US payments processing company Square recently reported low profits from Bitcoin trading in its Cash App last quarter, according to an article by Fortune Wednesday, May 2.
According to Square's earnings report, Bitcoin-related business generated about 5 percent of overall revenue, amounting to $34.1 mln.
Square's Cash App, which allows instant fiat transactions and cash-outs, introduced a Bitcoin buy/sell option for selected users in November 2017.
It officially launched Bitcoin trading support on Jan. 31, just a week before Bitcoin dipped near $6,800 on Feb. 5.
According to Fortune, Square may have actually lost money on its cryptocurrency business so far.
Square acknowledges that they have lost money on Bitcoin, but consider it insufficient to cause concern.
In February, CEO of Square Jack Dorsey claimed that Square will go further with Bitcoin than the app buy/sell option, stating that Bitcoin is a "Transformational technology for our industry" that should be explored "As quickly as possible."
On May 1, Cointelegraph reported that shares of Square dropped 3.8 percent to $45.76 after a skeptical tweet by short-seller Andrew Left's Citron Research called Square a "Collection of yawn businesses." Citron added that Square's "SQ-Cash to BTC trading has been insignificant."
According to CNBC, Square's stock fell more than 6 percent after reporting the first-quarter results.
The Square share price is $46.25 at press time.
Payments Company Square Unveils Low Returns From Bitcoin Business Last Quarter
Published on May 3, 2018
by Cointele | Published on Coinage
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