GameStop, which is preparing to buy Bitcoin, has raised 220 billion yen

On April 2, GameStop, a major U.S. video game retailer, announced that it had completed raising $1.5 billion (224.4 billion yen) through interest-free convertible bonds due in 2030, and that it plans to use the funds to purchase Bitcoin (BTC). In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company revealed that an additional $200 million was raised from the initially planned $1.3 billion through the exercise of underwriters' options.

The company's strategic shift, announced last week on March 27, initially pushed up its stock price by 11%, but it then plummeted to a year-to-date low of $21.3. Investors are speculating that GameStop, known as a meme stock, will use its Bitcoin purchase plan as a financial reserve asset...