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GameStop shares tumble as investors question bitcoin pivot

Shares of GameStop fell more than 15% on Thursday after the company's plan to finance its bitcoin pivot raised questions about the timing of its move and its strategy to turn around its struggling retail business. The video game retailer's shares also gave up all their gains from a day earlier and were on track for their biggest one-day fall since last June, after the company said it was offering $1.3 billion in 0% 2030 convertible bonds to amass the cryptocurrency. However, GameStop also announced the closing of a "significant number" of additional stores this year, signalling that its retail business continued to flounder despite attempts to turn it around.