Genius Group (NYSE American: GNS) announced that its Edtech arm, Singapore based GeniusU Ltd, has completed a seed round to support the development of its Genius Metaversity virtual learning plans, valuing the Edtech subsidiary at $250 million.GeniusU has attracted more than 2.8 million students and 10,300 partners to its online learning platform, delivering interactive courses and assessments in entrepreneurship, investing and 21st century skills. GeniusU plans to extend its courses and programs to interactive learning environments in the metaverse, with students and faculty connecting and learning in global classrooms and virtual 3D environments.

BTCS Inc. (Nasdaq: BTCS), a blockchain technology-focused company, announced the addition of Axie Infinity to its blockchain infrastructure operations. In 2021, Axie Infinity’s non-fungible token (“AXS”) transaction volume totaled over $3.5B, which accounted for two-thirds of the blockchain gaming space’s total volume. Axie Infinity is a user-owned, blockchain-based gaming universe where players can collect creatures called Axies to battle, breed, and build kingdoms with. AXS is an ERC-20 token that players can earn while winning games or purchase on cryptocurrency exchanges. Through AXS tokens, players can participate in governance proposals and claim staking rewards.

Nutriband Inc. (NASDAQ:NTRB)(NASDAQ:NTRBW), a developer of transdermal pharmaceutical products, announced its Active Intelligence LLC subsidiary has registered as a Class I medical device manufacturer with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to manufacture and distribute its proprietary AI Tape, to compete in the growing kinesiology tape market. AI Tape is a kinesiology tape that is placed on the skin to support for athletes recovering from sports injuries. The global sports medicine market exceeded $5 billion in 2021 and is projected to grow at a 6.8% CAGR through 2028, reaching an estimated $8.9 billion, according to data from Statista.

SPI Energy Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:SPI), a global renewable energy company and provider of solar storage and electric vehicle (EV) solutions for business, residential, government, logistics and utility customers, announced its SolarJuice Co., Ltd. ("SolarJuice") subsidiary signed a 2GW (gigawatt) supply agreement with Sungrow, the global leading inverter solutions supplier for renewables. The 2GW capacity of the supply contract, which includes PV inverters, storage systems, batteries, and other accessories, makes this the largest and most comprehensive contract of its kind in the Australian solar market. The parties announced the agreement at the Smart Energy Conference & Exhibition (Smart Energy 2022), Australia's premier event for solar, storage, and energy management, on May 6.