Fintech Company Block Now Owns Nearly 9,000 Bitcoin

CryptoProwl

Tue, April 28, 2026 astatine 8:20 AM CDT 1 min read

Financial exertion institution Block (NYSE: $XYZ) present owns astir 9,000 Bitcoin (CRYPTO: $BTC) aft expanding its buying of the integer plus during this year’s archetypal quarter. 

Block added 114 Bitcoin during Q1, bringing its holdings to 8,883 BTC, worthy $691 cardinal U.S., according to the company.

Including the 19,357 Bitcoin held connected behalf of customers, the payments steadfast co-founded by Jack Dorsey said that it present holds a full of 28,355 BTC, worthy $2.2 cardinal U.S. astatine existent prices.

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Block, the proprietor of the Square and Cash Apps, said the latest Bitcoin tally reflects its balances arsenic of March 31, 2026, and is backed by third-party audit checks and cryptographic signatures. 

The institution publishes wallet addresses and signed messages onchain, allowing anyone to corroborate ownership.

While inactive chiefly known for its fiscal apps, Block, nether Dorsey’s leadership, has afloat embraced cryptocurrencies. 

The institution went truthful acold arsenic to rebrand and alteration its sanction from Square antecedently to Block, which reflects its absorption connected blockchain technologies. 

XYZ banal has declined 70% implicit the past 5 years to commercialized astatine $71.28 U.S. per share.