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Cathie Wood's Ark Invest Adds $30.9M of Shares in Jack Dorsey's Block
The buys were made across three Ark's ETFs.

Square Launches Bitcoin Payment Tools for Small Businesses
The features allow U.S. sellers to accept BTC, convert fiat sales automatically and manage crypto alongside traditional finances.

Ark Invest Dumps $12M Coinbase Shares After Loading Up on Ether Treasury Firm Bitmine
It also sold 11,262 shares of Robinhood (HOOD), worth around $1.1 million based on Robinhood's last close.

Square Begins Rollout of Bitcoin Payments for Sellers, Targets Full Availability by 2026
Payments are settled in real-near time using Bitcoin layer-2 Lightning, with Square processing the exchange into fiat

Square Flies the Flag for the Lightning Network With 9.7% Yield on Bitcoin Holdings
Block's Miles Suter said that the firm is earning "real BTC returns from our corporate holdings...by efficiently routing real payments across Lightning"

Square Pilots Real-Time Bitcoin Payments in Vegas, Plans Full Availability to Customers in 2026
The feature would still need regulatory approval in order to be made available to all customers.

Jack Dorsey's Square to Invest More in Bitcoin Mining and Shut Decentralized 'Web5' Venture
The firm is redoubling efforts to supply miners as that industry struggles with profits — and Donald Trump promises help.

Some Square Users Can Now Convert Their Dollars to Bitcoin Via Cash App
Bitcoin Conversions will charge a flat 1% fee to automatically convert a portion of merchant revenues into BTC.

Square Outage Update; Crypto Firm LBRY to Challenge Ruling It Violated U.S. Securities Law
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the hottest crypto-related headlines today, including an update on Cash App and Square, after some users reported issues accessing their accounts or being able to send money. A former FTX executive could forfeit over $1.5 billion after pleading guilty to federal criminal charges. And, crypto startup LBRY will challenge a ruling it violated U.S. securities law.

Jack Dorsey's Block Tumbles 17% After Short-Seller Hindenburg's Report
The company accuses Block of "wildly" overstating user counts while understating customer acquisition costs.
