Block is the parent company of Square, Cash App, Afterpay, TIDAL, Bitkey, and Proto. Square handles commerce and financial services for sellers. Cash App is the consumer side for spending, sending, and storing money. Afterpay covers buy-now-pay-later. TIDAL is the music platform for artists. Bitkey is a self-custody bitcoin wallet, and Proto is a suite of bitcoin mining products.

Stated mission is to build "simple, powerful tools that make progress towards an economy that's truly open to all." Bitcoin and open source show up as company-level focus areas, not just one product line.

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