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Genius Group Increases Bitcoin Purchases By An Additional $5M To 420 Bitcoin For $40M, At An Average Price Of $95,912 Per Bitcoin; Plans Rights Offering To Raise Additional $50M For Bitcoin Treasury Strategy

Benzinga·01/21/2025 13:10:06
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Genius Group Limited (NYSE:GNS) ("Genius Group" or the "Company"), a leading AI-powered, Bitcoin-first education group, today announced that it had increased its Bitcoin purchases for its Bitcoin Treasury by an additional $5 million to 420 Bitcoin for $40 million, at an average price of $95,912 per Bitcoin.

The total purchase of $40 million of Bitcoin has been made within three months of the Company's announcement on November 12, 2024 of its "Bitcoin-first" strategy that it is committing 90% or more of its current and future reserves to be held in Bitcoin, with an initial target of $120 million in Bitcoin. To date, the company has funded its Bitcoin purchases from its reserves, use of its ATM facility and $19 million in debt financing with crypto-backed loan platform Arch Lending.

The company held an investor call on January 15, 2025 related to its planned rights offering to raise up to $50 million in additional financing to purchase Bitcoin for its Bitcoin Treasury, pending filing of its prospectus supplement. The recording, presentation and script may be found by visiting https://ir.geniusgroup.net/