Block Inc. inched past Wall Street’s profit expectations on Tuesday and outlined a bigger potential settlement with the US Department of Justice for alleged customer abuses, as Jack Dorsey revamps his payments empire to make it more profitable and relevant.

Block Inc. lifted its annual profit guidance on Wednesday after delivering quarterly results that topped expectations due to growth in both its Square and Cash App businesses.

A closely watched vote on a tie-up between a Cantor Fitzgerald-linked company and a digital-asset treasury firm led by Adam Back has been delayed.

Vitalik Buterin, the programmer who helped create underlying technology for Ether, the world’s No. 2 cryptocurrency, said the nonprofit behind it is being forced to make some difficult decisions.

Nuvei Corp. has agreed to buy Payoneer Global Inc. for roughly $2.75 billion, forging a deal that would combine two North American payments companies that process more than half a trillion dollars in annual volume.

In the era of tap-to-pay, Block Inc. is trying to make things a little more enchanting.

In the era of tap-to-pay, Block Inc. is trying to make things a little more enchanting.

Bitcoin Depot Inc., once the largest operator of crypto ATMs in North America, filed for bankruptcy on Monday, marking the latest major blow for a niche segment of the digital asset industry that has been in decline for several years.