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GameStop shares jump 3% premarket after company launches wallet for cryptocurrencies and NFTs

Ciara Linnane
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GameStop shares jump 3% premarket after company launches wallet for cryptocurrencies and NFTs
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Videogame retailer GameStop Corp. shares rose 3% in premarket trade Monday, after the company said it has launched a wallet for cryptocurrencies and NFTs, or non-fungible tokens. The company said the move allows gamers to store, send, receive and use cryptocurrencies and NFTs across decentralized apps without having to leave their web browsers. "The GameStop Wallet is a self-custodial Ethereum wallet," the company said in a statement. The wallet extension, which can be downloaded from the Chrome

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