Square’s Cash App Reports $2.7B In Quarterly Bitcoin Revenue, A 200% Jump

Square has had a busy weekend. The company made headlines for it’s purchase of Australia-based fintech firm, Afterpay, in an all-stock deal. Square then went on to release it’s Q2 2021 Shareholder Letter, filled to the brim with company insights – including some strong growth numbers in crypto transactions on Square’s mobile product, Cash App. Breaking Down The Numbers Square’s gross profit in Q2 was a healthy $546M, reflecting a 91% increase year-over-year. Bitcoin gross profit on Cash App specifically accounted for roughly 10% that, coming in at around $55M; this reflected a substantial increase from the $17M in bitcoin gross revenues that the company saw in Q2 last year. Bitcoin yearly revenue saw exceptional jumps as well, rising over 200% to ring in $2.72B. This time last year that number was at $875M. While some may call out the relatively thin margin of gross profit relative to revenues, Square maintains that driving company profits from bitcoin transactions are clearly low-priority. Bitcoin gross profits reflected only roughly 2% of bitcoin revenues for Cash App in Q2. In fact, the company explicitly calls out net revenues exclusive of bitcoin transactions. According to the shareholder report, Square deducts bitcoin revenue because their “role is to facilitate customers’ access to bitcoin.” The company is seemingly playing the “long game” with crypto, encourag...