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GameStop Urged to Convert Its $5B Cash Into Bitcoin by Strive's CEO Matt Cole

GameStop has a unique opportunity to redefine itself as a market leader with its nearly $5 billion cash reserve, the letter said.

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GameStop Mulling Investment in Bitcoin/Crypto: CNBC

Eyebrows were raised this past weekend when GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen posted a picture of himself with Michael Saylor.

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Meme Coins See Sharp Sell-off as GameStop Losses Extend

Losses in GameStop (GME) shares have spread to meme tokens that tend to mirror the stock’s movements. The Solana-based meme token GME, which parodies the company, slid more than 10% on the day. Related tokens like Roaring Kitty and other cat-themed tokens lost an average of at least 5%, according to data tracked by CoinGecko. CoinDesk's Helene Braun presents "The Chart of the Day."

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GameStop Tumbles 40% as Trading Icon Roaring Kitty Returns to Livestream

Solana-based meme token GME is down 50% from earlier Friday, but remains sharply higher for the week

Keith Gill, a.k.a Roaring Kitty, returned to Youtube (Youtube)

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RoaringKitty a GameStop Billionaire by Friday? Crypto Traders Are Placing 50% Odds

A new market on betting application Polymarket has seen over $120,000 in trader placed on Keith Gill making ten figures on his GameStop equity and options holdings.

Keith Gill, a.k.a Roaring Kitty, returned to Youtube (Youtube)

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GameStop-Inspired Solana Meme Coin Soars Over 80% as Roaring Kitty Flashes $586M Worth of GME Position

Shares of GameStop closed the Thursday session 47% higher as the retail trading icon provided an update of his position and announced a livestream for Friday.

GameStop sign on GameStop at 6th Avenue on March 23, 2021 in New York. (John Smith/VIEWpress)

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GameStop Shares, Meme Tokens Surge as Trader Keith Gill Returns to Reddit

Keith Gill, the influential retail trader behind the X account @TheRoaringKittyX, is bringing the hype back to Reddit. After not posting for three years, Gill returned to the Reddit forum with his GME options positions, sparking a speculative frenzy in related stocks and cat-themed meme tokens. CoinDesk's Helene Braun presents "The Chart of the Day."

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GameStop's Business Will Fail 'at Some Point': Economist

Thomas Hogan, former Chief Economist for the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs, weighs in on the recent rally in meme coins and the surge in GameStop shares. GameStop's "business model has not changed," Hogan said. "That business is going to fail at some point."

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Tornado Cash's Alexey Pertsev Sentenced to 64 Months in Prison; Meme Coins Rally

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev was sentenced to 64 months in prison after being found guilty of money laundering by a Dutch judge. Plus, meme coins rally following GameStop's surge, and Coinbase resumes operation after major outage.

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Wolverine-Themed Meme Coins Flood Market Following RoaringKitty's Cryptic Post

The Wolverine-themed tokens are not the only ones to have been issued on pump.fun.

Wolverine (Jack O'Rourke/Unsplash)

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