G-F1D83FRJTE
Crypto News

SharpLink Gaming Bolsters Ethereum Treasury With $30M Buy

Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage

The share price of Minnesota-based affiliate marketing firm SharpLink Gaming soared over 7% in the past 24 hours after the company announced a second Ethereum (ETH) purchase for $30 million.

In a June 25 announcement, SharpLink Gaming said it purchased 12,207 ETH at an average price of $2,513 last week for around $30.7 million. 

SharpLink Gaming SharpLink Gaming

SharpLink Gaming Sells Shares To Buy More ETH, Stakes All Of Its Holdings

SharpLink said in its announcement that it sold 2.54 million shares last week as well to raise $27.7 million. The majority of the funds will be used to further bolster its Ethereum treasury, the firm added. 

That’s after the company raised $425 million for its ETH acquisition plan in May. SharpLink Gaming then became the largest corporate Ethereum holder in June when it bought $463 million worth of ETH. 

The recent purchase has pushed the company’s total holdings in the leading altcoin to 188,000 ETH worth around $457.4 million. SharpLink Gaming has also staked 100% of its ETH holdings as of June 20, and has generated 120 ETH worth $293,000 so far, the firm said in the announcement.

SharpLink Gaming’s Share Price Soars 7%, Is Still Down On Longer-Term Time Frames

Google Finance data shows the company’s shares closed yesterday’s trading session at $9.66. This rally then continued in after-hours trading, with the firm’s share price rising another 1%. 

Despite the recent gains, the company’s stock price remains over 29% in the red over the past 5 days. It’s also down more than 73% over the last month.

ETH itself registered an over 1% gain over the past 24 hours to trade at $2,450.21 as of 3:29 a.m. EST, according to CoinMarketCap data.

Related Articles:

Best Wallet – Diversify Your Crypto Portfolio

Best WalletBest Wallet
  • Easy to Use, Feature-Driven Crypto Wallet
  • Get Early Access to Upcoming Token ICOs
  • Multi-Chain, Multi-Wallet, Non-Custodial
  • Now On App Store, Google Play
  • Stake To Earn Native Token $BEST
  • 250,000+ Monthly Active Users

Best WalletBest Wallet


Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage

Related Articles

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Back to top button