# Afterpay ‘absolutely’ keen to explore crypto services after regulations clarified

# Afterpay ‘absolutely’ keen to explore crypto services after regulations clarified

“# Afterpay ‘absolutely’ keen to explore crypto services after regulations clarified ” Australian buy now pay later (BNPL) giant Afterpay — now part of Jack Dorsey’s Square — has said that it is likely to pursue cryptocurrency services once the regulatory framework is clear. Following on from Afterpay’s submission to the Senate inquiry into “Australia…

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# Afterpay tells Senate inquiry crypto could slash merchant payment costs

# Afterpay tells Senate inquiry crypto could slash merchant payment costs

“# Afterpay tells Senate inquiry crypto could slash merchant payment costs ” Australian buy now pay later (BNPL) firm Afterpay believes that local merchants can slash payment costs by utilizing cryptocurrencies. In a submission to the Senate inquiry into “Australia as a Technology and Financial Center”, Afterpay stated that the use of blockchain-based transactions would…

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#Square shares tumble after it announced B Afterpay deal

#Square shares tumble after it announced $29B Afterpay deal

“#Square shares tumble after it announced $29B Afterpay deal” Shares of financial services company Square tumbled almost 5 percent in premarket trading Monday after it announced a $29 billion deal to acquire “buy now, pay later” firm Afterpay. Square, which is helmed by Twitter boss Jack Dorsey, announced the all-stock deal on Sunday evening. Shares…

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# Square to acquire Australian fintech Afterpay in B deal

# Square to acquire Australian fintech Afterpay in $29B deal

“# Square to acquire Australian fintech Afterpay in $29B deal ” Jack Dorsey’s cryptocurrency-friendly digital payments firm Square is expanding competition with global payment giants like PayPal by acquiring a major Australian lending company. Square announced Sunday that the firm has entered into a scheme implementation deed to acquire all of the issued shares in…

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# Cash App’s quarterly Bitcoin revenue triples despite BTC impairment loss for Square

# Cash App’s quarterly Bitcoin revenue triples despite BTC impairment loss for Square

“# Cash App’s quarterly Bitcoin revenue triples despite BTC impairment loss for Square ” Jack Dorsey’s Square has reported a 200% increase in Bitcoin revenue for the second quarter year-on-year (YoY). The company announced the impressive earnings figures in its second-quarter shareholder letter on August 1. In the report, Square revealed its total gross profit…

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# Aave founder hints at developing ‘Twitter on Ethereum’

# Aave founder hints at developing ‘Twitter on Ethereum’

“# Aave founder hints at developing ‘Twitter on Ethereum’ ” Aave founder Stani Kulechov told his 90,000 Twitter followers on Saturday that his platform should build “Twitter on Ethereum” after Jack Dorsey said he was developing a new Bitcoin (BTC)-centric financial services platform with striking similarities to Aave.  Since @jack is going to build Aave…

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