Thomas Templeton
@TempletonThomas
leading hardware @ block. proto & bitkey
In recent months, @jesseposner and I have been developing an idea where collaborative custodians sign transactions via scalar tweaks, so they never have to hold an XPUB and limit what they learn about your wallet. It’s called Chain Code Delegation: delvingbitcoin.org/t/chain-code-d…
Square ハンディ(Handheld) arrives in Japan 🇯🇵 Our most powerful, portable point-of-sale device ever is now available in all our markets. Read more: squareup.com/jp/ja/press/sq…
Block officially joins the S&P 500 today. It’s not a finish line. It is a signal that what we’re building has staying power. Inclusion brings broader exposure. Proud of our team. Focused on what’s next.
Jack Dorsey’s Block joins the coveted S&P 500 on Wednesday, a symbolic milestone that puts the digital finance firm under Wall Street’s spotlight bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Our engineers found USB scanners freezing Android apps. Instead of just patching our apps, we fixed it upstream in Android 16. Result: 40% performance boost + fix for entire Android ecosystem. This is why we contribute to open source 🚀 engineering.block.xyz/blog/ending-an…
At Block, we’re building toward a world where bitcoin is everyday money - not just a store of value. To realize this vision, we need congress to modernize the regulatory frameworks to support this. block.xyz/inside/policie…
If you look deeper… Block $XYZ is building one of the most complete Bitcoin $BTC stacks in the world. • Consumer wallet • Point-of-sale transactions • Self-custody (Bitkey) • Mining infrastructure (Proto) • $1B of BTC bought w/ op. cash flow Not just holding BTC, or…
Joining the big leagues. Block is officially added to the S&P 500. And we’re still just getting started. 🚀
we all need to push on the de minimis tax exemption for bitcoin payments... bitcoin is already clearly a better form of gold. the next step is truly getting to the “peer-to-peer electronic cash system” state that’s not going to happen if folks have to pay cap gains on a latte
Mark your calendars 🗓️ We will host our Investor Day on November 19 in SF, starting at 9am PT. Our senior leadership team will share our long-term strategy, financial framework, and key initiatives. Details on how to attend IRL: investors.block.xyz/investor-news/…
The new stratumprotocol.org is live! 🎉 Now with clearer explanations of why Stratum V2 matters and its features. Available in 🇺🇸🇨🇳🇷🇺 Let us know what you think!
Today, most bitcoiners HODL. They don't use bitcoin as everyday money. Those bitcoiners thinking running a full node will have some kind of influence over consensus are misguided. In order to have any power you need to be an economic node, which right now is primarily exchanges.…
Perhaps the solution is to develop a FOSS tool that allows a self custody user to prove ownership of their bitcoin that satisfies the requirements of Fannie Mae. If someone knows more about what these requirements are I'd love to learn. And if this indeed would make a…
Where it might be the wrong direction is if a material % of self-custody users moved their coins to custodians in order to take advantage of this. Or, if a material % of people who would have otherwise moved to self custody do not. How big of concern do you think this is?
check out the video on the homepage also a video to get setup: youtu.be/_i9Dhz7eo58?si…
$XYZ – App Store Rankings Apple • 1 - Cash App • 3 - $PYPL Venmo • 10 - $CHYM Chime Playstore • 1 - Cash App • 3 - Venmo • 11 - Chime
This is why we are $36 trillion in debt It’s literally free in the app store
OpenAI has won a $200 million contact with US to provide the DoD with artificial intelligence tools.
Mining centralization is one of the biggest risks facing bitcoin. You can help solve it. Spiral is offering a unique grant opportunity for a Senior Engineer to significantly advance Stratum V2. We’re looking for a highly skilled individual with a proven track record in Rust…
Credit availability shouldn’t be limited to those who fit a narrow and outdated definition of 'creditworthiness.' I wrote a little something: paymentsdive.com/spons/block-ha… Proud of what our teams have built, and even prouder of the impact on Americans' financial lives!
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Cash App is and will continue to be the best Bitcoin app: • Buy/Sell • Recurring & limit purchases • Deposit/withdraw to Bitkey for free - - limits increases rolling out • Round up card txns into Bitcoin automatically • Automatic paycheck distribution into BTC with *no* fee…
Square AI is now in open beta, marking a major step in our AI roadmap. Gives sellers instant, data-driven answers from their Square Dashboard, turning everyday questions into actionable insights. Real utility, real-time. And just the beginning. Read more:…
So @CashApp Direct Deposit to Bitcoin converts at zero fee, zero spread; as it should be. I've confirmed this myself and so has @w_s_bitcoin It's the absolute best way to accumulate bitcoin. The biggest hangup was withdrawal limits. They're now $10k/day, $25k/week (recently…