ChainCatcher news, game development studio Cold River Games has completed a $2 million funding round to support the development of the ARPG game "Crystalfall."This round was participated by Beam Investments, CoinFund, Partnerinvest Norr, Avalanche Foundation, A100x Ventures, Lyrik Ventures, MH Ventures, and others.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the operator of the online claw machine game "トレバ", CyberStep, announced on July 1, 2025, that it will enter the cryptocurrency investment business through a newly established strategic department called "CRYPTECH Capital".The company plans to build a "self-circulating token economy" model, converting tokens generated by its Web3 services (such as the blockchain game "Eggle") into mainstream cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, and reserving them as corporate assets. CyberStep will invest 200 million yen as startup capital at the beginning of the 2026 fiscal year and plans to gradually expand the investment scale to a maximum of 1 billion yen based on market conditions.

ChainCatcher message: According to the tracking data from the Web3 asset data platform RootData X, in the past 7 days, the large multiplayer online role-playing game Treeverse has gained the most new X (Twitter) top followers among projects, with new influential figures following the project including Mr. Block (@mrblocktw).

ChainCatcher message, according to SoSoValue data, as of June 30, 2025, Eastern Time, the total net inflow of Bitcoin by global listed companies (excluding mining companies) in the past week was $863 million.Among them, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) has continuously increased its holdings for 13 weeks, investing $531.9 million last week to acquire 4,980 BTC at a price of $106,801, bringing its total holdings to 597,325 BTC.Japanese listed company Metaplanet made two purchases last week, with a total investment of $240.8 million, acquiring 2,239 BTC at a price of $107,561, bringing its total holdings to 13,350 BTC; the recent weekly purchase amount continues to expand.Chinese semiconductor hardware company Nano Lab, British digital advertising company The Smarter Web, and French Web3 service company Blockchain Group also made significant purchases last week. Nano Lab invested $63.6 million to acquire 600 BTC at a price of $106,000, bringing its total holdings to 1,000 BTC; The Smarter Web invested approximately $20.4 million to acquire 196.9 BTC at a price of $103,606, bringing its total holdings to 730.16 BTC; Blockchain Group invested $6.3 million to acquire 60 BTC at a price of $105,877, bringing its total holdings to 1,788 BTC.In addition, on June 25, Gamestop announced that it had raised an additional $450 million through the issuance of zero-interest convertible preferred notes. This financing is an additional operation based on the $2.25 billion private placement of convertible bonds completed on June 17, bringing the total financing amount to $2.7 billion. GameStop stated that these funds will be used for general corporate purposes and investments according to its investment policy, including allocating Bitcoin as a corporate reserve asset.As of the time of publication, the total amount of Bitcoin held by the global listed companies (excluding mining companies) in the statistics is 663,860 BTC, with a current market value of approximately $7.15 billion, accounting for 3.34% of the circulating market value of Bitcoin.

ChainCatcher news, the CEO of the blockchain game Battle for Blockchain announced that the on-chain game development company Minters Dev will soon shut down, and its game Battle for Blockchain will officially cease operations after entering maintenance mode for the next 30 days.The company was founded in 2022 and successfully launched two fully on-chain games on the mainnet, as well as developed multiple products for top cryptocurrency clients. Although Battle for Blockchain attracted over 700 daily active users and had a 7-day retention rate of 48%, the team faced multiple challenges such as funding shortages, technical difficulties, and market competition.The founder stated that the excessive growth of automated activities in the game led to user attrition and a decline in token prices, creating a vicious cycle, ultimately leaving the team unable to continue operations.

ChainCatcher message, according to the Web3 asset data platform RootData X tracking data, in the past 7 days, the multiplayer blockchain builder game My Neighbor Alice has been the project with the most new followers among X (Twitter) top personalities. New influential figures following this project include crypto KOL Kuai Dong(@_FORAB).In addition, the project with the most unfollows from X top personalities also includes Xterio.

ChainCatcher news, according to Business Wire, Spekter Games Inc. announced the completion of a $5 million pre-seed funding round and the launch of its first Web3 game, Spekter Agency. This funding round attracted participation from numerous well-known investment firms, including a16z speedrun, London Venture Partners, BRV Capital, Chamaeleon, Accelerator Ventures, Impact46, Versus Ventures, and Alumni Ventures.The funds raised will enable Spekter Games to expand Spekter Agency to more platforms, including other chat-based super apps and traditional mobile stores like the App Store and Google Play. Additionally, this funding will support the ongoing development of the publisher's second game, which is already in progress.

According to ChainCatcher news and reported by CoinDesk, video game retailer GameStop (GME) submitted documents to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday showing that the company has raised $450 million through a subsequent issuance of zero-coupon convertible preferred notes.This new issuance comes just a week after its initial $2.25 billion private placement, bringing the total amount raised in this round of financing to $2.7 billion. The company stated that this issuance was executed based on a 13-day option granted to the initial purchasers, who fully exercised the so-called "green shoe option." These notes, maturing in 2032, can be converted into GameStop Class A common stock at a price of $28.91 per share, representing a 32.5% premium over the volume-weighted average share price at the time of the initial issuance on June 12.The funds raised will be used for general corporate purposes and "investments that align with GameStop's investment policy," including allocating Bitcoin (BTC) as a treasury reserve asset. GameStop is one of the publicly traded companies increasingly adopting a cryptocurrency asset reserve strategy, similar to Michael Saylor's Strategy (MSTR), by raising funds through stock sales and bond issuances to allocate to crypto assets like BTC. After completing a $1.3 billion convertible bond issuance in May, the company first spent approximately $500 million to acquire 4,710 Bitcoins.

ChainCatcher news, according to GMGN market data, as of June 23, 2025, the price of the BC token on the BC.GAME platform has surpassed $0.007, with a 24-hour increase of up to 89.07%. At the beginning of this month, the market capitalization of BC has reached a historic high.As the ecological token of BC.GAME, BC can be used in various scenarios such as game payments, event rewards, and transactions. Previously, BC.GAME announced the establishment of a reward pool of 1 billion BC tokens to launch a player incentive program.

ChainCatcher news, according to Venturebeat, the Web3 protocol Thousands announced a joint completion of a $9 million financing with the Web3 game development company The Wildcard Alliance, with this round of financing co-led by Arbitrum Gaming Ventures and Paradigm.It is reported that these two companies are headquartered in McKinney, Texas, founded by co-CEOs Paul and Katy Drake Bettner, who have been involved in the development of games including "Words With Friends," "Lucky's Tale," and "Age of Empires." Currently, they have secured $6.5 million in funding and expect to complete the remaining financing within the next 60 days.The funds from this round of financing will be used to accelerate the development of their integrated product ecosystem, leveraging the Thousands protocol and the Thousands.tv platform to open new creator-centric user acquisition channels, and to assist in the launch of their upcoming game Wildcard.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the NFT project Pudgy Penguins is developing a skill-based competitive game called Pengu Clash on the TON blockchain. The game adopts a "play-to-win" model, allowing players to earn rewards through gaming skills rather than speculation.Pudgy Penguins CEO Luca Netz stated that this is a skill-based game where players bet against each other, rather than earning tradable tokens provided by the game in a traditional "game mining" model. The choice to develop on the TON blockchain is due to the large and unique user base of Telegram, particularly users from regions like Scandinavia.

ChainCatcher news, the base chain game launch platform Uptopia announced the completion of a $4 million financing round, led by Pantera Capital, with participation from Spartan, Coinbase Venture, and others.Uptopia stated that the platform is about to go live, aiming to help games enhance liquidity on-chain and attract the attention of the game’s native audience.

GameStop, a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, released its Q1 2025 earnings report, which disclosed:Net sales for the quarter were $732.4 million, with an operating loss of $10.8 million and a net income of $44.8 million;Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities at the end of the first quarter amounted to $6.4 billion, compared to $1 billion at the end of the first quarter last year;The divestiture of Canadian assets was completed on May 4, and 4,710 bitcoins were purchased in cash between May 3 and June 10.

ChainCatcher news, Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan stated that Bitwise Investment Company has just launched its first covered call ETF focused on GameStop (IGME). The fund generates income through options strategies but does not directly invest in GameStop stock.