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 to Add Bitcoin Lightning Tips, NFT Authentication
“The Hash” team discusses CEO Jack Dorsey’s continued infatuation with crypto as part of a larger push to monetize content creators and bring blockchain awareness to the mainstream. Twitter users on Apple’s iOS can now connect third-party tipping services to their profile, including the ability to link both Bitcoin and Lightning Network addresses.
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.
Twitter to Add Bitcoin Lightning Tips, NFT Authentication
Tipping, including with bitcoin, will be live on iOS immediately.
Bitcoin Could Become Payment Option for Twitter’s Tip Jar Feature
A new report revealed that Twitter could soon enable users to tip content creators using bitcoin following the latest update to its “Tip Jar” feature in its beta code, indicating that users will be given bitcoin tutorials.
Square's Jack Dorsey Plans to Build Decentralized Bitcoin Exchange
Payment giant Square plans to build a decentralized bitcoin exchange via its new division focused on creating an open developer platform, with more details TBD, said CEO Jack Dorsey. "The Hash" squad unpacks the industry implications for Dorsey's latest crypto project and the possible hurdles for rolling out such a protocol.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Getting Philosophical
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, a vocal crypto advocate, shared Austrian economist Murray Rothbard’s book “Anatomy of the State” in a tweet that was received positively by bitcoiners but confused some libertarians. “The Hash” panel discusses Dorsey introducing voluntarist ideas to the masses and the implications for the politics of Twitter and the overall crypto community.
What Square’s Expansion Means for Traditional Banking and Crypto World
Jack Dorsey’s Square, the point-of-sale (POS) payment processor and the parent company of Cash App has agreed to acquire installment-payment firm Afterpay for $29 billion in the push to offer cheaper, more responsible transactions. This comes on the heels of Cash App’s bitcoin revenue rising 200% in Q2 to $55 million.
Cathie Wood's ARK Invest Raises Square Holdings After Dorsey Announcement
Square's intentions to build out crypto products, including a hardware wallet, align with ARK ambitions to realize its exchange-traded fund.
