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GameStop hints at future Bitcoin purchases following board approval


GameStop Company (GME), the online game retailer turned memecoin inventory, is reportedly transferring to spend money on Bitcoin after its board unanimously authorized a plan to amass digital belongings. 

According to a March 25 CNBC report, the corporate introduced that it will use a portion of its company money or future debt issuances to spend money on Bitcoin (BTC) and US-dollar-pegged stablecoins. 

The plan was additional corroborated by the corporate’s fourth-quarter earnings report, which was launched on March 25 and confirmed intent to amass Bitcoin and stablecoins. 

“[T]he Firm’s funding coverage permits investments in sure cryptocurrency belongings, together with Bitcoin and US dollar-denominated steady cash,” the monetary assertion learn.

GameStop’s money reserves stood at greater than $4.77 billion as of Feb. 1, in comparison with simply $921.7 million one yr earlier. 

The online game retailer posted $1.283 billion in internet gross sales throughout the fourth quarter and $3.823 billion for fiscal 2024.

GameStop’s quarterly monetary statements. Supply: GameStop

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