Morning Edition · Wednesday, August 5, 2026Published at 1:31 AM EDT · New York
GameStop Swaps $1.4 Billion of Convertible Debt for Stock as Bitcoin Collateral Terms Stay Hidden
SpaceX reported a $540 million decline on its bitcoin holdings in its first results as a public company, and a smaller treasury firm sold coins to raise cash.
GameStop agreed to exchange about $1.4 billion of convertible senior notes for Class A shares, retiring roughly $400 million of 2030 notes and $1.0 billion of 2032 notes without spending cash. The share count is set from a volume-weighted a…
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