May 2, 2024 links

Link: Block to Flip 10% of Bitcoin Profit Into Bitcoin Investments - Bloomberg

Block plans to invest 10% of its gross profit from bitcoin products each month into bitcoin purchases; its $220M BTC investment grew by ~160% to $573M as of Q1 #

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