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Vidéos

Consensus 2023: Making Decentralized Identities a Reality

Block's head of decentralized identity Daniel Buchner joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss the company's efforts towards developing blockchain technology to verify identities online. Plus, Buchner shares his insights on mainstream adoption efforts.

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FTT Token Surges as FTX Lawyer Says Exchange Could Reopen; Block’s TBD Partners With Yellow Card

FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange that collapsed spectacularly in November, is considering reopening at some point in the future as it navigates bankruptcy, its attorneys from Sullivan & Cromwell said in a court hearing on Wednesday. Separately, TBD, the bitcoin-focused subsidiary of Jack Dorsey’s Block (SQ), is teaming up with crypto exchange Yellow Card to enable cross-border payments in 16 countries across Africa.

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Analyses

Ce que révèle l'analyse de Block par Hindenburg Research sur l'argent et la criminalité

S’attendre à ce que les services monétaires centralisés mettent fin à la criminalité ne fait que politiser l’argent et priver les utilisateurs de leur pouvoir.

A new research report alleges widespread illicit misuse of the Cash App payments platform. The bigger risk may be centralized, politicized payments services themselves. (Shutterstock)

Marchés

ARK profite de la baisse de Wells pour se réapprovisionner en actions Coinbase, deux jours après la vente

Les actions de Coinbase ont chuté de 16% jeudi après que la société a révélé mercredi soir avoir reçu un avis Wells de la Securities and Exchange Commission.

Cathie Wood, chief executive officer and chief investment officer, Ark Invest (Marco Bello/Getty Images)

Vidéos

Do Kwon Developments; Jack Dorsey’s Block Tumbles Following Hindenburg’s Report

A tweet from Montenegro's minister of interior, Filip Adzic, indicates that Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon appears to have been arrested in the country. Separately, Block (SQ) shares are tumbling after notable short-seller, Hindenburg Research accuses the company of "wildly" overstating user counts while understating customer acquisition costs.

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Jack Dorsey's Block Tumbles After Short-Seller Hindenburg's Report

Shares of Jack Dorsey's fintech payments company Block (SQ) are sinking after being the subject of the latest attack from notable short-seller Hindenburg Research. The company accuses Block of "wildly" overstating user counts while understating customer acquisition costs. "The Hash" panel discusses the report and the alleged revelations about Block's business operations.

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Finance

Le bloc de Jack Dorsey chute de 17 % après le rapport du vendeur à découvert Hindenburg

L'entreprise accuse Block d'avoir « exagérément » surestimé le nombre d'utilisateurs tout en sous-estimant les coûts d'acquisition de clients.

Jack Dorsey speaks at Consensus 2018 (CoinDesk)

Vidéos

Jack Dorsey's Block Launches Service Provider to Make Lightning More Reliable

TBD, a division of Jack Dorsey's financial-technology company Block, has launched a new business entity named “c=” that focuses on improving liquidity and routing on the Lightning Network. CoinDesk Editor at Large Christie Harkin breaks down its significance to Bitcoin’s layer 2 scaling system.

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Technologies

Block, la société de Jack Dorsey, lance un fournisseur de services pour rendre Lightning plus fiable

La nouvelle entité, baptisée « c= », vise à améliorer la liquidité et le routage sur le réseau Lightning de Bitcoin. Son nom fait référence à la vitesse de la lumière dans la célèbre équation d'Einstein E=MC².

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Finance

Les revenus Bitcoin de Block au quatrième trimestre ont chuté de 7 % sur un an pour atteindre 1,83 milliard de dollars

Pour l'ensemble de l'année, les revenus Bitcoin de Block ont ​​diminué de 29 % par rapport à 2021 en raison de la chute du prix du Bitcoin, a déclaré la société.

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