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- GameStop did not offload $324 million worth of Bitcoin in January, despite chatter suggesting otherwise.
- Its latest SEC filing shows 4,709 BTC was pledged as collateral with Coinbase Credit for a covered-call setup.
GameStop did not sell $324 million worth of Bitcoin in January. That rumor, which picked up speed in crypto circles, does not hold up against the company’s latest filing.
In its 10-K filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, GameStop disclosed that it had pledged 4,709 BTC as collateral with Coinbase Credit. The Bitcoin was tied to a covered-call strategy, not sent to market in a straight sale.
The BTC wasn’t dumped; it was put to work
At first glance, the number looked large enough to spark speculation. Based on market prices, 4,709 BTC comes out to roughly $324 million, which is exactly why some traders jumped to the conclusion that GameStop had cashed out a sizable chunk of its stack.
But the filing points in another direction. Instead of unloading the coins, the company appears to have used them as collateral in a structured strategy with Coinbase Credit. In plain terms, the BTC stayed part of the play.
A covered-call strategy usually means the holder keeps the underlying asset while writing call options against it to generate yield. It can limit upside if price rips higher, but it is not the same as hitting the sell button.
Why did the market react anyway?
Anything tied to GameStop tends to get amplified fast. Add Bitcoin, a public company balance sheet, and a figure north of $300 million, and the rumor mill practically runs itself.
That is what happened here. The market saw the size of the position and assumed distribution. The filing, though, suggests treasury management rather than a full or partial exit.
So the headline is simpler than the noise. GameStop did not dump its Bitcoin bag in January. It used part of that stash in a collateralized options strategy, which is a very different signal for crypto traders watching corporate BTC exposure.
