Project
Block
Block, Inc. is made up of Square, Cash App, Afterpay, TIDAL, Bitkey, and Proto, and builds technology to increase access to the global economy.
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- block.xyz
“Made up of Square, Cash App, Afterpay, TIDAL, Bitkey, and Proto, Block, Inc. builds technology to increase access to the global economy.”
Named in 7 pieces
Layoffs
Block Cuts 40% of Staff, Citing AI Tools
Block told shareholders on February 26, 2026, that it was cutting its workforce by more than 40 percent, from over 10,000 employees to under 6,000, with CEO Jack Dorsey saying intelligence tools let a smaller team do more.
Executive Hires
Stellar Names Jason Karsh Chief Marketing Officer
The Stellar Development Foundation hired Jason Karsh, a former Block and Blockchain.com marketing executive, as chief marketing officer on July 16, 2025, its own blog and CoinDesk both reported that day.
Board Seats
Block Names Afterpay's Anthony Eisen to Its Board
Block appointed Afterpay co-founder Anthony Eisen to its board of directors on February 6, 2025, growing the board to ten members and seating a founder of the business it bought in 2022.
Executive Hires
Mysten Labs Promotes Kevin Boon to President
Mysten Labs promoted its chief legal officer Kevin Boon to president on January 9, 2025, as the Sui blockchain developer prepared to launch Walrus Protocol's mainnet and named a new general counsel weeks later.
Exits and Removals
Alyssa Henry Retires as Square CEO, Dorsey Returns
Block told the SEC on September 18, 2023, that Square CEO Alyssa Henry would leave on October 2, handing the merchant business back to co-founder Jack Dorsey after a two-day payment outage that began September 7.
Executive Hires
Paxos Names Ben Gray Global General Counsel
Paxos announced on February 3, 2022, that it had appointed Ben Gray, formerly Block's deputy general counsel, as its global general counsel to scale the company's compliance and legal teams.
Exits and Removals
Sarah Friar Steps Down as Square CFO for Nextdoor
Square announced on October 10, 2018, that Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar would leave to become chief executive of the social network Nextdoor; CEO Jack Dorsey credited her with steering Square through an IPO.