{"id":12524,"date":"2026-08-28T19:36:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T19:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12524"},"modified":"2026-08-28T19:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T19:36:13","slug":"genius-group-bitcoin-treasury-plan-starts-with-12-5m-raise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12524","title":{"rendered":"Genius Group Bitcoin Treasury Plan Starts With $12.5M Raise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-single-article-content=\"\">\n<p>Genius Group, an AI-powered education company that previously used Bitcoin as a treasury asset, has proposed a $12.5 million perpetual preferred offering to restart a Bitcoin treasury it says should reach $827 million by fiscal 2031. The opening raise would cover just 1.51% of that target, leaving at least $814.5 million still to finance before any non-Bitcoin allocations.<\/p>\n<p>Even that comparison overstates how much of the first raise could reach Bitcoin. Genius said the proceeds would be divided among its Bitcoin treasury, an AI portfolio and a dollar reserve equal to about 18 months of preferred dividends. The company has not set the dividend rate or allocation percentages, so the initial Bitcoin purchase cannot yet be calculated.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-558696\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-5c40afbf-bc44-4fb9-8c81-c1e64fd2fa51.png\" alt=\"Infographic showing Genius Group\u2019s $12.5 million initial raise as 1.51% of its $827 million Bitcoin target, with at least $814.5 million still to finance and key terms unset.\" width=\"720\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-5c40afbf-bc44-4fb9-8c81-c1e64fd2fa51.png 1122w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-5c40afbf-bc44-4fb9-8c81-c1e64fd2fa51-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-5c40afbf-bc44-4fb9-8c81-c1e64fd2fa51-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-5c40afbf-bc44-4fb9-8c81-c1e64fd2fa51-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-558696\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-5c40afbf-bc44-4fb9-8c81-c1e64fd2fa51.png\" alt=\"Infographic showing Genius Group\u2019s $12.5 million initial raise as 1.51% of its $827 million Bitcoin target, with at least $814.5 million still to finance and key terms unset.\" width=\"720\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-5c40afbf-bc44-4fb9-8c81-c1e64fd2fa51.png 1122w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-5c40afbf-bc44-4fb9-8c81-c1e64fd2fa51-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-5c40afbf-bc44-4fb9-8c81-c1e64fd2fa51-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-5c40afbf-bc44-4fb9-8c81-c1e64fd2fa51-768x960.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed\">\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__related-reading\">Related Reading<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cs-article-embed__title\">Bitcoin treasury company offers 10% income and still can&#8217;t sell nearly half its shares<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <i class=\"fa-light fa-arrow-up-right\"\/> <\/span> <\/div>\n<h2>Genius Group Bitcoin plan: What the first raise would fund<\/h2>\n<p>Genius expects the proposed security to be non-convertible and to pay a variable rate monthly. But Genius has not determined the issue price, final size, timing, structure or exchange listing. Those terms remain subject to board approval, securities rules and market conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Because the instrument would not dilute common shares at issuance, the risk shifts to preferred-stock obligations. A non-convertible preferred issue would not itself add ordinary shares, supporting Genius\u2019 narrow claim that the instrument can avoid immediate common-stock dilution. Preferred holders would still sit ahead of ordinary shareholders through monthly dividend and liquidation claims. The cash cost cannot be measured until the rate and amount sold are known.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter\" data-inline-newsletter=\"\" data-newsletter-placement=\"article-midpoint\" data-newsletter-pending-label=\"Joining\u2026\" data-newsletter-pending-status=\"Joining the Daily Brief\u2026\" data-newsletter-email-required-message=\"Before sending, please provide your email address.\" aria-labelledby=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-title\" aria-describedby=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-copy\">\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__inner\">\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__content\"> <span class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__eyebrow\"> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> The Daily Brief <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-title\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__title\">The signal, before the noise.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-copy\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__copy\">Start your day with the crypto stories moving markets, decoded by CryptoSlate\u2019s editors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__form-shell\">\n<p class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__form-heading\">One email. Everything that matters.<\/p>\n<p id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-privacy\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__privacy\">Free to join. Unsubscribe any time.<\/p>\n<p> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-circle-xmark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> <span>Whoops, looks like there was a problem. Please try again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> <span><strong>You\u2019re on the list.<\/strong> Your next Daily Brief is on its way.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Genius also pointed to a $1.2 billion shelf registration that became effective in July 2025. A shelf registration permits securities sales over time but does not represent committed investor capital. It also is not untouched: an April 2026 prospectus supplement set an approximately $8 million public offering under the same registration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed\">\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__related-reading\">Related Reading<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cs-article-embed__title\">The debt clock ticking inside corporate Bitcoin treasuries could force billions back onto the market<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <i class=\"fa-light fa-arrow-up-right\"\/> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p>The Genius Group Bitcoin plan begins from zero. Genius reported in April that it had sold its remaining Bitcoin and repaid $8.5 million of debt. Its latest audited year-end filing showed $2.42 million of cash, while an August update reported unaudited June net assets of $106.6 million and no third-party debt without giving a current cash balance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed\">\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__related-reading\">Related Reading<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cs-article-embed__title\">Bitcoin treasury trade faces a stress test as debt pressure triggers selling<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <i class=\"fa-light fa-arrow-up-right\"\/> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p>Using today&#8217;s Bitcoin price near $79,911, $12.5 million equaled roughly 156 BTC, while $827 million equaled about 10,349 BTC. Those figures only illustrate the scale: the company\u2019s target is a long-range dollar ambition, not a funded purchase schedule.<\/p>\n<h2>The funding gap<\/h2>\n<p>Bridging the gap would therefore require repeated preferred sales or other financing far beyond the initial offering. Each round would depend on investor demand. The next decisive disclosure is not the shelf ceiling, but offering-specific materials showing the rate, price, size and allocation for the Genius Group Bitcoin plan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>AI,Digital Asset Treasuries,Featured,Bitcoin,BTCAI,Bitcoin,BTC#Genius #Group #Bitcoin #Treasury #Plan #Starts #12.5M #Raise1787945773<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Genius Group, an AI-powered education company that previously used Bitcoin as a treasury asset, has proposed a $12.5 million perpetual preferred offering to restart a Bitcoin treasury it says should reach $827 million by fiscal 2031. 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