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Aug 16, 2026 at 2:10 AM UTC · Updated hace 7 días · 3 min de lectura

Block (XYZ) Brings Bitcoin Payments To Square Checkouts
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  • Block (NYSE:XYZ) launched Bitcoin payments on Square's point-of-sale system, allowing merchants to accept Bitcoin with no processing fees until 2027.

  • The company expanded its partnership with Google to bring Square food and beverage sellers into conversational AI ordering through Google Maps.

  • Cash App ordering is set to link directly within Google Maps, connecting discovery to checkout for participating Square restaurant sellers.

Block is far from the only stock tied to payment rails, crypto and AI driven commerce. It can be useful to compare this move with peers exposed to the same infrastructure theme through 55 AI infrastructure stocks.

Block operates in the diversified financial sector, building connected ecosystems for commerce and financial services. Extending Bitcoin payments and AI-enabled ordering fits directly into its push to link how merchants accept money with how consumers discover and pay for services.

Beyond the headline: 3 risks and 2 things going right for Block that every investor should see.

Bitcoin payments and Google tie-up put Block's ecosystem thesis to the test

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