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Shares of GameStop (GME) traded 16% higher on Wednesday after the company announced that it would start buying bitcoin (BTC) to add to its balance sheet. The gaming retailer reported holding $4.8 billion in cash during its fourth-quarter earnings on …

The move marks LBTC’s first integration with a non-EVM blockchain, bringing bitcoin as a collateral in DeFi to a broader ecosystem.

The company has already purchased $4.1 million worth of BTC as part of its long-term treasury strategy.

The Bitwise Diaman Bitcoin & Gold ETP (BTCG), which commenced trading on Euronext Paris and Amsterdam on Thursday, replicates the Diaman Bitcoin and Gold Index

A hammer candle is where the lower or upper wick is 90% of the total range.

Bitcoin’s fundamentals held up well during the latest taban, suggesting underlying strength, Swissblock analysts said.

The Trump administration will unleash a new era of crypto innovation, said ZX Squared founder CK Zheng.

The world’s largest crypto is lower so far in 2025 after a number of violent price swings.

Bitcoin rose earlier this week, but initial excitement from Trump’s strategic reserve plans was short-lived due to profit-taking amid the lack of concrete plans and a risk-off mood in broader equity markets.