{"id":380521,"date":"2019-05-02T11:29:41","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T11:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=380521"},"modified":"2024-06-11T07:40:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T07:40:02","slug":"square-cashs-bitcoin-btc-sales-go-parabolic-signals-renewed-crypto-hype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/square-cashs-bitcoin-btc-sales-go-parabolic-signals-renewed-crypto-hype\/","title":{"rendered":"Square Cash’s Bitcoin (BTC) Sales Go Parabolic, Signals Renewed Crypto Hype"},"content":{"rendered":"

For Bitcoin (BTC) investors outside of the U.S., the names “Square” or “Cash App” might not ring a bell. For American crypto diehards, however, Square’s flagship product, the BTC-friendly Cash App, has been all the rage. The fintech startup’s financial report has revealed that Bitcoin<\/a> sales on the application have breached new records quarter-over-quarter, despite the bear market.<\/p>\n

Related Reading: Square\u2019s Crypto-Friendly Cash App is the Most Downloaded Financial Application on Play Store<\/a><\/h6>\n

Bitcoin Volume Explodes On Square’s Cash<\/strong><\/h2>\n

On Tuesday, Square released its quarter one of 2019 earnings report. While the company’s shares, trading under the SQ ticker, collapsed by 6% during the after-hours trading session as a result of the weaker-than-expected payment volume, Bitcoin investors didn’t realize notice.<\/p>\n

What stuck out to them was that Square, according to the report, sold $65.5 million worth of BTC in the first three months of fiscal 2019, which came alongside a rebound in digital asset prices. During Q4 of ’18, $52 million worth of the asset was purportedly sold; in the quarters preceding that, well less than $50 million. In other words, despite the grip that bears have on the market, Bitcoin volume on Square has gone parabolic.<\/p>\n

If we try to discern volumes denominated in BTC, the statistics look even more bullish. As Ryan Todd of The Block notes, considering Coinmetrics.io quarterly average prices, BTC sold on the Cash App is up 70% quarter-over-quarter, and has more than quintupled since Q1 of 2018.<\/p>\n

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Square just reported a record $65.5m in quarterly bitcoin sales. Assuming average BTC prices in 1Q19 (not perfect) that translates to ~ 17K worth of BTC volume, up over 70% since 4Q and +5x volumes in 1Q18. Impressive considering April's run hits 2Q's numbers pic.twitter.com\/6oV2OnnNW2<\/a><\/p>\n

— Ryan Todd (@ryanjtodd_) May 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n