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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.

Technology

The Power of Hack Weeks: A $45 Million Example

What started as a hack week project has grown into a generative AI tool that helps Square sellers engage their customers with faster, more efficient campaigns.

Press

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.

Impact

Bitcoin Blueprint for Corporate Balance Sheets

An update on the strategy behind our company-held bitcoin investment, including historical purchase execution, storage mechanics, and insurance and accounting considerations.

Impact

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.

Technology

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.

Impact

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.

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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.

Sustainability

Bitcoin and the Future of Clean Energy

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

Press

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.

Technology

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.

Technology

The Power of Hack Weeks: A $45 Million Example

What started as a hack week project has grown into a generative AI tool that helps Square sellers engage their customers with faster, more efficient campaigns.

Press

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.

Impact

Bitcoin Blueprint for Corporate Balance Sheets

An update on the strategy behind our company-held bitcoin investment, including historical purchase execution, storage mechanics, and insurance and accounting considerations.

Impact

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.

Technology

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.

Impact

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.

Impact

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.

Sustainability

Bitcoin and the Future of Clean Energy

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

Press

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.