Block
Square + Cash App + Afterpay. Merchant + consumer fintech.
On the watchlist — 3.5k employees.
headcount + trends: LinkedIn-tracked weekly series · funding & layoff counts: through Jul 2026 (frozen) + live news extraction
Signals
source: PDL v25Hiring flow · Block
source: PDL v25Headcount by role
12-month growth · PDL v25In the news
relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days- DecryptHeadline6d agoCathie Wood’s Ark Invest Buys $37 Million in Bitcoin and Payments Firm Block
Primary subject; article covers Ark's $37.4M Block investment and Block's Q2 earnings growth.
- CoinDesk20d agoCash App's crypto support expands beyond bitcoin and USDC via MoonPay
Block's Cash App is the primary subject; article announces crypto expansion via MoonPay partnership.
- Decrypt25d agoBitcoin Companies Want Help From AI Labs to Guard Against Hackers
Block is a signatory to the open letter and member of Bitcoin Security Consortium seeking AI lab trusted-access programs.
- CoinDesk26d agoBitcoin firms ask AI labs for same tools attackers already have
Block is a signatory to the letter urging AI labs for early model access for security research.
- TechCrunch1mo agoHackers steal over $130M by exploiting bug in offline hardware wallets
Block's security researchers identified the Coldcard vulnerability; mentioned substantively but not the focus.
- Decrypt1mo ago$38M in Bitcoin Drained by Coldcard Key Flaw Its Maker Thinks AI Found
Block's security team investigated Coldcard vulnerability; mentioned in response thread but not primary focus of article.
- Decrypt1mo agoCathie Wood's Ark Invest Sells Bitmine While Adding to Coinbase and Circle Holdings
Ark Invest sold $1.1M of Block shares; mentioned as one of several stocks trimmed.
- Decrypt2mo agoMorning Minute: Bitcoin's New $15M Quantum Defense Fund
Named as a founding member of the Bitcoin Security Consortium pledging $15M for quantum defense research.