus 2018 (CoinDesk)

Tech

How I Became a Bitcoin Developer Fresh Out of High School

Daniela Brozzoni describes her journey to the front lines of bitcoin wallet development, thanks to a grant from Spiral.

Bitcoin developer and Spiral grant recipient, Daniela Brozzoni (Daniela Brozzoni)

Opinion

Jack Dorsey, Block and the Perils of Making Crypto User-Friendly

Everyone seems to agree that crypto needs to improve its user experience. But at what cost?

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Finance

Intel, Block Supporting Mining a Positive for Bitcoin’s Price: Analyst

The moves will likely lead to increased mining efficiency and greater bitcoin adoption, which in turn should help boost the price of the cryptocurrency.

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Finance

Tax Preparer H&R Block Sues Block Over Rebranding From Square

The Jack Dorsey-run payments giant is infringing on the accounting firm’s family of trademarks, H&R Block claims.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 24: Am exterior view of H&R Block as the coronavirus continues to spread across the United States on March 24, 2020 in New York City. The World Health Organization declared coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic on March 11th. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

Finance

Block’s Cash App Launches Feature Allowing Users to Gift Bitcoin

The new feature is similar to those offered by PayPal and Coinbase.

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Videos

Jack Dorsey's Puppet Promotes Spiral's Lightning Development Kit

Jack Dorsey and the team at Spiral, formerly known as Square Crypto, have released a mini-documentary featuring a puppet Dorsey to explain their Lightning Development Kit (LDK). "The Hash" hosts discuss the latest project turning heads in the crypto community as part of Dorsey's ongoing bitcoin advocacy.

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Finance

Jack Dorsey Takes Square Deep Down the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole

The payments giant’s name change to Block caps off a transformational year.

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Finance

Payments Giant Square Is Changing Its Name to Block

The move creates room for the company to move further beyond its roots as a business focused on serving sellers.

Square Is Building Bitcoin Hardware Wallet

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