[CoinDesk] Jack Dorsey's Block faces $764 million DOJ settlement as bitcoin profit plunges ...
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Block has agreed to pay $764 million to settle a U.S. Department of Justice anti-money-laundering investigation, disclosed alongside quarterly results showing bitcoin gross profit fell 50% as lower Cash App trading fees cut into revenue. The proposed settlement resolves federal scrutiny of the Jack Dorsey-led fintech's compliance controls, while the bitcoin profit decline underscores how fee compression is weighing on its crypto-linked earnings. The dual disclosure matters because it pairs a one-time legal charge with a structural margin problem in Block's bitcoin business. Investors will watch whether the DOJ agreement is finalized on the proposed terms and whether Cash App can offset thinner trading fees with volume growth or other bitcoin products.
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