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GameStop has completed an ambitious $1.5 billion financing deal, issuing a zero-interest convertible bond due 2030, the terms of which reflect an opportunistic financial strategy. In the SEC filing, the company states that the net proceeds of $1.48 billion may be used for "general corporate purposes"
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An idea has long been circulating in the French ecosystem: why not EDF, the state-owned energy giant, monetise its surplus production - particularly nuclear - by mining Bitcoin? This innovative approach could effectively help reduce its considerable debt. While Marine Le Pen recently took up the subject in Flamanville, the
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Following a decade of crypto industry investment, Bpifrance's assessment reveals promising results. "Despite the industry's inherent challenges, the outcomes speak for themselves," states Arnaud Caudoux, Deputy CEO of the public investment bank, this Thursday. Since 2014, the institution has backed roughly 200 blockchain startups,
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BoursoBank is (finally) entering the crypto era. The online bank, a subsidiary of Société Générale and a long-standing benchmark for consumer brokerage in France, is launching a first-of-its-kind offering of ETPs (Exchange Traded Products) backed by crypto-assets on 25 March. To support this first, it has teamed up with CoinShares,
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Aave Labs has just proposed the creation of "Horizon", an ambitious initiative designed to open up the decentralised finance (DeFi) ecosystem to real-world assets, better known by the acronym RWA (Real-World Assets). The stated aim is to build a bridge between traditional finance and the onchain universe, by
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BlackRock is continuing to make inroads into the world of decentralised finance (DeFi). According to our information, the American asset management giant has been chosen by Sky (formerly Maker) as part of its tender to manage part of its cash. This is a $1 billion tender. BlackRock, through its Buidl
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During a visit to the Flamanville EPR, Marine Le Pen put forward a bold proposal on Tuesday: to exploit surplus production from French nuclear power stations to mine Bitcoin. According to the leader of the Rassemblement National, this initiative would make it possible to "build up strategic reserves for
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In a series of major announcements, several public companies have recently reaffirmed their aggressive Bitcoin accumulation strategy, strengthening the "Bitcoin Treasury Company" trend as an emerging investment model. Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), The Blockchain Group, and Metaplanet have each unveiled new financial initiatives aimed at massively increasing their BTC
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The Big Whale: What are the objectives of the Institut National Bitcoin? Alexandre Stachtchenko: It is important to understand that we are not an organisation that seeks to promote Bitcoin for Bitcoin's sake, or to further the interests of any particular community. The National Bitcoin Institute aims to
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This is an unprecedented decision. Overnight, Donald Trump signed a presidential decree formalising the creation of a strategic Bitcoin reserve held by the US government. This is a first for a world power, and positions Bitcoin as a strategic asset in the eyes of the federal state. Until now, Bitcoins
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Launched in 2020, the French crypto market maker has just raised $52 million as part of an extension to its 2024 Series B (already $50 million). BlackRock, which wants to accelerate in crypto, is contributing $10m in the form of a loan. The start of the year is one thing
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Bybit, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchange platforms based in Singapore, has confirmed that it has suffered a hack on an unprecedented scale. According to its CEO, Ben Zhou, more than $1.4 billion in ETH was stolen from a cold wallet on the exchange. Although withdrawals remain functional at