Overview
Block (formerly Square) is a payments and financial-services company. CNBC reporting on the Stripe/Advent PayPal bid said Stripe, Advent, and Block would contribute ~$17B equity toward the offer.
Recent Developments
- 2026-07-30: Publishes technical advisory on coldcard predictable yasmarang-rng fallback / 32-bit reseed; broader model scope than Coinkite Mk3 focus (2026-08-01-block-coldcard-rng-advisory)
- 2026-07-21: Launches buzz — open-source Nostr-based human+agent collaboration workspace (jack-dorsey-buzz-ai-agent-chat)
- 2026-07-15: Named as equity co-contributor (~$17B with Stripe/Advent) in PayPal takeover offer coverage (2026-07-15-stripe-advent-53b-paypal-takeover-bid)
Warning
Equity contribution details are source-attributed via CNBC unnamed sources; companies have limited public comment.