3rd Quarter - Report

BLOCK INC. for BLOCK INC.

Period 3rd Quarter 2025 Filed Oct 21, 2025 Signed by Antastasios (Tom) Manatos

Official filing
Firm
BLOCK INC.
Client
BLOCK INC.
Income
—
Expenses
$550,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Issues related to financial services, fintech, merchant services, payments, including mobile payments and payment processing, industrial loan companies (ILCs), and small business lending (no bill). Issues related to cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, and digital assets, including S. 1582, the GENIUS Act; S.394, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act of 2025; and H.R.3633, the CLARITY Act of 2025.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDRES BASCUMBE Rep. Maxine Waters; House Committee on Financial Services; Rep. Gerald Connolly; Rep. Henry Waxman.
ANASTASIOS (TOM) MANATOS —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3633 (119th), S. 394 (119th), S. 1582 (119th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to artificial intelligence and digital assets, including bitcoin. Legislative services related to financial services tax issues and P.L. 119-21. Legislation related to third party settlement organization information reporting requirements and virtual currency taxation.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDRES BASCUMBE Rep. Maxine Waters; House Committee on Financial Services; Rep. Gerald Connolly; Rep. Henry Waxman.
ANASTASIOS (TOM) MANATOS —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Banking BAN

Issues related to financial services and mobile payments (no bill). Issues related to artificial intelligence and digital assets, including bitcoin (no bill).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDRES BASCUMBE Rep. Maxine Waters; House Committee on Financial Services; Rep. Gerald Connolly; Rep. Henry Waxman.
ANASTASIOS (TOM) MANATOS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Computer Industry CPI

Issues related to consumer privacy and data.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDRES BASCUMBE Rep. Maxine Waters; House Committee on Financial Services; Rep. Gerald Connolly; Rep. Henry Waxman.
ANASTASIOS (TOM) MANATOS —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Science/Technology SCI

Issues related to artificial intelligence and digital assets, including bitcoin.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDRES BASCUMBE Rep. Maxine Waters; House Committee on Financial Services; Rep. Gerald Connolly; Rep. Henry Waxman.
ANASTASIOS (TOM) MANATOS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.