CEO of Twitter and Square, Inc.
Jack Dorsey is an American computer programmer and internet entrepreneur widely known as a co-founder and CEO of Twitter, and as the founder and CEO of Square, a mobile payments company. In 2008, he was named to the MIT Technology Review TR35 as one of the top 35 innovators in the world under the age of 35. For 2012, The Wall Street Journal gave him the “Innovator of the Year Award” for technology.
Twitter/Square
Nov 19th, 1976
San Francisco, CA, United States
University of Missouri–Rolla
New York University
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$4.4 B
Cash App - Founder & CEO
Twitter - Founder & CEO
Square launches Halloween Bitcoin campaign offering $50 BTC to first 20,000 US sellers enabling Bitcoin Conversations, a new text feature for merchant crypto engagement.
Jack Dorsey’s Block Inc. seeks to raise $1.5 billion through senior notes for general corporate purposes including debt repayment and acquisitions. The move comes as ARK Invest purchased over 262,000 shares during a recent stock decline.
Block Inc. has joined other companies on the S&P 500 in a historic move that is largely attributed to being a significant win for Bitcoin and the crypto industry.
Jack Dorsey has introduced Bitchat — a decentralized, P2P messaging platform that operates over Bluetooth mesh networks without internet dependency.
In its Q3 2024 update, Block announced plans to prioritize Bitcoin-related projects, increasing investment in mining and self-custody.