GameStop Board Unanimously Approves Bitcoin As Treasury Reserve Asset
In a significant move for the video game retail giant, GameStop announced on Tuesday that its board has unanimously approved a plan to use corporate cash reserves to invest in the crypto market’s largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC). This decision mirrors a strategy made by the now Bitcoin proxy company Strategy (previously Microstrategy) by MicroStrategy, which has made headlines for its substantial Bitcoin acquisitions led by its co-founder Michael Saylor. With $4.8 Billion In Cash, GameStop Eyes Bitcoin Expansion Following the announcement, GameStop’s stock surged more than 6%....
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