Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) Reports Total Holdings of Approximately $380 Million, Includes OpenAI, Beast Industries, More Than 16,000 ETH and Nearly 302 Million WLD Tokens

Eightco details a $380 million AI, digital identity and creator-focused treasury and confirms repurchase of over 25 million ORBS shares.

Rhea-AI Summary

Eightco Holdings (ORBS) reported total treasury holdings of approximately $380 million as of September 2, 2026.

The portfolio includes an indirect $90 million OpenAI equity exposure via SPVs, $18 million in Beast Industries equity, a $1 million investment in Mythical Games, 301,971,219 WLD tokens valued at $0.37 each, 16,278 ETH, and about $122 million in cash and stablecoins. Eightco holds nearly 302 million WLD, or about 8.3% of circulating supply, which represents roughly 29% of its treasury. OpenAI exposure accounts for about 24% of treasury assets and Beast Industries about 5%. Over the past month, the company repurchased more than 25 million ORBS shares under its previously announced $125 million share repurchase program.

Positive

• Total holdings approximately $380 million across cash, crypto and private equity as of September 2, 2026
• $122 million in total cash and stablecoins, enhancing liquidity
• Indirect OpenAI exposure of about $90 million, roughly 24% of treasury assets
• Worldcoin position of 301,971,219 WLD, about 8.3% of circulating supply and ~29% of treasury
• Beast Industries equity investment of $18 million, around 5% of treasury assets
• Repurchased over 25 million ORBS shares under a $125 million buyback program in the past month

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• None.

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Market Context

Tag-specific history recorded an average move of 0.8% across five crypto/AI events, adding a mixed-r...

Analysis

Tag-specific history recorded an average move of 0.8% across five crypto/AI events, adding a mixed-reaction baseline to this holdings update. The principal comparison risk is that three prior events diverged negatively despite similar portfolio disclosures.

Key Figures

Total holdings: approximately $380 million OpenAI investment: $90 million Beast Industries investment: $18 million +5 more

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Total holdings approximately $380 million as of September 2, 2026

OpenAI investment $90 million indirect investment through SPVs

Beast Industries investment $18 million funded equity investment

WLD holdings 301,971,219 WLD at $0.37 per WLD as of September 2, 2026

Ethereum holdings 16,278 ETH treasury holdings

Cash and stablecoins approximately $122 million total cash and stablecoins

Share repurchases over 25 million shares repurchased over the past month

Repurchase program $125 million previously announced share repurchase program

Previous Crypto,AI Reports

5 past events · Latest: Aug 20 (Positive)

Same Type Pattern 5 events

Date	Event	Sentiment	24h Move	Catalyst
Aug 20	Holdings update	Positive	+6.6%	Reported approximately $389 million holdings and 14 million repurchased shares under program.
Aug 06	Holdings update	Positive	-0.7%	Reported approximately $378 million holdings across OpenAI, WLD, ETH, and cash.
Jul 16	Holdings update	Positive	-2.2%	Reported approximately $406 million holdings and more than 283 million WLD tokens.
Jul 09	Holdings update	Positive	-1.1%	Reported approximately $397 million holdings spanning OpenAI, Beast Industries, WLD, ETH, and cash.
Jul 02	Holdings update	Positive	+1.5%	Reported approximately $386 million holdings, including OpenAI, Beast Industries, WLD, and ETH.

24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.

Pattern Detected

Comparable crypto/AI announcements produced mixed reactions: two aligned positive moves and three divergences, with an average move of 0.8%.

Key Terms

special purpose vehicles, stablecoins, zero-knowledge, annualized revenue run rate

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special purpose vehicles financial

"a $90 million investment (indirectly, through SPVs) in OpenAI"

Special purpose vehicles are separate companies created to isolate financial risk or manage specific assets and projects. They act like dedicated containers that hold particular investments or loans, helping organizations keep certain activities separate from their main operations. For investors, understanding these entities is important because they can influence how risks and returns are structured within a larger financial system.

stablecoins financial

"approximately $122 million in total cash and stablecoins"

Stablecoins are a type of digital currency designed to maintain a steady value, often linked to traditional currencies like the dollar or euro. They function like digital cash that offers the convenience of online transactions while avoiding the large price swings common with other cryptocurrencies. This stability makes them useful for investors and users who want a reliable way to store and transfer value without exposure to sudden market changes.

zero-knowledge technical

"World announced it has open-sourced ProveKit, a zero-knowledge identity"

A zero-knowledge method is a cryptographic technique that lets one party prove something is true to another party without revealing any underlying data or secrets. For investors, it matters because it enables private, verifiable transactions and identity checks on digital platforms—think proving you can open a safe without sharing the combination—affecting the security, regulatory compliance, user trust, and potential value of companies using this technology.

annualized revenue run rate financial

"ChatGPT Ads, reached $1 billion in annualized revenue run rate"

Annualized revenue run rate is an estimate of how much revenue a company would generate over a full year if its current short-term sales pace (for a week, month or quarter) continued unchanged; it simply multiplies the recent period’s revenue to project a 12‑month total. Investors use it as a quick snapshot to judge growth and set expectations—like using a car’s current speed to estimate yearly mileage—but it can mislead if the recent period was unusually high or low.

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Eightco treasury composition as of September 2, 2026: $90M OpenAI equity (indirect), $18M Beast Industries equity, 16,278 ETH, nearly 302 million WLD holdings, and $122M cash and equivalents, totaling approximately $380 million

Eightco recently repurchased over 25 million shares of common stock in the last month under its previously announced $125 million share repurchase program

Eightco previously participated in World Foundation's $52.5M funding round, led by Pantera with participation from Bain Capital Crypto, Selini Capital, Susquehanna Crypto, and additional investors

Eightco provides indirect exposure to some of the most innovative private companies including OpenAI and Beast Industries

EASTON, Pa., Sept. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) ("Eightco" or the "Company") today provided an update on its total holdings, highlighting its position across digital assets and strategic investments in leading private technology companies. Over the past month, Eightco has repurchased over 25 million shares of its common stock under its previously announced $125 million share repurchase program.

As of September 2, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. ET, ORBS' holdings include a $90 million investment (indirectly, through SPVs) in OpenAI, an $18 million funded investment in Beast Industries, a $1 million investment in Mythical Games, 301,971,219 Worldcoin (WLD) at $0.37 per WLD (per Coinbase), 16,278 Ethereum (ETH), and approximately $122 million in total cash and stablecoins, for total holdings of approximately $380 million.

Top Headlines Driving the News:

Eightco's management believes the Company's treasury portfolio holds some of the most critical components for the future AI and digital financial system. This week's top headlines include:

• On September 2, World announced it has open-sourced ProveKit, a zero-knowledge identity proving toolkit. The launch makes ProveKit available to developers outside World. ProveKit is built into World ID and powers the privacy-preserving features that make proof of human useful for enterprises, consumer platforms, and developers (World).
• On September 1, SB Energy, an AI power infrastructure company backed by Softbank, OpenAI and Nvidia, filed for a potential IPO. In its initial filing, the company said it is "substantially dependent" on the performance of OpenAI as both a tenant and equity investor in SB Energy (CNBC).
• On September 1, MrBeast released a book with one of the world's bestselling authors James Patterson, called The Most Dangerous Games (HarperCollins).
• On August 31, OpenAI announced that its advertising business, ChatGPT Ads, reached $1 billion in annualized revenue run rate less than 200 days after launch. The platform is now used by tens of thousands of advertisers and continues to expand globally (Axios).
• On August 31, OpenAI announced its support for the California Senate Bill 1119 to advance youth AI safety. This legislation is intended to establish meaningful safeguards for how young people use AI while preserving their access to tools that can help them learn, create, and prepare for the future (OpenAI).
• On August 21, it was announced that peaqOS and World ID partnered to enable Proof of Human for robots and machines. A machine can check that the person in front of it is a real human, and the same one who placed the order. It never learns a name, a face, or a number (peaq).

"AI stocks have been under pressure recently, partly a result of backlash against data centers. This seems to be an issue resonating with voters," said Tom Lee, Board Member of ORBS. "But despite this setback, AI progress continues at a rapid pace as evidenced by the multiple meaningful announcements in the past week."

"Eightco executed additional share buybacks as the Company has judged that accretively acquiring shares is a high return use of capital," stated Lee.

Eightco: Exposure to key mega-trends

Eightco is built around three mega-trends the Company expects to shape the next decade of innovation: artificial intelligence, digital identity, and the creator economy, with positions in each trend through indirect investment in OpenAI (24% of ORBS' treasury holdings), Worldcoin (29%), and Beast Industries (5%).

Artificial Intelligence — OpenAI

Eightco has invested approximately $90 million in special purpose vehicles with exposure to equity interests in the parent company of OpenAI, representing approximately 24% of treasury assets, one of the highest disclosed concentrations of any listed vehicle.

ChatGPT, OpenAI's consumer app, is the #1 consumer AI app worldwide (Sensor Tower). On July 31, 2026, OpenAI announced that its models now reach more than one billion active users and more than two million businesses. Six months after signing up, people send roughly 50 percent more messages each day and use ChatGPT for about twice as many kinds of work.

Digital Identity — WLD Token

Eightco holds nearly 302 million WLD, approximately 8.3% of circulating supply, the largest publicly disclosed institutional position globally and approximately 29% of the Eightco treasury's assets.

Worldcoin is the native token of World, a global Proof of Human network built by Tools for Humanity (co-founded by Sam Altman and Alex Blania) and stewarded by the World Foundation. Its Orb devices issue a privacy-preserving World ID that verifies a user is a unique human, not an AI agent.

Under World's announced business model, applications pay per-verification fees while end-user verification remains free, with both credential issuers and the World protocol monetizing verified-human authentication. World identifies a $6.35 trillion combined addressable revenue opportunity across 13 industries spanning banking, e-commerce, gaming, social media, and agentic AI (per Tools for Humanity).

Creator Economy — Beast Industries

Eightco has invested $18 million in Beast Industries equity, approximately 5% of treasury assets.

Beast Industries operates one of the largest direct-to-consumer reach footprints in the world, with a combined 500 million-plus follower base across platforms, anchored by MrBeast as the most-watched person on YouTube globally. As AI commoditizes content production, distribution and audience trust become increasingly scarce assets.

About Eightco Holdings Inc.

Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) is a publicly traded company executing a first-of-its-kind Worldcoin (WLD) treasury strategy, providing investors single-ticker indirect exposure to three of the defining trends of this cycle: artificial intelligence through its indirect investment in OpenAI, digital identity through its position as the largest public holder of WLD and the Proof of Human protocol, and the creator economy through its equity stake in MrBeast's Beast Industries. Backed by leading institutional investors including Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc. (NYSE: BMNR), MOZAYYX, World Foundation, Discovery Capital Management, FalconX, Payward/Kraken, Pantera, and GSR, Eightco is building the infrastructure layer for human verification in the agentic AI era.

For more information:
X: @iamhuman_orbs
Website: 8co.holdings

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ORBS stock?

Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) is a publicly traded company on Nasdaq. ORBS provides indirect exposure to OpenAI and Beast Industries, and holds one of the largest publicly disclosed positions in Worldcoin (WLD).

Who owns the most Worldcoin (WLD)?

Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) holds nearly 302 million WLD, approximately 8.3% of circulating supply and the largest publicly disclosed institutional position globally.

What is Proof of Human?

Proof of Human is cryptographic verification that a user is a unique, living person, not a bot or AI agent. It is foundational infrastructure for social networks, banking, agentic commerce, and any system requiring "one person, one account" in the agentic AI era.

How does Eightco (ORBS) relate to Proof of Human?

Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) is the largest publicly disclosed institutional holder of Worldcoin (WLD), the token powering World's Proof of Human network.

Who is the CEO of Eightco Holdings?

Kevin O'Donnell is the CEO of Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS). The Company's Board includes Tom Lee (Managing Partner and Head of Research at Fundstrat, and Chairman of Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR)) and, as an advisor to the Board, Brett Winton (Chief Futurist at ARK Invest).

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements in this press release other than statements of historical fact could be deemed forward-looking, including, without limitation, statements regarding: the Company's expectations that artificial intelligence, digital identity, and the creator economy will shape the next decade of innovation; management's belief that the Company's treasury portfolio holds some of the most critical components for the future AI and digital financial system; management's belief that accretively acquiring shares is a high return use of capital; statements that AI progress continues at a rapid pace; statements regarding World's addressable revenue opportunity of $6.35 trillion across industries spanning banking, e-commerce, gaming, social media, and agentic AI; statements that distribution and audience trust become increasingly scarce assets as AI commoditizes content production; statements that the Company is building the infrastructure layer for human verification in the agentic AI era; statements that Proof of Human is foundational infrastructure for social networks, banking, agentic commerce, and systems requiring verified human identity; statements regarding the Company providing indirect exposure to defining trends through its investments in OpenAI, WLD, and Beast Industries; and statements regarding continued share repurchases under the Company's $125 million share repurchase program. Words such as "plans," "expects," "will," "anticipates," "continue," "expand," "advance," "develop," "believes," "guidance," "target," "may," "remain," "project," "outlook," "intend," "estimate," "could," "should," "positioned," "view," and other words and terms of similar meaning and expression are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such terms. Forward-looking statements are based on management's current beliefs and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results could differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement as a result of various factors, including, without limitation: the Company's inability to direct the management or operations of private businesses where it is not a controlling stockholder, including OpenAI and Beast Industries; risk of loss or markdown on the Company's strategic investments, including its indirect position in OpenAI equity (held through special purpose vehicles), its position in WLD, and its position in Beast Industries equity; the Company's ability to maintain compliance with Nasdaq's continued listing requirements; unexpected costs, charges, or expenses that reduce the Company's capital resources or otherwise delay capital deployment; inability to raise adequate capital to fund or scale its business operations or strategic investments; volatility in digital asset prices, including WLD and ETH, which could materially affect the value of the Company's treasury holdings; regulatory changes, future legislation, and rulemaking negatively impacting digital assets, artificial intelligence adoption, or biometric data collection; risks related to the development, adoption, and market acceptance of Proof of Human technology and the World network; uncertainty regarding the pace and trajectory of agentic AI deployment in enterprise and consumer applications; uncertainty regarding OpenAI's product roadmap, business model developments, and any future liquidity events; risks related to Beast Industries' ability to achieve its growth projections; competition in the digital identity and AI infrastructure markets; reliance on third-party sources for the valuation of certain investments; uncertainty regarding MrBeast's continued success and the performance of Beast Industries' creator-driven business model; risks related to the Company's concentrated positions in certain digital assets and private company investments; risks related to the Company's share repurchase program, including the timing, pricing, and amount of any repurchases; shifting public and governmental positions on digital assets or artificial intelligence-related industries, including potential backlash against data centers; risks related to the timing, features, and commercial reception of OpenAI's model releases; risks related to OpenAI's advertising business and its ability to sustain revenue growth; and risks that WLD supply dynamics may not result in anticipated market effects. Given these risks and uncertainties, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. For a discussion of other risks and uncertainties, and other important factors, any of which could cause Eightco's actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements herein, see Eightco's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including the risk factors and other disclosures in its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 15, 2026, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 15, 2026 and other publicly available SEC filings. All information in this press release is as of the date of the release, and Eightco undertakes no duty to update this information or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect actual results or any change in its expectations.

 

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FAQ

What total holdings did Eightco Holdings (ORBS) report as of September 2, 2026?

As of September 2, 2026, Eightco Holdings (ORBS) reported total treasury holdings of approximately $380 million, spanning indirect equity stakes, Worldcoin (WLD), Ethereum (ETH), and around $122 million in cash and stablecoins.

How is Eightco (ORBS) treasury portfolio allocated across OpenAI, Worldcoin and Beast Industries?

Eightco’s treasury is allocated with about 24% in indirect OpenAI exposure (~$90 million), around 29% in Worldcoin (WLD), and roughly 5% in Beast Industries equity (~$18 million), with the balance in other investments, ETH, and cash/stablecoins.

How many Worldcoin (WLD) tokens does Eightco Holdings (ORBS) own?

Eightco Holdings owns 301,971,219 WLD tokens, described as nearly 302 million WLD. This equals approximately 8.3% of WLD circulating supply and represents about 29% of Eightco’s treasury assets.

What share repurchase activity has Eightco Holdings (ORBS) recently completed?

Over the past month, Eightco has repurchased more than 25 million shares of its common stock under its previously announced $125 million share repurchase program, which the company describes as an accretive use of capital.

What assets make up Eightco Holdings (ORBS) crypto and digital asset exposure?

Eightco’s digital asset exposure includes 301,971,219 Worldcoin (WLD) valued at $0.37 per token, 16,278 Ethereum (ETH), and approximately $122 million in total cash and stablecoins, alongside its indirect and direct equity holdings.

What is ORBS stock and what exposure does it give investors?

ORBS is the Nasdaq-listed stock of Eightco Holdings. It provides indirect exposure to OpenAI and Beast Industries equity and one of the largest publicly disclosed institutional positions in Worldcoin (WLD), aligned with AI, digital identity, and the creator economy themes.

Who leads Eightco Holdings (ORBS) and how is its board structured?

Eightco Holdings’ CEO is Kevin O'Donnell. The board includes Tom Lee, Managing Partner and Head of Research at Fundstrat and Chairman of Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR), with Brett Winton of ARK Invest serving as an advisor to the board.