Block CFO: Bitcoin is expected to become an open protocol driving the Internet, and new mining chips will be launched in the second half of the year

Gold Finance reported that Amrita Ahuja, Chief Financial Officer of Block Company, said on CNBC that Bitcoin has the potential to become an open protocol driving the Internet, enabling funds to flow efficiently at the speed of the Internet. She stated that the company has been continuously investing in Bitcoin related businesses for many years, including buying and selling products, self managed services, and mining plans, and will launch new mining chips in the second half of this year to promote the popularization of the mining ecosystem. Ahuja believes that Bitcoin is moving from "digital gold" to a daily payment currency, with thousands of Square merchants accepting BTC.