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Minneapolis-based gaming-tech company SharpLink Gaming spent $30.7 million between June 16 and June 20 to scoop up 12,207 ether at an average price of $2,513, swelling its treasury to 188,478 ETH.

Mastercard has teamed up with Chainlink to make crypto purchases directly on-chain available to more than three billion cardholders worldwide.

ProCap BTC, the crypto investment firm founded by Anthony Pompliano, has purchased 3,724 bitcoin for roughly $387 million just one day after announcing a $750 million capital raise and a $1 billion SPAC deal.

Top stories in the Crypto Roundup today:

  • SharpLink Gaming Adds $30M in Ether, Claims Top Spot Among Public ETH Holders
  • Chainlink and Mastercard Partner to Let 3B Cardholders Buy Crypto On-Chain
  • Anthony Pompliano’s ProCap Buys $387M in Bitcoin After Raising $750M

 
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SharpLink Gaming Adds $30M in Ether, Claims Top Spot Among Public ETH Holders

 

Minneapolis-based gaming-tech company SharpLink Gaming spent $30.7 million between June 16 and June 20 to scoop up 12,207 ether at an average price of $2,513, swelling its treasury to 188,478 ETH.

The shopping spree was bankrolled by a $27.7 million at-the-market share sale that moved 2.5 million new SBET shares. 

SharpLink set the stage earlier in June when it raised $450 million from ConsenSys, Galaxy and Pantera to accelerate its crypto strategy. The same deal brought Ethereum co-founder and ConsenSys chief Joe Lubin onto SharpLink’s board as chair.

The company says its ether staking has already earned 120 ETH in rewards and boosted ether per share by 19%.

 
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Chainlink and Mastercard Partner to Let 3B Cardholders Buy Crypto On-Chain

 

Mastercard has teamed up with Chainlink to make crypto purchases directly on-chain available to more than three billion cardholders worldwide.

In this new setup, when a Mastercard is swiped, several players handle the behind-the-scenes steps. Shift4 processes the card payment, while Zerohash converts fiat into crypto and holds custody. 

The actual crypto trade then happens through decentralized exchanges like XSwap and Uniswap. Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) glues it all together by passing transaction data between Mastercard’s network and various blockchains.

It’s the latest in a string of crypto-facing moves by Mastercard. Just last month, the payments giant partnered with MoonPay to enable stablecoin spending at more than 150 million merchants.

 
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Anthony Pompliano’s ProCap Buys $387M in Bitcoin After Raising $750M

 

ProCap BTC, the crypto investment firm founded by Anthony Pompliano, has purchased 3,724 bitcoin for roughly $387 million just one day after announcing a $750 million capital raise and a $1 billion SPAC deal.

The bitcoin was acquired at a time-weighted average price of $103,785 per coin, according to the company. 

It’s the first step in what ProCap calls a treasury strategy that could grow to $1 billion once its merger with Columbus Circle Capital Corp. is finalized and the new entity, ProCap Financial, begins trading on Nasdaq.

Most of the firm’s recent funds came through a $550 million preferred equity round and $225 million in convertible notes. If the firm were already publicly listed, its bitcoin stash would rank it among the top 15 holders globally.

 
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