GameStop has acquired 4,710 bitcoins as a hedge against macro uncertainty. Smart choice 👏
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen told CNBC the company will pursue its own “unique strategy” rather than continually accumulating Bitcoin like Strategy. He added that GameStop is exploring crypto payments for trading cards and will assess the viability of various major cryptocurrencies.
[DECRYPT] GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen Talks Bitcoin Strategy, Teases Potential Crypto Payments $GME $BTC
GameStop Corp. chief executive officer Ryan Cohen said the video-game retailer has accumulated 4,710 Bitcoin—an investment he valued at just over $500 million—and is considering expanding its use of digital assets beyond the balance sheet. Speaking on CNBC, Cohen described the Bitcoin holding as a hedge against inflation and global liquidity expansion, adding that the company will only deploy capital "where the downside is limited and there’s a lot of upside." Cohen emphasized that GameStop will follow its own “unique strategy” rather than emulate MicroStrategy’s large-scale Bitcoin treasury approach. The company ended its latest quarter with more than $9 billion in cash and marketable securities after recent capital raises, giving it flexibility for further investments. Beyond Bitcoin, GameStop is exploring accepting cryptocurrency payments for trading-card sales and will evaluate a range of tokens if customer demand materializes, Cohen said. The comments mark GameStop’s most explicit outline to date of how it may integrate crypto into both its finances and operations.