
{"id":21092,"date":"2024-11-17T04:11:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T04:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=21092"},"modified":"2024-11-17T04:11:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T04:11:58","slug":"ai-firm-genius-group-adopts-bitcoin-as-primary-treasury-reserve-asset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=21092","title":{"rendered":"AI Firm Genius Group Adopts Bitcoin as Primary Treasury Reserve Asset"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Genius Group Limited has announced a new \u201cBitcoin-first\u201d strategy, making the cryptocurrency its primary treasury reserve asset.<\/p>\n<p>The move follows a recent restructuring of Genius Group\u2019s Board of Directors to include blockchain and Web3 experts.<\/p>\n<h2>\u201cBitcoin-First\u201d Strategy<\/h2>\n<p>According to a November 12 press <a href=\"https:\/\/ir.geniusgroup.net\/news-events\/press-releases\/detail\/156\/genius-group-adopts-bitcoin-treasury-reserve-strategy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">release<\/a>, the AI-driven education and business acceleration firm plans to allocate at least 90% of its current and future reserves to Bitcoin. Using its $150 million ATM, the company intends to make an initial long-term investment of $120 million in Bitcoin, equivalent to approximately 1,380 BTC at current market rates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe with our Bitcoin-first strategy, we will be among the first NYSE American listed companies to fully embrace Microstrategy\u2019s Bitcoin strategy, for the benefit of our shareholders,\u201d said the press release.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement follows a challenging period for Genius Group, marked by a significant drop in its share price, which fell to under $0.60 amid a public battle against alleged market manipulation.<\/p>\n<p>CEO Roger Hamilton stated that the ongoing litigation against the alleged manipulators is expected to result in damages potentially exceeding $250 million. He highlighted that adopting transparent, decentralized blockchain technology could help realign the company\u2019s market value with its underlying assets, including $43 million in total assets and $23 million in revenue reported in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Shares of the Singapore-based company surged by as much as 50% in premarket trading on Monday, though they retracted much of the gains later in the day. However, Google Finance data shows they are still up by more than 61% over the past five days at $0.95 per share.<\/p>\n<h2>More Crypto-Centred Initiatives<\/h2>\n<p>Genius Group also plans to introduce Bitcoin as a global payment option on its EdTech platform. Furthermore, the company will launch the \u201cWeb3 Wealth Renaissance\u201d education series, empowering students to deepen their understanding of Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and blockchain with AI-driven learning tools.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton also pointed out that, as an AI-driven educational firm, it is uniquely positioned to lead students and investors into a future that bridges traditional finance and decentralized economies.<\/p>\n<p>Genius Group\u2019s move to adopt BTC as a reserve asset places it among a growing group of public companies following a path set by MicroStrategy, which adopted the <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/microstrategy-buys-27200-btc-for-over-2-billion-as-bitcoin-paper-profit-crosses-10-billion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">policy<\/a> in 2020 as a hedge against inflation. Bitcoin Treasuries <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcointreasuries.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data<\/a> shows that the Virginia-based firm currently holds 279,420 BTC.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, companies like medical device maker <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/semler-scientific-continues-strategic-bitcoin-investment-increasing-stake-to-1058-btc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Semler Scientific<\/a> and Tokyo-based investment manager <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/metaplanets-bitcoin-holdings-surpass-1000-btc-after-latest-purchase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metaplanet<\/a> have also committed to Bitcoin reserves, each holding over 1,000 BTC.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/ai-firm-genius-group-adopts-bitcoin-as-primary-treasury-reserve-asset\/\">AI Firm Genius Group Adopts Bitcoin as Primary Treasury Reserve Asset<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Genius Group Limited has announced a new \u201cBitcoin-first\u201d strategy, making the cryptocurrency its primary treasury reserve asset. The move follows a recent restructuring of Genius Group\u2019s Board of Directors to include blockchain and Web3 experts. \u201cBitcoin-First\u201d Strategy According to a November 12 press release, the AI-driven education and business acceleration firm plans to allocate at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":21093,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21092"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21092"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21092\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}