{"entity":"block","id":"ent_block","name":"Block, Inc.","predicate":"official_name","label":"official name","page":"https://asof.is/record/block/official_name","as_of":"2026-11-01","summary":"As of November 1, 2026, Block, Inc.'s official name on the AsOf record is Block, Inc., dated December 10, 2021, from 2 primary sources (squareup.com and sec.gov). The record holds 2 claims on Block, Inc.'s official name, 1 still open and 1 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.","current":["clm_A82AF8BA7D4D"],"claims":[{"id":"clm_62F9C4D971BE","value":"Square, Inc.","valid_from":"2009-01-01","valid_to":"2021-12-10","published":"2021-12-10","recorded":"2026-10-27","confidence":0.95,"status":"superseded","assertable":true,"superseded_by":"clm_A82AF8BA7D4D","sources":[{"url":"https://squareup.com/us/en/press/square-changes-name-to-block","tier":"primary","publisher":null,"published_at":null},{"url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110778747","tier":"secondary","publisher":"Wikidata","published_at":null},{"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1512673/000119312521354007/d270905d8k.htm","tier":"primary","publisher":"SEC EDGAR 8-K Item 5.03","published_at":"2021-12-10T00:00:00+00:00"}],"evidence":{"by":"page-read","on":"2026-10-31","quote":"The legal name “Square, Inc.” is expected to be legally changed to “Block, Inc.” on or about December 10, 2021, upon satisfying all applicable legal requirements.","url":"https://squareup.com/us/en/press/square-changes-name-to-block"}},{"id":"clm_A82AF8BA7D4D","value":"Block, Inc.","valid_from":"2021-12-10","valid_to":null,"published":"2021-12-10","recorded":"2026-10-31","confidence":0.95,"status":"valid","assertable":true,"superseded_by":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://squareup.com/us/en/press/square-changes-name-to-block","tier":"primary","publisher":null,"published_at":null},{"url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110778747","tier":"secondary","publisher":"Wikidata","published_at":null},{"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1512673/000119312521354007/d270905d8k.htm","tier":"primary","publisher":"SEC EDGAR 8-K Item 5.03","published_at":"2021-12-10T00:00:00+00:00"}],"evidence":{"by":"page-read","on":"2026-10-31","quote":"Effective as of December 10, 2021, Block, Inc. (formerly known as Square, Inc.) (the “Company”) filed a certificate of amendment to its amended and restated certificate of incorporation","url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1512673/000119312521354007/d270905d8k.htm"}}],"replaced":[{"claim":"clm_62F9C4D971BE","value":"Square, Inc.","valid_from":"2009-01-01","valid_to":"2021-12-10","replaced_by":"clm_A82AF8BA7D4D","replaced_by_value":"Block, Inc.","replaced_from":"2021-12-10"}],"faq":[{"question":"What is Block, Inc.'s current official name?","answer":"Block, Inc., dated December 10, 2021, from 2 primary sources (squareup.com and sec.gov). The record asserts this claim as of November 1, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.95)."},{"question":"When did Block, Inc.'s official name last change?","answer":"The latest value on the record is Block, Inc., dated December 10, 2021; before it the record holds Square, Inc., dated January 1, 2009 and closed on December 10, 2021."},{"question":"What was Block, Inc.'s official name before Block, Inc.?","answer":"Square, Inc., valid from January 1, 2009 to December 10, 2021 (status superseded), from 2 primary sources (squareup.com and sec.gov)."}],"legend":{"dates":"valid_from: when the claim took effect (a period figure: the day its period closed). published: the earliest day a source on the record published it (a filing's filing date, a post's date; null when no source carries one). recorded: the day AsOf first held it. A figure can take effect weeks before it is published.","why_not":{},"checked_by":{"page-read":"its source page states the value and the date"}}}