GameStop’s Wild Crypto Ride: $1.5B Ready for Bitcoin Shopping Spree? 🎮💸

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  • GameStop just wrapped up a $1.3 billion convertible note sale, and guess what? They threw in an extra $200 million just for kicks with that greenshoe option. 🤑
  • Word on the street is they’re eyeing that sweet, sweet bitcoin with their new cash stash. 🤓💰

Hold onto your controllers, folks! GameStop, the retailer that turned Reddit into a stock market frenzy, might be diving headfirst into the world of Bitcoin (BTC). With a whopping $1.5 billion in their pockets after closing that convertible note deal, it looks like they’re ready to swap game discs for digital coins. 😎🪙

And oh, they didn’t stop at just $1.3 billion; they went full throttle and exercised that $200 million greenshoe option too. After paying off the suits, GameStop’s walking away with a cool $1.48 billion. Not too shabby for a company that’s been more rollercoaster than retailer lately. 🎢💼

Last week, along with their fourth-quarter earnings report (because who doesn’t love a good financial update?), GameStop, under the fearless leadership of CEO Ryan Cohen, gave the green light to their board: “Bitcoin’s on the menu, boys!” The GME balance sheet is about to get a little more… crypto. 📈🚀

GME shares are doing their own little victory dance, up1.35% during regular trading on Monday and throwing in another0.8% after hours, because why not? Meanwhile, Bitcoin’s just chilling, up a smidge at $84,900, probably wondering what all the fuss is about. 📊✨

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2025-04-01 23:49