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Block Inc slashes 40% of its staff as Jack Dorsey pushes ‘smaller, flatter’ AI strategy

Jason Shubnell / theblock - Block is reducing its staff from over 10,000 people to just under 6,000, Dorsey said in a note to the company.


AI-driven mass layoffs — Dorsey's companywide reset

Jack Dorsey’s Block cuts 4,000 citing AI as the cause

7 days / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

Jack Dorsey's Block cuts thousands of jobs as it embraces AI

8 days / bbc

Jack Dorsey just halved the size of Block’s employee base — and he says your company is next

8 days / techcrunch / Connie Loizos

Jack Dorsey's Block Cuts Nearly Half of Its Staff In AI Gamble

8 days / slashdot / BeauHD

Block Cuts 40% of Its Work Force Because of Its Embrace of A.I.

8 days / nytimes / Natallie Rocha

Jack Dorsey’s Block to cut workforce by ‘nearly half’ as it leans on AI tools

8 days / ft

Jack Dorsey’s Block cuts nearly half of its staff in AI gamble

8 days / theverge / Jay Peters

Block Inc slashes 40% of its staff as Jack Dorsey pushes ‘smaller, flatter’ AI strategy

8 days / theblock / Jason Shubnell


Costs, earnings, banking growth: business impact

Analysis: Block’s retreat to 2019 scale could be a hint of deeper shifts in payments economics

8 days / coindesk / Sam Reynolds

Block Slashes Staff and Eyes AI as Primary Banking Actives Jump 22% to 9.3M

8 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

Block, the parent of Square and Cash App, is laying off over 4,000 people

8 days / engadget / Anna Washenko

Jack Dorsey’s Block to Lay Off 40% of Its Workforce in AI Remake

8 days / wsj / Angel Au-Yeung

Block swaps 4,000 workers for AI

8 days / paymentsdive / Patrick Cooley


Market rallies: stock surge after layoffs announced

Fintech company Block lays off 4,000 of its 10,000 staff, citing gains from AI

7 days / abcnews

Jack Dorsey’s fintech outfit Block announces 40% layoffs, blames AI, gets 23% stock bump

8 days / theregister / Simon Sharwood

Block Stock Pops as Jack Dorsey's Bitcoin, Payments Company Dumps 4,000 Jobs

8 days / decrypt / Sebastian Sinclair

Block rallies after Dorsey slashes 40% of workforce in AI-native reset as earnings top estimates

8 days / siliconangle / Duncan Riley

Block shares soar 24% as company slashes workforce by nearly half

8 days / cnbc

Block shares soar 24% as company slashes workforce by nearly half

8 days / reddit / /u/joe4942


OTHER: comments, reposts and miscellaneous coverage

Fintech company Block lays off 4,000 of its 10,000 staff, citing gains from AI

7 days / reddit / /u/Outrageous-Baker5834

Block lays off nearly half its staff because of AI. Its CEO said most companies will do the same

8 days / reddit / /u/GeneReddit123

Layoffs at Block

8 days / ycombinator


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In a lengthy post on X, Dorsey stated that he made the decision to cut jobs after realising how small teams and intelligence tools have enabled a “new way of working” that “fundamentally changes” things.

7 days / bsky / @siliconrepublic.bsky.social / siliconrepublic.bsky.social

Jack Dorseys Block lays off nearly half of workforce due to AI

7 days / mashable

block cuts nearly half of its staff in ai gamble, citing need for "artificial general intelligence" https://www.theverge.com/tech/885710/jack-dorsey-block-layoffs-job-cuts-ai

8 days / bsky / @kcurry.bsky.social / kcurry.bsky.social

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Prediction Market Kalshi Accuses MrBeast Editor of Insider Trading

John Gruber / npr - Bobby Allyn, reporting for NPR: An editor who works for YouTube’s biggest creator, MrBeast, hasbeen suspended from the prediction market platform Kalshi andreported to federal regulators for insider trading, Kalshiofficials said on Wednesday. It’s the fir…

#fintech #youtube #business #doj #law #media #litigation #sec #regulation #polymarket

MrBeast Video Editor Suspended From Beast Industries Following Kalshi Insider Probe

8 days / decrypt / André Beganski

Prediction Market Kalshi Accuses MrBeast Editor of Insider Trading

8 days / npr / John Gruber

Kalshi investigates insider trading, a first for prediction markets

8 days / semafor / Liz Hoffman

Back to Top / Thursday, February 26, 2026, 1:21 pm / permalink 19819 / 3 stories in 8 days


Y Combinator-Backed Axiom Exchange Employees Accused of Insider Trading: ZachXBT

André Beganski / decrypt - Multiple employees at Axiom, a non-custodial trading platform, allegedly engaged in insider trading, said blockchain investigator ZachXBT.

#vc #blockchain #cybersecurity #fintech #crypto #dataprivacy #business #law #regulation #crypto

The Daily: ZachXBT probe alleges insider trading at Axiom, Vitalik’s February ETH sales hit $35M, OCC issues GENIUS Act proposal, and more

8 days / theblock / James Hunt

Suspected inside traders betting on Axiom insider trading probe rake in $1 million: Lookonchain

8 days / theblock / Kyle Baird

Y Combinator-Backed Axiom Exchange Employees Accused of Insider Trading: ZachXBT

8 days / decrypt / André Beganski

Crypto investigator ZachXBT alleges trading platform Axiom's employee conducted insider trading

8 days / coindesk / Oliver Knight

ZachXBT names Axiom in investigation into alleged employee insider trading

8 days / theblock / James Hunt

Back to Top / Thursday, February 26, 2026, 11:22 am / permalink 19810 / 5 stories in 8 days


London-Based Alpa Raises $3.5M In Pre-Seed Funding Led by Daphni

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - London-based fintech startup Alpa has raised $3.5 million in a pre-seed round led by Daphni, with participation from True Capital, 2100 Ventures, Firedrop, Oprtrs Club, Kima Ventures, and Sonorcap. Angel investors include Alexandre Yazdi (Voodoo founder) …

#vc #fintech #enterprise #business #food #deliveroo #travel #europe #payments

Alpa Raises $3.5M in Pre-Seed Funding

8 days / finsmes / FinSMEs

London-Based Alpa Raises $3.5M In Pre-Seed Funding Led by Daphni

8 days / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Taster founder’s UK FinTech startup Alpa raises €2.9 million to build the financial operating system for hospitality

8 days / eu-startups / Rahul Raj

Ex-Deliveroo exec launches Alpa with $3.5M to close hospitality’s financial visibility gap

8 days / techfundingnews / Abhinaya Prabhu

Alpa lands $3.5M to build financial platform for hospitality

8 days / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

Back to Top / Thursday, February 26, 2026, 3:20 am / permalink 19775 / 5 stories in 8 days


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