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‘From the ground up, everything in the compliance section was flawed.’

NBC News reports that a former Block employee is talking to the feds about apparent sanctions violations.

Prosecutors are allegedly finding that Square and Cash App failed to report certain Bitcoin, credit card transactions, and dollar transfers — some originating from terror groups. Block leadership apparently knew, according to internal documents.

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