Bitcoin

Block to roll out bitcoin payments on Square

BTC Inc. will be the first to trial new payments feature at Bitcoin Las Vegas 2025

Block Releases Open Source Tools for Bitcoin Treasury Management

Block has released open source tools for companies to track their bitcoin holdings.

New Report Highlights Opportunities for Blockchain and Digital Assets to Empower Businesses in Displaced Communities

Block and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) explore how digital assets and cryptocurrencies can be a useful tool to support financial inclusion for businesses in displaced communities.

Bitkey Named on TIME’s Best Inventions of 2024 List in “Privacy & Security”

Self-custody wallet Bitkey, designed to empower people around the world to truly manage their bitcoin easily and safely, makes the list

Block’s New Bitcoin Mining Chip to Be Part of an Ongoing Project with Core Scientific to Decentralize Mining Hardware

Block's Proto team and Core Scientific [Nasdaq: CORZ], one of the largest owners and operators of high-powered digital infrastructure for bitcoin mining and hosting services in North America, today announced an agreement to supply Core Scientific with Block’s new 3 nanometer (3nm) mining ASICs, built by the Proto team, representing approximately 15 EH/s (exahashes per second) of hashrate.

Self-Custody Bitcoin Wallet Bitkey, Built by Block, Inc., Launches Globally, Widening Access to True Financial Ownership

Bitkey’s mission to give people more control over their bitcoin comes to life with an easy-to-use self-custody bitcoin wallet for people who want to truly own their bitcoin safely Bitkey includes a mobile app, hardware device, and a set of recovery tools, and is available today at bitkey.world for customers across 95+ countries.

Bitcoin Price Volatility and the Making of a Mature Market

While the fluctuating price of bitcoin draws a lot of attention, less well-known are the proven benefits of bitcoin as an investment diversification strategy.

Bitcoin Knowledge and Perceptions: Chapter II

Our 2023 global bitcoin survey builds on our 2022 survey’s findings and provides a resource for policymakers to better understand how and why people are drawn to or avoid the decentralized currency.

Helping The Bitcoin Classic Shine in Atlanta

At the end of June, The Bitcoin Classic held its latest tournament in Atlanta, GA, welcoming teams from across the country to compete, have fun, and learn more about bitcoin and blockchain technology.

Scenes from the 2022 TBC in Rucker Park, Harlem.

We’re Excited to Award the Discovery Grant to The Bitcoin Classic (TBC) for a Second Time

We’ve given The Bitcoin Classic (TBC) a second Discovery Grant. The grant supports nonprofit organizations working to make financial education — fiat and/or bitcoin — open and available to all.

Committing to Clean Energy and Bitcoin Mining

Block’s work to accelerate renewable, energy-based mining.

Get to Know the Bitcoin Academy

In 2022, Block and the Shawn Carter Foundation partnered to provide free education on bitcoin for residents of Marcy Houses in Brooklyn, New York.

Gridless, a Bitcoin Mining Company in East Africa, Raises $2M in Funding Led by Stillmark and Block, Inc.

The investment will support Gridless’s further expansion of bitcoin mines across African markets.

Currency of Freedom

In 2022, the Human Rights Foundation and Block, Inc. presented Currency of Freedom — a series offering global perspectives on bitcoin, human rights, and economic empowerment.

2022 Bitcoin Survey Report: Knowledge and Perceptions

Block partnered with Wakefield Research to gather insights on people’s knowledge and perceptions of bitcoin around the world and across demographics.

Bitcoin and the Future of Clean Energy

An exploration of the role bitcoin could play in accelerating the transition to clean energy.

Square, Inc. Invests $50 Million in Bitcoin

Square, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) made a significant investment by acquiring more than 4,000 bitcoins, totaling a purchase value of $50 million, as announced today.