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Block drops 10%+ after Hindenburg Research discloses a short position and alleges the company overstated user numbers and understated customer acquisition costs

Hindenburg report TechCircle : Hindenburg accuses Jack Dorsey's Block of fraud, manipulating user numbers Sergio Goschenko / Bitcoin News : Hindenburg Research Blasts Jack Dorsey's Block, Alleges It Facilitated Fraud and Inflated User Metrics MarketWatch : Shares of Jack Dorsey's payment company Block fall as short seller issues negative report Evann Gastaldo / Newser : Jack Dorsey Loses $526M in One Day DealStreetAsia : Jack Dorsey-led Block's Australian shares slump after Hindenburg report Lavina Daryanani / Watcher Guru : Jack Dorsey's Net Worth Drops $526 Million Following Hindenburg's Block Criticism Tweets: @hindenburgres : NEW FROM US: Block—How Inflated User Metrics and “Frictionless” Fraud Facilitation Enabled Insiders To Cash Out Over $1 Billion https://hindenburgresearch.com/ block $SQ (1/n) @hindenburgres : Block, formerly known as Square, is a ~$44 billion market cap company that claims to have developed a “frictionless” and “magical” financial technology with a mission to empower the “unbanked” and the “underbanked”. $SQ (2/n) https://twitter.com/... @hindenburgres : CEO Dorsey has touted how Cash App is in hundreds of hip hop songs as evidence of its appeal. But artists are not rapping about Cash App's smooth user interface — many describe using it to scam, traffic drugs or even pay for murder. (9/n) https://www.youtube.com/... @modestproposal1 : so they literally went with the worst form of response possible. Responses ranked: 1) silence 2) facts . . . . . . . . 12354747) Explore legal options @swarajyamag : Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Block Inc., saw his net worth fall by $526 million after a report by Hindenburg Research accused the company of ignoring fraud. #HindenbergResearch #jackdorsey https://swarajyamag.com/... @nytimesbusiness : Hindenburg Research published a 17,600-word report accusing Block of overstating its user base and failing to stamp out fraud and illegal activity on its platforms, particularly Cash App. https://www.nytimes.com/... @moneycontrolcom : Block Inc. co-founder Jack Dorsey's net worth was hammered after Hindenburg Research's latest report, which alleged the payments company ignored widespread fraud Read here👇 https://www.moneycontrol.com/ ... #JackDorsey #HindenburgResearch

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  • @hindenburgres @hindenburgres on x
    NEW FROM US: Block—How Inflated User Metrics and “Frictionless” Fraud Facilitation Enabled Insiders To Cash Out Over $1 Billion https://hindenburgresearch.com/ block $SQ (1/n)
  • @hindenburgres @hindenburgres on x
    Block, formerly known as Square, is a ~$44 billion market cap company that claims to have developed a “frictionless” and “magical” financial technology with a mission to empower the “unbanked” and the “underbanked”. $SQ (2/n) https://twitter.com/...
  • @hindenburgres @hindenburgres on x
    CEO Dorsey has touted how Cash App is in hundreds of hip hop songs as evidence of its appeal. But artists are not rapping about Cash App's smooth user interface — many describe using it to scam, traffic drugs or even pay for murder. (9/n) https://www.youtube.com/...
  • @modestproposal1 @modestproposal1 on x
    so they literally went with the worst form of response possible. Responses ranked: 1) silence 2) facts . . . . . . . . 12354747) Explore legal options
  • @hindenburgres @hindenburgres on x
    Our 2-year investigation concludes $SQ systematically exploits the demographics it claims to help. The magic behind $SQ has not been innovation, but its willingness to mislead investors, facilitate fraud, avoid regulation & dress up predatory products as revolutionary tech. (3/n)
  • @swarajyamag @swarajyamag on x
    Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Block Inc., saw his net worth fall by $526 million after a report by Hindenburg Research accused the company of ignoring fraud. #HindenbergResearch #jackdorsey https://swarajyamag.com/...
  • @nytimesbusiness @nytimesbusiness on x
    Hindenburg Research published a 17,600-word report accusing Block of overstating its user base and failing to stamp out fraud and illegal activity on its platforms, particularly Cash App. https://www.nytimes.com/...
  • @gergelyorosz Gergely Orosz on x
    The response from Block: https://investors.block.xyz/ ... The 2020 report by Hinderburg about Nikola: https://hindenburgresearch.com/ nikola/ And Hinderburg was right about Nikola being a fraud: https://www.businessofbusiness.com/ ...
  • @moneycontrolcom @moneycontrolcom on x
    Block Inc. co-founder Jack Dorsey's net worth was hammered after Hindenburg Research's latest report, which alleged the payments company ignored widespread fraud Read here👇 https://www.moneycontrol.com/ ... #JackDorsey #HindenburgResearch
  • @davidgura David Gura on x
    Block, which saw its share price fall by almost 15% on Thursday, says it intends “to work with the SEC and explore legal action against Hindenburg Research for the factually inaccurate and misleading report they shared about our Cash App business today.” https://investors.block.x…