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The U.S. federal prosecutors have charged a 21-year-old Florida man, Zyaire Wilkins, accusing him of implanting malware to steal cryptocurrency assets in at least 8 games with accomplices between May 2024 and February 2026, spreading it through gaming platforms, resulting in approximately 8,000 devices being infected and about 80 cryptocurrency wallets being stolen, with the amount involved exceeding $220,000.The indictment documents show that the games involved include BlockBlasters, Chemia, Dashverse, DashFPS, Lampy, Lunara, PirateFi, and Tokenova. Some of these games had previously been removed from Steam due to security risks. Investigators stated that the suspect promoted these games through platforms such as Discord, Telegram, X, and LinkedIn, luring users to download and install them, after which the malware stole sensitive information from victims and siphoned off cryptocurrency wallet assets.The FBI indicated that law enforcement identified the suspect through on-chain fund flow analysis and digital payment records. The investigation found that his associated cryptocurrency wallet had purchased over 150 gift cards on the cryptocurrency gift card platform Bitrefill, including Uber Eats gift cards, ultimately helping investigators confirm his phone number and address. The case has now been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the market prediction on Polymarket for the event "Wimbledon Women's Singles Muchova vs. Noskova," the "Over" option for the sub-market "Total Games Exceeding 21.5" has experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, dropping from 63% an hour ago to the current 26% (a fluctuation of 37%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Wimbledon ATP: Jannik Sinner vs. Novak Djokovic," the "Over" option for the sub-market "Wimbledon ATP: Jannik Sinner vs. Novak Djokovic Total Games in the First Set Over 8.5" experienced a dramatic fluctuation in win probability, dropping from 83% an hour ago to the current 52% (a fluctuation of 31%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Wimbledon ATP: Grigor Dimitrov vs. Arthur Fery", the "over" option for the sub-market "Wimbledon ATP: Grigor Dimitrov vs. Arthur Fery total games greater than 36.5" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, soaring from 50% an hour ago to the current 68% (a fluctuation of 18%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Wimbledon WTA: Jessica Pegula vs. Eva Jovic," the "over" option for the sub-market "Wimbledon WTA: Jessica Pegula vs. Eva Jovic total games greater than 21.5" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 51% an hour ago to the current 76% (a fluctuation of 25%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the Polymarket event "LoL: G2 Esports vs. Top Esports - Mid-Season Invitational Playoffs," the "Over" option in the sub-market "O/U 3.5 games" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in win rate, dropping from 72% an hour ago to the current 42% (a fluctuation of 30%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Reuters, GameStop (GME) stated that despite eBay (EBAY) rejecting its acquisition offer of approximately $56 billion in cash and stock in May, the company will continue to push forward with the acquisition plan and will soon release detailed strategic logic and operational integration plans. GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen previously argued that the reason for acquiring eBay is that the merged company would become a stronger competitor to Amazon.Meanwhile, GameStop disclosed that the adjusted EBITDA for the fiscal year 2026 is expected to exceed $600 million, a significant increase from $345.4 million in the fiscal year 2025.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market event "LoL: Top Esports vs Bilibili Gaming - LPL Playoffs" on Polymarket, the "Over" option in the sub-market "O/U 3.5 games" has experienced a sharp fluctuation in win rate, dropping from 65.5% an hour ago to the current 40.5% (a fluctuation of 25%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "LoL: KT Rolster vs Dplus KIA - LCK to MSI," the "Over" option in the sub-market "O/U 3.5 games" has experienced a drastic fluctuation in winning probability, plummeting from 76.5% an hour ago to the current 44.5% (a fluctuation of 32%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the predicted market Polymarket for the event "Roland Garros WTA: Elina Svitolina vs. Marta Kostyuk," the "Over" option for the sub-market "Roland Garros WTA: Elina Svitolina vs. Marta Kostyuk total games greater than 21.5" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 52.5% an hour ago to the current 97.45% (a fluctuation of 44.95%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Decrypt, publicly traded video game and collectibles retailer GameStop (GME) submitted documents to the SEC requesting shareholder approval to increase the number of authorized common shares from the current 1 billion to 2.5 billion, in order to enhance financial flexibility.This proposal is one of five proposals that will be voted on at the annual shareholder meeting in July. This move could provide the company with more leverage for acquiring eBay, which it was previously denied.

According to market news, eBay has rejected GameStop's acquisition offer of approximately $56 billion, stating that it is "neither credible nor attractive."Previously, on May 4, GameStop proactively proposed to acquire the online trading platform eBay for about $56 billion. GameStop's CEO Cohen stated that the company holds about 5% of eBay's shares and proposed to acquire it for $125 per share in cash and stock. If eBay does not accept this proposal, Cohen is prepared to initiate a proxy battle and submit the proposal directly to shareholders.

According to a screenshot posted by GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen on social media, just two days after he proposed to acquire eBay for $56 billion, his personal platform account was permanently banned by eBay. The reason given was that "some of the user's activities are posing a risk to the eBay community."

According to the Wall Street Journal, GameStop will offer $56 billion to acquire eBay.It is reported that GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen stated that GameStop currently holds about 5% of eBay's shares and has proposed to acquire eBay with a combination of cash and stock at $125 per share, which is about a 20% premium over eBay's closing price last Friday.

According to informed sources, GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen is planning to make a takeover bid for the e-commerce platform eBay, which has a market value of about $45 billion, with the aim of transforming it into a retail giant worth over $100 billion, while GameStop itself currently has a market value of only about $11 billion.After the news broke, eBay's stock price surged over 10% in after-hours trading, while GameStop rose about 5%. Sources also revealed that GameStop has quietly increased its stake in eBay and may submit a bid as early as later this month. If the eBay board rejects the offer, Cohen may launch a tender offer directly to eBay shareholders.Cohen made it clear earlier this year that he is looking for significant acquisition targets in the consumer and retail sectors, attempting to expand the company's business beyond video games and collectibles. He recently adjusted the compensation plan, which could allow him to earn up to $35 billion in stock returns if the company's market value reaches $100 billion and other conditions are met.As of the end of March, GameStop held about $9 billion in cash, a significant increase from $4.8 billion in the same period last year, providing ammunition for this "snake swallowing elephant" acquisition. eBay's stock price has risen over 50% in the past 12 months, and in February of this year, it acquired the second-hand fashion platform Depop for $1.2 billion, indicating that its core strategy focusing on collectibles and fashion is beginning to show results.GameStop investor Michael Burry, the real-life inspiration for the movie "The Big Short," has also publicly called for the company to use its cash reserves for transformative acquisitions. Since joining the board in 2021 and becoming chairman, Cohen has garnered a large following of enthusiastic supporters due to his commitment to turning the company around, and he is expected to leverage the massive online fanbase to generate momentum for this deal.

Shanghai officially issued the "Several Measures to Support the Development of the Game and E-sports Industry in Shanghai" (referred to as "Game Shanghai Ten Measures"), which points out that it will support game and e-sports companies in the research and application of technologies such as AI large models, blockchain, big data, the Internet of Things, cloud computing, as well as terminal devices and game development engines, 3D modeling software, and other basic game development tools.Actively promote the application of blockchain technology in areas such as copyright registration, rights protection, transactions, and settlement, and encourage game companies to establish partnerships with electronic device manufacturers to explore more possibilities for multi-terminal development of games.

GameStop disclosed that the approximately 4,710 BTC previously transferred to Coinbase Prime was not sold but used as collateral in a covered call strategy to generate option premium income.The company sold short-term call options over-the-counter (OTC), with strike prices ranging from $105,000 to $110,000, generating income while retaining exposure to Bitcoin, but this also limited the upside potential. As a result of this structure, GameStop no longer directly holds Bitcoin assets but records them as "receivable assets," which means the right to recover an equivalent amount of BTC from the counterparty in the future. Since the collateral can be rehypothecated or reused, its position has transformed into a derivative exposure with counterparty risk.The financial report shows that as of the end of the fiscal year, the value of receivable assets related to this strategy was approximately $368.3 million, while an unrealized loss of about $59.7 million was recorded (due to the decline in Bitcoin prices). Additionally, the company confirmed approximately $700,000 in option liabilities and $2.3 million in unrealized gains.

According to monitoring by BitcoinTreasuries.NET, GameStop has pledged 4709 of its 4710 bitcoins as collateral, staked to Coinbase for a covered call option strategy.