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Short-sellers make $400m after Hindenburg report slams payments firm Block

Report claims former Twitter chief Jack Dorsey's new firm has widely overstated genuine user counts

Jack Dorsey
Jack Dorsey Photo: Getty Images

Short-sellers are cashing out after US-based payments firm Block’s stock plunged on the back of a critical Hindenburg Research report.

Shares of ex-Twitter boss Jack Dorsey's new business dropped by almost 20% on 23 March after the high-profile research firm accused Block’s Cash App of facilitating payments for criminal activity.

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