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Block beat Q2 earnings, but spending rose despite a 40% workforce reduction, prompting mixed signals from analysts including Mizuho.
Block’s Q2 2026 bitcoin ecosystem gross profit fell 31% YoY to $72M as Cash App fee cuts reduced bitcoin revenue, while total bitcoin ecosystem revenue was $1.89B and the company raised its full-year gross profit guidance to $12.51B despite unrealized BTC losses and a 9,032-BTC treasury; USDC support was launched in Cash App and shares traded lower after hours.
Moonshot AI’s Kimi panic is used to illustrate how regulatory risk, open vs. closed AI debates, and AI-driven corporate restructuring are shaping the US-China AI competition and investment landscape.
Institutional digital-asset firms commit $15M over 3 years to form the Bitcoin Security Consortium to fund security research and development amid rising quantum-threat concerns and regulatory context.
TechCrunch’s running list shows Monday.com as the latest in a wave of 20+ major tech layoffs in 2026 where AI is cited as a factor, with detailed counts, restructuring charges, and regulatory filings, plus market-reaction data.
Tech giants in 2026 are cutting thousands of jobs while citing AI as a factor, with Microsoft, Amazon, Oracle, Google, Meta, IBM and others reducing headcount amid rising AI investment and revenue growth.
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