Jack Dorsey’s Block Tumbles 17% After Short Seller Hindenburg’s Report
Hindenburg continued: “Our research indicates, however, that Block has wildly overstated its genuine user counts and has understated its customer acquisition costs. Former employees estimated that 40%-75% of accounts they reviewed were fake, involved in fraud, or were additional accounts tied to a single individual.”
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