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Is Jack Dorsey About to Announce a Bitcoin DeFi Platform?
Or is Square’s TBD launch of its white paper just days after the Taproot upgrade a coincidence?
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Rapper Money Man Becomes the First Artist to Receive Advances in Bitcoin
Rapper Money Man Becomes the First Artist to Receive Advances in Bitcoin
Atlanta-based multi-platinum rapper and entrepreneur Money Man has become the first artist to receive advances in bitcoin. Music label Empire paid its first artist advance in...
Rapper Money Man Becomes the First Artist to Receive Advances in Bitcoin

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Microsoft’s Decentralized Identity Head Leaves to Join Square
Daniel Buchner oversaw the launch of Microsoft’s ION Decentralized Identifier earlier this year.
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Craig Wright to Take Stand Monday in Trial
Craig Wright to Take Stand Monday in Trial
CoinDesk’s Christie Harkin discusses what to expect next week as the crypto industry anticipates Craig Wright, best known for his widely disputed claim to be Satoshi Nakamoto,...
Craig Wright to Take Stand Monday in Trial

Square Is Building Bitcoin Hardware Wallet
Square’s Cash App Generated $1.8B in Bitcoin Revenue in Q3
The payments firm said bitcoin revenue and gross profit fell in the third quarter versus the prior quarter due to the relative stability in bitcoin prices.
Square Is Building Bitcoin Hardware Wallet

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Facebook, Square, PayPal and Others Told to Hand Over Payments Info to Consumer Finance Watchdog
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to see information about the payments products, plans and practices of Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Square and PayPal.
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Jack Dorsey: Square Considering Building a Bitcoin Mining System Soon
Jack Dorsey: Square Considering Building a Bitcoin Mining System Soon
Ben Gagnon, chief mining officer at Toronto-based bitcoin miner Bitfarms, discusses the reactions and industry implications for Jack Dorsey’s Square considering building a bit...
Jack Dorsey: Square Considering Building a Bitcoin Mining System Soon

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey
Square to Consider Building a Bitcoin Mining System
CEO Jack Dorsey said if the payments service provider begins the initiative, it would follow the open-source model it is using to build a hardware wallet.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey

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Coinbase Has Received the Third-Most Complaints Among Digital Wallet Firms
A report by a prominent consumer advocacy group reviewed complaints filed to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over a four-year period.
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Twitter’s New Crypto Features Are a BFD
The social network’s new tip wallet and forthcoming NFT verification are game-changers - and a bulwark against attempts to co-opt a movement.
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