Thu, March 28

Jack Dorsey’s Block Launches Next-Gen Bitcoin Hardware Wallet

Bitkey, Block’s long-awaited Bitcoin hardware wallet, has been launched by the company run by Jack Dorsey. Bitkey, a cryptocurrency wallet that costs $150, is a giant leap forward in terms of self-custodial cryptocurrency storage. It aspires to provide consumers with a more secure means of storing their Bitcoin, away from

March 14, 2024 2 mins read

Jack Dorsey-backed Decentralized Social Platform Bluesky Open to Public

Public access to Bluesky, a decentralized social media platform backed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, has been made available. This platform for microblogging aspires to take on the X (twitter) platform, now owned by Elon Musk. Bluesky, a decentralized social media network, is opening up to the public and has

February 7, 2024 2 mins read

Jack Dorsey Led Block Unveils Self-Custody Bitcoin Wallet

Block led by Jack Dorsey has released a self-custody Bitcoin wallet. The makers of the wallet, which goes by the name ‘Bitkey’, said on December 7 that it would be accessible in more than 95 countries via a smartphone app or hardware storage. A secure hardware device and recovery tools

December 7, 2023 1 min read

Jack Dorsey-backed Block Reports $1.87B Gross Profit in Q2 2023

Block Inc., a company that facilitates Bitcoin payments, has announced that its gross profit for the second quarter of 2023 was $1.87 billion, up 27% year over year. In addition, Bitcoin accounted for $2.4 billion of the firm’s reported $5.5 billion in net revenue during the second quarter. Bitcoin revenue

August 4, 2023 1 min read

Block Partners With Coinbase and Cashapp to Launch Beta BTC Wallet

On Thursday, Jack Dorsey’s payments firm Block announced the launch of an open beta test for its Bitkey self-custodial Bitcoin wallet. To securely transfer Bitcoin from Coinbase or CashApp to the wallet “without the friction of standard ‘copy and paste,’” the beta already contains unique interfaces with both services. Block,

June 16, 2023 2 mins read

Twitter Co-founder Jack Dorsey Pledges $5M to Bitcoin Developers

Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter, is a staunch advocate for the advancement of the Bitcoin (BTC) protocol. And he has recently pledged funding to Brink, a Web 3.0 hub that provides support to the Bitcoin network’s developers. According to the blockchain firm, Jack Dorsey has pledged a total of

June 15, 2023 2 mins read

Indian Government Threatened To Shut Down Twitter, Says Jack Dorsey

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey claimed that the micro-blogging platform encountered “many requests” from the Indian government to block accounts covering “farmer protests” and those who criticized the government. In a startling revelation, Jack Dorsey stated that the Indian government exerted pressure on the social media platform to block accounts

June 13, 2023 2 mins read

Cathie Wood Buys $15 Million Worth of Jack Dorsey’s Block Shares

A day after purchasing over $21 million in Coinbase (COIN) shares, Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest acquired millions in shares of Jack Dorsey’s payment business Block Inc (SQ). Cathie Wood, a self-described “crypto bull,” recently discussed the contrasts between the Binance and Coinbase cases and reaffirmed her $1 million Bitcoin price

June 8, 2023 2 mins read

Jack Dorsey Backs Bitcoin Advocate Robert Kennedy Jr for President

It seems that Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter and current CEO of fintech startup Block, has backed Robert Kennedy Jr., a Democrat presidential contender who supports Bitcoin. On Sunday, he posted a video of an interview he had with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., conducted by Fox News’ Harris Faulkner, with

June 5, 2023 2 mins read

Block’s TBD Division Announces Launch of Revolutionary Web5 Toolkit

At Bitcoin 2023 on May 19 in Miami, TBD, a branch of finance firm Block helmed by CEO Jack Dorsey, revealed a revolutionary Web5 decentralized web platform. As the business said, the platform would enable developers to utilize the technology to build “delightful user experiences” while also “returning ownership of

May 20, 2023 2 mins read