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Genius Group appoints Saifedean Ammous as Board Advisor

SINGAPORE, Sept. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (NYSE American: GNS) (鈥淕enius Group鈥� or the 鈥淐ompany鈥�), a leading AI-powered, Bitcoin-first education group, today announced that it has appointed Saifedean Ammous as an advisor to the Board. Saifedean Ammous is the bestselling author of 鈥淭he Bitcoin Standard鈥�, a well-respected economist and public speaker who is regularly invited by the financial media to provide his expert opinion on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. He has featured in major media outlets, including聽CNBC, Bloomberg, Forbes,聽The New York Times,聽Bitcoin Magazine, Bitcoinist聽and聽Markets Insider.

Mr Ammous is a pioneer in the economies of cryptocurrencies and their potential to change the world for the better. He鈥檚 the author of聽The Bitcoin Standard, a bestselling book on the economies of bitcoin published in 2018. He is also the author of The Fiat Standard, Fiat Food, Principles of Economics and the forthcoming book, The Gold Standard.

Mr Ammous founded his independent online learning platform Saifedean.com, where he serves as CEO and produces courses that have been studied by thousands of students worldwide. He also hosts The Bitcoin Standard podcast, discussing current affairs, Austrian Economics and Bitcoin. He spent a decade at Lebanese American University, joining the institution in 2009 as a Lecturer in Economics until his departure in 2019 as an Associate Professor of Economics.

Ammous holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from the American University of Beirut, a Master of Science in Development Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a PhD in Sustainable Development from Columbia University.

Mr Ammous will be advising Genius Group鈥檚 board on effective strategies to build the Company鈥檚 Bitcoin Treasury, the Company鈥檚 GEMs Bitcoin-based learning credit system, and the development of is the Company鈥檚 Genius City model, built on a Bitcoin-backed, AG真人官方 World Asset (RWA) tokenization system.

Genius Group鈥檚 CEO, Roger James Hamilton, said 鈥淎s an education-focused Bitcoin Treasury Company, we have valued Saifedean鈥檚 expertise as one of the earliest and most articulate authorities in Bitcoin. Saifedean鈥檚 Microcourse, 鈥楾he Bitcoin Standard鈥�, was the first Microcourse to launch in our Bitcoin Academy earlier this year, and we are looking forward to having him as a keynote speaker at our upcoming Genius Future Summit. With Saifedean now as Genius Group Board Advisor, we believe his guidance will be invaluable as we build our Bitcoin Treasury and bitcoin-based student credit system.鈥�

Saifedean Ammous said 鈥淚鈥檓 delighted to be joining Genius Group as Board Advisor, and to assist the Board on their Bitcoin-first strategy. I have always had a passion for teaching, and for Bitcoin, and Genius is a wonderful place for me to combine these two passions at the cutting edge of modern technology. As Bitcoin grows in adoption, education and innovation are two key factors to ensure success in the new digital economy. Genius Group are focused on both, and I look forward to working with Roger and his team towards an exciting future.鈥�

About Genius Group

Genius Group (NYSE: GNS) is a Bitcoin-first business delivering AI powered, education and acceleration solutions for the future of work. Genius Group serves 5.8 million users in over 100 countries through its Genius City model and online digital marketplace of AI training, AI tools and AI talent. It provides personalized, entrepreneurial AI pathways combining human talent with AI skills and AI solutions at the individual, enterprise and government level. To learn more, please visit聽

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