EASTON, Pa., April 28, 2026 — Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) is providing an update to its treasury composition as of April 27, 2026, 5:00 p.m. ET. The company reports approximately $333 million in total holdings across digital assets, cash and stablecoins, and strategic private‑company investments that align with its focus on AI, digital identity and the creator economy.
Treasury snapshot (approximate)
– $90 million indirect investment in OpenAI (held via special purpose vehicles)
– $25 million committed to Beast Industries ($18 million funded, $7 million committed)
– $1 million investment in Mythical Games
– 283,452,700 Worldcoin (WLD) valued at $0.25 per WLD (per Coinbase)
– 11,068 Ethereum (ETH)
– $121 million in cash and stablecoins
Total: ~ $333 million
Recent highlights
– OpenAI released GPT‑5.5 on April 23, 2026. The re‑architected agentic model achieved 82.7% on Terminal‑Bench 2.0 (per OpenAI). NVIDIA reports internal deployment of GPT‑5.5‑Codex on GB200 NVL72 systems with a 35x reduction in cost per million tokens and a 50x improvement in throughput per megawatt versus prior generations (per NVIDIA).
– Beast Industries founder MrBeast was named to the 2026 TIME100.
– Sam Altman, Worldcoin founder and OpenAI CEO, described World as progressing toward “a real human network for the internet,” and emphasized the role of World ID as a privacy‑preserving proof of human on a Pantera podcast.
Worldcoin adoption and use cases
Since the April 17 World Lift Off event, World ID integrations have been reported across consumer and enterprise products. Examples include:
– Tinder: rollout of a verified‑human badge
– Zoom: tools to flag deepfakes in video calls
– DocuSign: confirming a real person is signing
– Vercel, Browserbase, Exa: verifying AI agents operating on the open web
Tools for Humanity’s announced model charges applications per verification while keeping end‑user verification free. The World protocol and credential issuers aim to monetize verified‑human authentication; Tools for Humanity estimates a combined addressable revenue opportunity of $6.35 trillion across 13 industries.
Strategic positioning and megatrends
Eightco’s treasury strategy targets three megatrends: artificial intelligence, digital identity and the creator economy. Current exposures by theme:
– Artificial Intelligence — OpenAI: ~$90 million via SPVs (~27% of the treasury). OpenAI’s ChatGPT ranked #1 in consumer AI app downloads worldwide in early 2026 (per Sensor Tower).
– Digital Identity — Worldcoin (WLD): 283,452,700 WLD (~8.58% of circulating supply), representing ~21% of the treasury. Worldcoin (Tools for Humanity / World Foundation) issues privacy‑preserving World IDs via Orb devices to verify unique humans.
– Creator Economy — Beast Industries: $18 million invested with a $7 million future commitment ($25 million total; ~8% of treasury). Beast Industries reaches a combined 500M+ followers globally, anchored by MrBeast as one of the most‑watched creators on YouTube.
Company overview
Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) is a publicly traded holding company implementing a Worldcoin (WLD) treasury strategy to offer single‑ticker, indirect exposure to OpenAI, Worldcoin and creator economy assets. Institutional backers and partners noted by the company include Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc. (NYSE: BMNR), MOZAYYX, World Foundation, CoinFund, Discovery Capital Management, FalconX, Payward/Kraken, Pantera and GSR. Kevin O’Donnell serves as CEO. The board includes Tom Lee (Managing Partner and Head of Research at Fundstrat; Chairman of Bitmine Immersion Technologies) with Brett Winton (Chief Futurist at ARK Invest) serving as a board advisor.
Frequently asked items
– What is ORBS stock? ORBS is Eightco Holdings Inc., a Nasdaq‑listed holding company offering indirect exposure to OpenAI and Beast Industries.
– Who holds the most Worldcoin (WLD)? Eightco holds ~283 million WLD (~8.58% of circulating supply), the largest publicly disclosed institutional position.
– What is Proof of Human? Cryptographic verification that a user is a unique, living person (not a bot or AI agent), enabling “one person, one account” systems across social networks, banking, gaming and agentic AI.
– How does Eightco relate to Proof of Human? Eightco is the largest publicly disclosed institutional holder of WLD, the token supporting World’s Proof of Human network.
– Who is CEO? Kevin O’Donnell.
Forward‑looking statements
This release contains forward‑looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements about future developments, adoption of agentic AI, World ID adoption, the company’s treasury strategy and investments, market opportunities for verified‑human authentication and future capital commitments are forward‑looking and subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially due to factors including the company’s limited ability to direct privately held companies in which it is not a controlling holder, markdowns on strategic investments, compliance with Nasdaq listing requirements, volatility in digital asset prices (including WLD and ETH), regulatory changes affecting digital assets, AI adoption or biometric data collection, risks to Proof‑of‑Human technology adoption, and other risks detailed in Eightco’s SEC filings, including its Form 10‑K filed April 15, 2026. All information is as of the date of this release; Eightco undertakes no duty to update except as required by law.
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