Block
Company block.xyz ● Covered in 11 stories + Follow ✴ AI Graph LinkedIn
Block is developing Buzz, an open-source, Nostr-based collaboration/workspace that lets humans and AI agents work together in shared channels with cryptographic identities. Recent coverage also describes Buzz’s availability as a desktop app and hosted beta relays, along with third-party integration paths for connecting Block components such as Hermes Agent. In parallel, Block has been referenced in reporting on crypto-industry layoffs tied to AI-driven automation and organization changes toward AI-powered coordination rather than traditional hierarchy.
Updated 16 September 2026
Signals
1 story (-80%)
Media momentum
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10 sources
Source diversity
As of 17 Sep 2026 · Distinct publications behind this entity's visible coverage.
1 event
Release activity
As of 17 Sep 2026 · Model, product and open-source release events in the last 90 days whose coverage involves this entity.
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Funding signals
As of 17 Sep 2026 · Funding and acquisition events in the last 90 days whose coverage involves this entity.
Jan 2026 → Aug 2026
Coverage span
As of 17 Sep 2026 · First to most recent month of TLDRocket coverage of this entity.
Management
updated 2 Sep 2026-
Jack Dorsey
CEO of Block
- Dhanji Prasanna Executive Advisor
- Amrita Ahuja COO & CFO
- Chrysty Esperanza Chief Legal Officer
- Owen Jennings Business
- Amy Brooks Board Member
- Paul Deighton Board Member
- Randy Garutti Board Member
- Roelof Botha Member, Board of Directors
- Mary Meeker Board Member
- Shawn Jay-Z Carter Board Member
- Sharon Rothstein Board Member
+ 4 more tracked
Recent changes
- Roelof Botha Board Member → Member, Board of Directors
- Jack Dorsey CEO → CEO of Block
Latest developments
Nous Research Ships Three Integration Paths for Hermes Agent and Buzz, Block’s Open Source Nostr Workspace for Humans and Agents
MarkTechPost · 1 month ago ·
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More Than 7,000 Jobs Gone: Layoffs in the Crypto Industry Are Picking up
Trending Topics · 1 month ago ·
43
Block Launches Buzz Workspace for Humans and AI Agents
block.xyz · 1 month ago ·
27
Jack Dorsey is taking on Slack with Buzz, a group chat platform for teams and their AI agents
TechCrunch · 1 month ago ·
50
Block built a Slack for AI agents — and gave each one its own passport
The New Stack · 1 month ago ·
27
Software is becoming marketing
terezatizkova.com · 2 months ago ·
55
Why AI hasn’t replaced software engineers, and won’t
AI as Normal Technology · 3 months ago ·
42
2026
Block launches Buzz, an open-source collaboration platform for humans and AI agents Product launch
AI Code Generation's Impact on Software Engineering Skills and Industry Dynamics Other
- Temporal is in talks to raise $500M at a $12B pre-money valuation, more than doubling what it was worth 6 months ago
- Nous Research Ships Three Integration Paths for Hermes Agent and Buzz, Block’s Open Source Nostr Workspace for Humans and Agents
- More Than 7,000 Jobs Gone: Layoffs in the Crypto Industry Are Picking up
- Block Launches Buzz Workspace for Humans and AI Agents
- Jack Dorsey is taking on Slack with Buzz, a group chat platform for teams and their AI agents
- Block built a Slack for AI agents — and gave each one its own passport
- Software is becoming marketing
- Why AI hasn’t replaced software engineers, and won’t
- From Hierarchy to Intelligence
- From Hierarchy to Intelligence
- Claude Code costs up to $200 a month. Goose does the same thing for free.
Relationships
Products & technology
- Develops Buzz · 4 sources
- Develops Goose · 1 source
- Deploys Temporal Technologies · 1 source
People
- Founded by Jack Dorsey · 1 source