Gamestop, an American video game and consumer electronics seller, confirmed his first Bitcoin investment by purchasing 4710 bitcoins, in accordance with a statement published on May 28 on the company X.
The company did not specify how much it paid for Bitcoin (BTC) or after shopping. The amount purchased was worth about $ 513 million at the time of writing.
. announcement It is the first publicly recognized purchase of Bitcoin Gamestop, because the company revealed plans to switch to Bitcoin investments in March.
At that time, Gamestop said he would finance the purchase of Bitcoin by financing debts and would launch a computing offer of $ 1.3 billion.
The message appears after months of speculation that Gamestop studied alternative resources, including cryptocurrencies.
Gamestop (GME) shares increased among speculation, jumping by 12%in March. Rumors in February helped to drive a 18% boost in GME prices.
According to TradingView, Gamestop Actions Closed 35 USD 27 and traded at USD 36.30 on the initial market at the time of publication. The shares have increased by about 30% in the last 30 days, and the annual profits were about 10%.
Cointelegraph contacted Gamestop regarding the commentary on the purchase of Bitcoin, but did not receive a response until publication.
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