Genius Group, the Singapore-based AI-powered education company, has resumed its Bitcoin accumulation strategy with a fresh purchase of 10 BTC for roughly $854,000. The coins were acquired between October 2 and October 5, 2026, at an average price of $85,364 per bitcoin, according to a company announcement on October 6.
Chief Executive Roger James Hamilton described the purchase as modest but said it sends a clear signal to shareholders and the market that the company is returning to its Bitcoin-first treasury policy. Genius Group adopted that policy in late 2024, committing up to 90% or more of its reserves to bitcoin and following the corporate treasury model popularized by Michael Saylor's Strategy.
The company had previously built a treasury of 440 BTC by February 2025, spending about $42 million at an average price of $95,519 per coin. However, a legal dispute with LZG International led to a preliminary injunction in March 2025 that barred Genius Group from issuing shares, raising capital, or buying bitcoin. During that freeze, the company was forced to reduce its holdings. It briefly resumed buying in May 2025 and rebuilt its position to 85.5 BTC, but on April 1, 2026, it sold the remaining bitcoin to repay $8.5 million in debt, leaving its crypto reserves at zero.
On August 31, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit overturned the preliminary injunction, ending what the company called an 18-month legal battle and clearing the way for its treasury plans. Genius Group is also pursuing a federal RICO lawsuit in Florida against LZG officers and other defendants, seeking more than $750 million in triple damages.
The new 10 BTC purchase is the first step in a $1.2 billion dual treasury plan approved by the board on August 27, 2026. The plan targets $827 million in bitcoin and $800 million in AI assets, with a goal of reaching $2 billion in total assets by fiscal 2031. The company reports look-through stakes in OpenAI, Anthropic, Databricks, and SpaceX. Genius Group said it will finance the purchases through operating cash flows, gradual at-the-market share offerings, and a planned perpetual preferred security, with no current plans to take on debt or use its bitcoin and AI holdings as collateral.
