Bitcoin News
By James Thorp
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The Preferred Shares Blueprint. Genius isn't improvising here. The company is basically borrowing a page from Michael Saylor's…
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Bitcoin Holdings: Gone, Now Rebuilding. Genius had a Bitcoin strategy before this one. The company adopted it in 2024, built reserves up…
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AI Investments Already Running. The AI side of the strategy is actually further along than Bitcoin right now.
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The injunction is gone. On August 31, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit lifted a preliminary injunction that had been strangling Genius Group's ability to issue…
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Roger James Hamilton, Genius Group's CEO, has been pushing a dual Bitcoin-and-AI treasury plan that's pretty ambitious by any measure.
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Genius isn't improvising here. The company is basically borrowing a page from Michael Saylor's Strategy playbook — specifically the Bitcoin-backed preferred securities model that…
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The preferred share structure matters for a specific reason. Genius wants to raise capital without hammering ordinary shareholders with dilution.
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The first capital raise under the plan is modest. The initial target is $12.5 million — roughly 1.5% of the full $827 million Bitcoin treasury goal.
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Genius had a Bitcoin strategy before this one. The company adopted it in 2024, built reserves up to 440 BTC, and then watched legal trouble gut the whole thing. Fundraising froze.
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Now it wants back in. Genius plans to restart Bitcoin acquisitions in the fourth quarter, though no specific purchase amounts or timing have been disclosed.
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On the balance sheet side, things look reasonably solid. As of June 30, Genius reported $106.6 million in net assets and no third-party debt.
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The AI side of the strategy is actually further along than Bitcoin right now. Genius launched its AGI Infinity Portfolio in May and made investments in June.
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That portfolio gives Genius something to point to while the Bitcoin rebuild is still in early stages. It's real exposure, not just a slide deck.
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The preferred financing model, if it works, lets Genius keep pushing both tracks simultaneously.
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