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GameStop Earns $28 Million Unrealized Gain From Bitcoin

Key Highlights GameStop posts $168.6M net profit up from $14.8M a year ￰0￱ holdings provide $28.6M unrealized gains for the ￰1￱ jumps to $972.2M as collectibles boost sales ￰2￱ Reports Strong Q2 2025 Financial Results American video game retailer GameStop has released its financial results for the second quarter of 2025 ending August 2 showing a significant improvement in ￰3￱ company reported net sales of $972.2 million

up from $798.3 million in the same period last year reflecting strong consumer demand and growth in key ￰4￱ Holdings Drive Gains For the first time GameStop disclosed its cryptocurrency holdings revealing that it purchased 4,710 BTC worth $500 million in ￰5￱ the end of the quarter

these holdings were valued at $528.6 million resulting in an unrealized gain of $28.6 ￰6￱ company uses Coinbase quotes to estimate Bitcoin’s fair ￰7￱ move makes GameStop one of the largest public companies to integrate Bitcoin into its ￰8￱ to Bitcoin Treasuries GameStop ranks 20th among public Bitcoin holders with the asset’s price growth of nearly 18% since May contributing positively to the retailer’s balance ￰9￱ and Segment Highlights Operating profit for Q2 reached $66.4 million

compared to a $22 million loss in the same quarter last ￰10￱ profit surged to $168.6 million a massive increase from $14.8 million a year ￰11￱ expenses were reduced to $218.8 million down from $270.8 million highlighting the company’s efficiency ￰12￱ collectibles segment

including trading cards and pop culture merchandise remained a bright spot accounting for nearly a third of total ￰13￱ this year GameStop issued convertible bonds with a 0% rate until 2032 to fund digital investments and ￰14￱ an initial drop in shares

the company later raised its revenue forecast to $2.2 billion signaling strong investor ￰15￱ growing crypto integration efficient operations and strong sales

GameStop demonstrates a bold strategy to thrive in a competitive retail landscape.

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