ChainCatcher news, according to Venturebeat, Web3 game developer Voya Games has completed a $5 million funding round, led by 1kx and Makers Fund, with participation from RockawayX. Angel investors include Sky Mavis co-founder Jeff 'Jihoz' Zirlin and The Sandbox COO Sébastien Borget.The funds from this financing will be used to support the development of the casual Web3 game Craft World. Craft World is a casual resource management game where players collaborate with friendly dinosaurs to rebuild civilization after a meteorite destroys humanity. The game is currently in the testnet phase.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance Alpha will list TOKYO GAMES TOKEN (TGT), with trading opening on May 21. Eligible users need to use Binance Alpha points to claim the airdrop on the Alpha event page, which will announce the event rules on May 21.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, crypto venture capital firm 1kx has announced a strategic investment in the blockchain game developer Gunzilla Games for the dystopian cyberpunk shooter game "Off The Grid," with the specific amount not disclosed.It is reported that 1kx had previously been skeptical about deploying cryptocurrency strategies in AAA games due to early product execution risks, and this investment seems to indicate a shift in their previous investment strategy.

ChainCatcher news, GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen posted on the X platform that the price of an American-made iPhone could rise to $10,000. In response, Michael Saylor, founder of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), stated that "American-made" Bitcoin will reach $1 million. He previously mentioned that Bitcoin does not "fear" tariffs and that Bitcoin has provided resilience amid the backdrop of a plummeting U.S. stock market, as during market panic, "traders will only sell what they can sell, not what they want to sell."

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin Magazine, GameStop's Bitcoin investment plan is named "Project Rocket."Previous news, after GameStop (GME) completed a $1.3 billion five-year convertible bond issuance, it may soon begin or has already begun purchasing Bitcoin. According to documents disclosed after the U.S. stock market closed on Monday, the underwriters fully exercised the $200 million overallotment option, bringing the total issuance amount to $1.5 billion. After deducting expenses, the company's net fundraising amount is $1.48 billion.

ChainCatcher news, BASE ecological chain game Infected officially announced that its platform and all future games will migrate from Ethereum to Solana.The official stated that the main reason for this migration is that the Base chain cannot handle its high transaction volume demands, resulting in severe congestion when the first game Infected launched, affecting user experience.Infected plans to launch more viral simulation games on Solana this year and hopes that Solana can meet its needs.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, video game retailer GameStop announced on Tuesday that it has raised $1.5 billion through a private placement of convertible bonds and plans to use the proceeds to purchase Bitcoin.Documents submitted by the company to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) show that it has completed the issuance of $1.5 billion in senior convertible bonds due in 2030, with a coupon rate of 0.00%, which includes the full exercise of the underwriters' $200 million over-allotment option. This move is in line with Strategy's shift towards Bitcoin acquisitions in August 2020.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coindesk, video game retailer GameStop announced on Tuesday that it will raise $1.5 billion through a private placement of convertible bonds and plans to use the proceeds to purchase Bitcoin.Documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) show that the company has completed the issuance of $1.5 billion of senior convertible bonds due in 2030, with a coupon rate of 0.00%, which includes the full exercise of the underwriters' $200 million over-allotment option. This move is in line with Strategy's shift towards Bitcoin acquisitions in August 2020.

ChainCatcher news, financial giant Vanguard Group may indirectly engage with Bitcoin due to its holdings in GameStop shares.Vanguard is currently the largest institutional shareholder of GameStop, which recently announced a shift towards a Bitcoin strategy, attracting widespread market attention. Although companies like BlackRock and Fidelity have actively positioned themselves in Bitcoin spot ETFs, Vanguard has previously maintained a conservative stance and publicly stated in December 2024 that Bitcoin is "highly speculative and lacks intrinsic value." This indirect engagement may suggest a subtle shift in its cryptocurrency stance.

According to ChainCatcher news, Cointelegraph reported that Vertical Research Advisory managing partner Kip Herriage suggested that GameStop use its cash reserves to purchase $2.5 billion worth of Bitcoin.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, GameStop stock (GME) has been restricted from trading on the New York Stock Exchange due to a 234% surge in short trading volume within 24 hours.