Corporate Crypto Gold Rush: GameStop, Trump Media, and Sharplink

Today’s livestream dives into the sharp rise of corporate crypto treasuries, Telegram’s surprise partnership with xAI, and Yieldnest’s fast-approaching TGE. Host Samuel McCulloch sits down with Deo from Yieldnest to make sense of the week’s headline raises, the potential ripple effects for Bitcoin and Ethereum markets, and the end of Curve’s longstanding whitelist. If you missed the show live, use the timestamps below to jump straight to the moments that interest you most, then check the resource links at the end to explore each story in greater depth.Timestamps00:00 Intro, Squid contributor rewards on Fraxtal02:00 Deo joins, quick Yieldnest airdrop update03:05 Theme of the week, corporate balance sheets turn to crypto05:18 GameStop acquires 4,710 BTC through debt financing08:45 How debt structures shape liquidation risk11:00 SharpLink Gaming raises $425 mn for an ETH treasury strategy14:40 Roxom Global’s $17.9 mn raise and BTC-denominated exchange plan18:15 The Blockchain Group’s $72 mn bond for Bitcoin purchases19:25 Trump Media sets up a $2.5 bn Bitcoin treasury deal22:05 Plasma Foundation’s latest strategic round and Beam’s stablecoin rails24:30 Curve whitelist era ends after the Petra upgrade27:10 Telegram integrates Grok, details of the $300 mn cash-and-equity pact32:20 Yieldnest vault architecture, asset allocation dashboard tour38:50 Governance launch, ve-style tokenomics, June 3 TGE details41:30 Closing thoughts, upcoming guests, and how to earn SquidStay involved• Subscribe to Leviathan News and turn on notifications so you never miss a livestream.• Join the Leviathan News Telegram bot to register as a contributor, share clips, and earn monthly Squid rewards.• Follow today’s guest Deo and explore Yieldnest’s restaking vaults ahead of the June 3 token generation event.Reference linksTelegram–xAI announcement: https://x.com/durov/status/1927705717626003759SharpLink $425 mn ETH strategy: https://investors.sharplink.com/sharplink-gaming-announces-425000000-private-placement-to-initiate-ethereum-treasury-strategy/The Blockchain Group bond: https://www.theblock.co/post/355756/the-blockchain-group-completes-72-million-bond-issuance-to-fuel-bitcoin-buying-strategyTrump Media Bitcoin treasury: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/05/27/3088703/0/en/Trump-Media-Announces-Approximately-2-5-Billion-Bitcoin-Treasury-Deal.htmlSharpLink site: https://www.sharplink.comRoxom raise: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/05/22/roxom-global-raises-179m-to-build-btc-treasury-back-247-media-networkRoxom site: https://roxom.comPlasma strategic round: https://x.com/PlasmaFDN/status/1925597168288559370Plasma site: https://www.plasma.toYieldnest dashboard: https://app.yieldnest.finance/restake?ref=4ZYhFKdSh5iZMsGQaVygg59bac9ZBeam: https://www.getbeam.cashOriginal meme reference: https://x.com/ImperiumPaper/status/1927677963262197821Thanks for watching and supporting independent crypto journalism.