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Block’s Workforce Cut Amid AI Pivot Sparks Debate on Dorsey’s Leadership

Block’s Workforce Cut Amid AI Pivot Sparks Debate on Dorsey’s Leadership

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Global Cryptocurrency

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2026-02-27 17:18:01

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Jack Dorsey's Block has slashed 40% of its workforce, reducing staff to just under 6,000 employees. The CEO attributed the layoffs to operational streamlining through intelligence tools, but critics argue it’s a cleanup of pandemic-era overhiring. Investors cheered the move, sending Block’s stock up 25%.

Dorsey’s memo to staff cited inefficiencies from rapid growth, admitting missteps in structuring Square and Cash App as separate entities during COVID-19. The abrupt cuts contrast with gradual reductions, prioritizing swift restructuring over prolonged morale damage.

Market reaction suggests confidence in cost-cutting, but questions linger about whether AI adoption justified the scale of layoffs or merely masked earlier strategic errors.

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