Genius Group says it plans to buy bitcoin again, only months after selling its entire stash.
In a Thursday statement, the NYSE-listed AI-powered education company said it aims to build parallel AI and bitcoin treasuries worth a combined $1.6 billion, with total company assets targeted at $2 billion by fiscal year 2031.
The company had liquidated all of its bitcoin in April
Back in April, Genius Group sold its full bitcoin reserves to repay $8.5 million in debt. The sale came at a time when a number of digital asset treasury companies were under pressure from falling crypto prices.
CEO Roger James Hamilton said, “Every dollar of preferred capital deployed into our bitcoin and AI Treasury that generates returns above the preferred dividend rate flows directly to our ordinary shareholders net asset value.”
A bitcoin-first strategy had previously built the position to 440 BTC
Genius Group first adopted a bitcoin-first strategy in late 2024. By February 2025, that position had grown to 440 BTC.
That effort was later interrupted by a court order that blocked the company from raising funds or issuing shares, forcing a series of sales. In one month alone, Genius Group sold roughly 86 BTC, leaving about 84 BTC by February 2026.
The company has since sold the rest of its bitcoin and used the proceeds to eliminate $8.5 million in debt. The report said the liquidation was carried out at a loss, leaving Genius Group with no crypto reserves.
New plan would rebuild bitcoin holdings alongside an AI treasury
Against that backdrop, Genius Group is now proposing to rebuild its bitcoin treasury while creating a similarly sized AI treasury. This time, the company said the funding would come from a new preferred stock offering rather than equity sales.
Genius Group plans to use its $1.2 billion SEC-cleared shelf registration to issue Perpetual Preferred Securities, with an initial fundraising target of $12.5 million.
The proceeds would be divided among the AI treasury, the bitcoin treasury and a cash reserve designed to cover about 18 months of dividend payments.
Preferred capital is set to become the main funding tool
The structure mirrors moves by Strategy, the largest corporate holder of bitcoin, which has raised more than $16 billion through perpetual preferred stock for its bitcoin holdings. Nasdaq-listed Strive Asset Management has also raised more than $150 million in a similar way.
Genius Group said preferred capital will become its primary funding tool going forward, reducing reliance on its ordinary share ATM program.
This article first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and was written by Mathew Di Salvo.