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Block Buys Afterpay: The $29 Billion Fintech Bet at the Peak of Easy Money

Block's all-stock Afterpay deal was announced at an implied $29 billion near the peak of the fintech boom, betting that buy-now-pay-later could connect Cash App consumers with Square merchants.

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