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Is Twitter Changing its Name?

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1 year ago

December 3, 2021

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Just days after Jack Dorsey resigned for the second time as CEO of Twitter, his other company, Square, is getting a name change

The parent company of Cash App and Tidal will now go under the new corporate name of “Block”.

Other individual businesses owned by Block, referred to by the company as “building blocks”, will keep their original names except for the company’s Square Crypto initiative.

Square Crypto, whilst keeping it’s ticker name of SQ on the stock exchange, will be renamed as Spiral.

These name changes follow Dorsey’s well known interest in cryptocurrency, with the business having $220 million in bitcoin in its treasury according to the Wall Street Journal.

This contributes to Dorsey, who Forbes estimates to be worth $10.8 billion, as being one of the most influential cryptocurrency advocates worldwide.

Not to get all meta on you… but we’re going to! Block references the neighborhood blocks where we find our sellers, a blockchain, block parties full of music, obstacles to overcome, a section of code, building blocks, and of course, tungsten cubes.
— Square (@Square) December 1, 2021

Square’s name change comes just over a month after Mark Zuckerberg rebranded Facebook group to Meta.

Square’s business involves payment systems such as banking products for retailers as well as those small square card readers you see at some vendors.

The company’s name change is therefore is simply the introduction of a new corporate name to “tie” the company’s building blocks together.

There will be no organisational change as a result of the name change which is expected to go legally into effect around December 10th..

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Agreements have been settled without admitting guilt

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The stars, including Lindsay Lohan, Logan Paul and Soulja Boy, were all charged following an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Lohan and Paul have reportedly settled the matter without admitting guilt.

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Crypto fugitive Do Kwon arrested in Montenegro

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March 24, 2023

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He was carrying falsified documents at an airport

One of the world’s most wanted crypto fugitives has been arrested in Montenegro.

It’s a long way from home for South Korean entrepreneur Do Kwon, who’s accused of orchestrating a multi-billion-dollar fraud scheme.

Kwon was connected to the TerraUSD stablecoin, which saw $40 billion erased from its holders.

He was reportedly arrested at an airport after carrying falsified documents.

It follows a red notice being issued by South Korea last September.

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SEC sues Jake Paul over paid crypto promotions

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3 days ago

March 23, 2023

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The issue is linked to Tron founder Justin Sun

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is suing YouTube personality Jake Paul over a promotion of cryptocurrencies linked to Tron founder Justin Sun.

The SEC is accusing Paul of a paid promotion of assets without disclosing those payments to the public.

Other celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan, Ne-Yo and Akon and are also being investigated for their involvement.

Meanwhile, the SEC is going after Sun for potential fraud and market manipulation.