Genius Group планирует купить 5 000 биткоинов благодаря победе в суде

cryptonews.ruPublished on 2025-04-27Last updated on 2025-06-27

Американская образовательная компания Genius Group решила превратить судебные разбирательства в биткоин-стратегию. Если их иски на сумму свыше $1 млрд увенчаются успехом, акционеры получат по $7 на акцию, а собственные корпоративные запасы пополнятся на 5 000 BTC.

Совет директоров компании, специализирующейся на образовательных технологиях с элементами искусственного интеллекта, утвердил план распределения потенциальных выигрышей от двух крупных судебных процессов. Согласно заявлению, опубликованному в четверг, общая сумма исков превышает $1 млрд.

Первый иск подан в рамках Закона о коррумпированных организациях (RICO) против LZGI International. Компания требует возмещения ущерба на сумму свыше $750 млн. Второй иск пока находится в стадии подготовки, сообщил генеральный директор Genius Group Роджер Гамильтон (Roger Hamilton).

По его словам, второй иск будет требовать как минимум $262 млн, основываясь на данных за 2023 год. Обновленные цифры с учетом ущерба за 2024 и 2025 годы могут значительно увеличить эту сумму.

«Совет директоров считает, что 100% доходов от успешного исхода этих дел должны быть напрямую распределены или реинвестированы в интересах акционеров», — заявил Гамильтон.

План распределения выглядит предельно просто: половина выигрышей уйдет акционерам в виде специальных дивидендов, а вторая половина пополнит биткоин-резервы компании.

При успешном завершении обоих судебных процессов акционеры получат дивиденды в размере $7 на акцию. Одновременно Genius Group добавит в свою казну 5 000 BTC по текущему курсу около $107 000.

Компания уточняет, что аналогичный принцип распределения будет применяться и к возможным будущим судебным выигрышам. Впрочем, руководство честно предупреждает: «никаких гарантий» победы или выплат по любому из дел нет.

Genius Group уже демонстрирует серьезные намерения по наращиванию биткоин-резервов. 17 июня компания увеличила корпоративные запасы главной криптовалюты более чем на 50% благодаря целой серии покупок. Цель амбициозная — довести резервы до 1 000 BTC.

Путь к этой цели оказался не самым гладким. Компания столкнулась с временными ограничениями на продажу акций, привлечение средств и использование инвестиционных денег для покупки биткоина. Запрет действовал месяц, после чего был снят.

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