Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) today updated the composition and value of its treasury as of May 27, 2026, reporting roughly $374 million of total assets and reaffirming its focus on three macro trends: artificial intelligence, digital identity, and the creator economy.
Treasury snapshot (May 27, 2026, 4:00 p.m. ET)
– Indirect OpenAI equity (via SPVs): $90 million
– Beast Industries equity (MrBeast’s company): $18 million
– Mythical Games equity: $1 million
– Worldcoin (WLD): 283,452,700 WLD valued at $0.35 per token (Coinbase price)
– Ethereum (ETH): 11,068 ETH
– Cash and stablecoins: approximately $144 million
Total reported assets: approximately $374 million.
Portfolio emphasis and allocations
Eightco describes the portfolio as concentrated in three defining trends of the coming decade: AI (OpenAI exposure, ~24% of the treasury), digital identity (Worldcoin/WLD, ~26% of the treasury and ~8.3% of WLD’s circulating supply), and the creator economy (Beast Industries, ~5% of the treasury).
Notable recent developments highlighted by Eightco
– OpenAI: On May 20, Eightco noted media coverage that one of OpenAI’s internal models autonomously disproved a longstanding conjecture in discrete geometry, illustrating advanced reasoning capabilities. On May 15, OpenAI also launched ChatGPT Personal Finance for Pro users in the U.S., enabling secure linking of accounts across thousands of institutions. Several outlets reported OpenAI may be preparing an IPO filing.
– Beast Industries: On May 12, Beast presented a two-sided creator marketplace and its distribution engine Vyro to advertisers, and management guided full-year 2026 revenue of $1.6 billion (up from $899 million in 2025). The live taping of Beast Games Season 3 occurred on May 24.
Why Worldcoin matters in Eightco’s thesis
Worldcoin’s WLD token and the World protocol are positioned as a global Proof of Human network. Tools for Humanity’s Orb device issues a privacy-preserving World ID intended to verify unique humans rather than AI agents. Eightco states this credentialing model targets enterprise and consumer use cases where verified-human authentication could be monetized (verification fees for applications), and the company cites Tools for Humanity’s estimate of a multi-trillion-dollar addressable revenue opportunity across sectors such as banking, e-commerce, gaming, social media, and agentic AI.
Data on non-human and inauthentic activity
Eightco referenced independent data (Fundstrat and other sources) showing substantial non-human or inauthentic activity across many online domains, with reported shares including: 75% of Polymarket trading volume, 53% of web traffic, 47% of emails sent, 44% of U.S. equity buy-side execution, 35% of new website creation, and 30% of online product reviews. The company frames Proof-of-Human verification as infrastructure to address those risks in an era of proliferating deepfakes and agentic AI.
Strategic rationale
Eightco says its treasury provides investors with single-ticker exposure to an indirect OpenAI stake, the largest publicly disclosed institutional WLD holding, and a stake in a major creator-economy platform. The company emphasizes distribution and audience trust as scarce assets as AI commoditizes content creation and positions its holdings as exposure to the infrastructure layer for human verification.
Risks and forward-looking information
Eightco’s release includes the customary forward-looking statements and risk disclosures. Key risks cited include limited control over private companies where Eightco is not a controlling stockholder (OpenAI, Beast Industries), price volatility in digital assets (WLD, ETH), regulatory or legislative changes affecting digital assets, AI or biometric data use, the potential for reductions in the value of strategic investments, and uncertainties around adoption of Proof-of-Human technology. Investors are reminded not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and to review Eightco’s SEC filings for additional risk factors.
Investor resources
– X: @iamhuman_orbs
– Website: 8co.holdings
All figures and statements are reported by Eightco and are as of the date of the company’s release on May 28, 2026. This summary is a rewrite of the company’s update and does not constitute investment advice.
