Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) Reports Total Holdings of Approximately $340 Million, Includes OpenAI, Beast Industries, More Than 11,000 ETH and Over 283 Million WLD Tokens

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Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) reported total treasury holdings of approximately $340 million as of May 12, 2026. Assets include $90M indirect OpenAI equity, $18M Beast Industries equity, $1M Mythical Games, 283.45M WLD, 11,068 ETH, and about $129M in cash and stablecoins.

Eightco aligns its portfolio with three mega-trends: artificial intelligence, digital identity, and the creator economy, with major positions in OpenAI, Worldcoin (WLD), and Beast Industries.

Positive

• Total treasury holdings of approximately $340 million as of May 12, 2026
• Indirect OpenAI equity exposure of about $90 million, 26% of treasury assets
• $18 million equity investment in Beast Industries, around 5% of assets
• Holding 283,452,700 WLD, about 8.39% of circulating supply and 23% of treasury
• Cash and stablecoins totaling approximately $129 million
• Portfolio concentrated in AI, digital identity, and creator economy mega-trends

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• None.

News Market Reaction – ORBS

-5.64%

14 alerts

-5.64% Session close to close

+6.3% Peak Tracked

-5.8% Trough Tracked

$349.10M Market Cap

0.6x Rel. Volume

In the May 13 session, ORBS declined 5.64%, reflecting a notable negative market reaction. Argus tracked a peak move of +6.3% during that session. Argus tracked a trough of -5.8% from its starting point during tracking. Our momentum scanner triggered 14 alerts that day, indicating notable trading interest and price volatility.

Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.

Market Context

The stock moved -5.6% in the session following this news. A negative reaction despite the treasury u...

Analysis

The stock moved -5.6% in the session following this news. A negative reaction despite the treasury update would fit past patterns, where crypto/AI news produced an average move of -3.25%. Concentrated exposure to OpenAI and more than 283 million WLD could amplify downside when AI or token sentiment weakens. Prior updates around $333–336 million in assets sometimes saw selling pressure, suggesting that recurring disclosures alone have not consistently supported the share price.

Key Figures

Total holdings: $340 million OpenAI exposure: $90 million Beast Industries equity: $18 million +5 more

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Total holdings $340 million Eightco treasury as of May 12, 2026

OpenAI exposure $90 million Indirect investment via SPVs, ~26% of treasury assets

Beast Industries equity $18 million Approx. 5% of Eightco treasury assets

Mythical Games investment $1 million Treasury investment in gaming-related exposure

Cash and stablecoins $129 million Total cash and equivalents in treasury

Worldcoin holdings 283,452,700 WLD at $0.27 Per Coinbase, ~23% of treasury assets

Ethereum holdings 11,068 ETH Part of digital asset treasury

Addressable revenue $6.35 trillion World-identified combined opportunity across 13 industries

Previous Crypto,AI Reports

4 past events · Latest: May 06 (Positive)

Same Type Pattern 4 events

Date	Event	Sentiment	24h Move	Catalyst
May 06	Treasury update	Positive	+6.0%	Reported ~$333M treasury including OpenAI, Beast, WLD, ETH and cash.
Apr 28	Treasury update	Positive	-5.1%	Detailed ~$333M holdings with allocations to OpenAI, WLD, Beast and cash.
Apr 21	Treasury update	Positive	-7.6%	Reported ~$336M in AI, digital identity and creator-economy assets.
Nov 03	Partnership pilot	Positive	-6.4%	Announced Coinbase joining INFINITY pilot in a $35T market context.

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

Pattern Detected

Crypto/AI-treasury and partnership headlines often drew negative next-day moves despite positive strategic framing, with only one of four same-tag events showing a positive alignment.

Recent Company History

Over recent months, Eightco has repeatedly highlighted a treasury anchored by OpenAI, Worldcoin, ETH and Beast Industries, with assets around $333–336 million across several updates in April–May 2026. Earlier, in Nov 2025, the INFINITY Authentication pilot with Coinbase emphasized AI-resistant, human verification in a $35 trillion financial services market and roughly $500 billion in crypto treasuries. Today’s news continues this theme, updating holdings to roughly $340 million and reinforcing exposure to AI, digital identity, and the creator economy.

Key Terms

special purpose vehicles, proof of human, deepfakes, prediction markets, +4 more

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special purpose vehicles financial

"Eightco has invested approximately $90 million in special purpose vehicles with exposure..."

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.

proof of human technical

"Worldcoin is the native token of World, a global Proof of Human network built by..."

Proof of human is a verification that an online user or participant is a real person rather than an automated program, typically done through simple tests (for example confirming a phone number, solving a brief visual puzzle, or responding to an email). For investors, it matters because it helps prevent fraud, fake trading activity, and data manipulation, protects customer accounts and regulatory compliance, and keeps markets and online services trustworthy—like a doorman checking IDs before letting people into a secured event.

deepfakes technical

"World offers a solution to the 'double human' problem in a world proliferating with deepfakes..."

Deepfakes are audio, video or image content created or altered by artificial intelligence to make people appear to say, do, or be somewhere they did not. They matter to investors because a convincing fake can trigger sudden market moves, enable fraud, manipulate sentiment, or harm a company’s reputation—similar to a counterfeit document or forged signature sparking real financial consequences and regulatory scrutiny.

prediction markets financial

"Prediction markets now show a 64% chance OpenAI releases a social network in 2026..."

Prediction markets are exchanges where people buy and sell contracts that pay out based on the outcome of a future event, effectively turning collective beliefs into a price that reflects the market’s estimated probability. Like a sports betting line or a crowd-sourced weather forecast, they aggregate diverse information and sentiment into a single, continuously updated signal that investors can use to gauge market expectations, inform timing, assess risk, or construct hedges.

biometric technical

"OpenAI is exploring creation of a biometric social network to enable users to distinguish..."

Biometric describes measurements of unique physical or behavioral traits—like fingerprints, face shape, voice, or the way someone types—used to identify or verify a person. For investors, biometrics matter because they underpin products and services that promise stronger security or convenience, create new market opportunities, and raise regulatory and privacy risks that can affect a company’s costs, customer trust, and long-term value.

circulating supply financial

"Eightco holds over 283 million WLD, approximately 8.39% of circulating supply..."

The circulating supply is the number of a company's shares or a digital token that are actually available for the public to buy, sell, or trade right now, excluding units held back by the company, insiders, or locked for future use. Investors watch it because the amount available affects how easily prices move and how valuable each unit is — like how the price of cookies in a pantry changes if most are kept in a locked box versus spread out on a table.

buy-side execution financial

"44% of US equity buy-side execution..."

Buy-side execution is the way investment managers and funds carry out trades when buying or selling stocks or bonds on behalf of their clients. It matters to investors because how and when large orders are executed affects the price paid, trading costs and the risk of moving the market — like a shopper deciding the best time and method to buy a bulk item without driving the price up.

staked technical

"Total staked ETH is 3,334,637, representing $7.4 billion at $2,206/ETH."

"Staked" means that someone has committed or invested their money or assets into a project or system, often to support its operation or security. Think of it like putting money into a savings account to help keep the bank running—it's a way of backing a system with your resources, often in hopes of earning rewards or benefits in return. For investors, being staked indicates their active participation and belief in the success of the project.

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Eightco treasury composition as of May 12, 2026: $90M OpenAI equity (indirect), $18M Beast Industries equity, 11,068 ETH, 283 million WLD holdings, and $129M cash and equivalents, totaling approximately $340 million

World offers a solution to the 'double human' problem in a world proliferating with deepfakes

New independent data shows OpenAI's coming social network will land in a category already 15–43% non-human, reinforcing demand for Worldcoin's Proof of Human network

New data shows that bot, AI-generated, and inauthentic activity now ranges from 15% to 75% of activity across eight core internet domains, including 75% of Polymarket trading volume, 53% of web traffic, and 47% of email, confirming that the internet has a human problem

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

EASTON, Pa., May 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) ("Eightco" or the "Company") today provided an update on its total holdings, highlighting its expanding position across digital assets and strategic investments in leading private technology companies.

As of May 12, 2026, at 6:00 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, 283,452,700 Worldcoin (WLD) at $0.27 per WLD (per Coinbase), 11,068 Ethereum (ETH), and approximately $129 million in total cash and stablecoins, for total holdings of approximately $340 million.

Key takeaways from ORBS treasury assets in the past week

ORBS management believes the Company's treasury portfolio holds some of the most critical components for the future AI and digital financial system. Among the holdings, key highlights in the past week are:

• OpenAI introduced "Trusted Contact in ChatGPT" on May 7. This is an optional safety feature in ChatGPT and enables users (adults) to nominate a person "they trust, such as a friend, family member, or caregiver, who may be notified if our automated systems and trained reviewers detect the enrolled person may have discussed harming themselves in a way that indicates a serious safety concern." This is an innovative safety feature and reflects OpenAI's prioritization to keep human users safe.
• Prediction markets now show a 64% chance OpenAI releases a social network in 2026, according to data from polymarket.com (link here). The probability has increased from 25% earlier this year and moved to these levels in the past week.
• Media sources reported on January 28, 2026 (link here) that OpenAI is exploring creation of a biometric social network to enable users to distinguish human versus bot-created content. This form of network is not yet known, but reported to be targeting a market similar to X.com, Instagram and TikTok.
• Data compiled by Fundstrat shows that "non-humans" now account for the following share of volume on various platforms:
  
  • 75% of Polymarket trading volume
  • 53% of web traffic
  • 47% of emails sent
  • 44% of US equity buy-side execution
  • 35% of new website creation
  • 30% of online product reviews

"AI and the infrastructure supporting the buildout of AI remains arguably the largest driver of global economic growth for the next few years. And the companies with direct exposure to this trend are the best positioned to benefit from this decade-long megatrend," stated Thomas "Tom" Lee, Board Member of Eightco.

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).

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 (26% of ORBS' treasury holdings), Worldcoin (23%), 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 26% 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) and crossed 900 million weekly active users in February 2026, making it the fastest-scaling consumer technology in history (UBS via Reuters).

Digital Identity — WLD Token

Eightco holds over 283 million WLD, approximately 8.39% of circulating supply, the largest publicly disclosed institutional position globally and approximately 23% 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.

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, CoinFund, 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.

Who owns the most Worldcoin (WLD)?

Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) holds 283 million WLD, approximately 8.39% 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; expectations regarding the development and adoption of agentic artificial intelligence; expectations regarding OpenAI's exploration of a biometric social network and prediction market data regarding the probability of OpenAI releasing a social network in 2026; expectations regarding the adoption of the World ID protocol across enterprise and consumer applications; beliefs that Proof-of-Human verification is becoming essential infrastructure for social networks, banking, agentic commerce, and financial systems in the agentic AI era; statements regarding non-human and bot activity percentages across internet platforms, including Polymarket, web traffic, email, equity execution, and online product reviews; expectations that AI and AI infrastructure will be a key driver of global economic growth; statements regarding World's addressable revenue opportunity across industries spanning banking, e-commerce, gaming, social media, and agentic AI; the Company's treasury strategy and anticipated benefits of its indirect positions in OpenAI (through special purpose vehicles) and its positions in WLD and Beast Industries; the Company's belief that its treasury portfolio holds critical components for the future AI and digital financial system; statements regarding the importance of distribution and audience trust as AI commoditizes content production; and statements regarding the Company's future capital commitments and investment plans. Words such as "plans," "expects," "will," "anticipates," "continue," "expand," "advance," "develop," "believes," "guidance," "target," "may," "remain," "project," "outlook," "intend," "estimate," "could," "should," 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 the Company 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 and the timing or release of any social network; risks that prediction market data may not be accurate or indicative of actual outcomes; risks that third-party data regarding non-human internet activity may be inaccurate or subject to change; and shifting public and governmental positions on digital assets or artificial intelligence-related industries. 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 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 such statements to reflect future events or developments, except as required by law.

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FAQ

What are Eightco (NASDAQ: ORBS) total treasury holdings as of May 12, 2026?

Eightco reported total treasury holdings of approximately $340 million as of May 12, 2026. According to Eightco, this includes OpenAI and Beast Industries equity, Worldcoin (WLD), Ethereum (ETH), and about $129 million in cash and stablecoins.

How much OpenAI exposure does Eightco ORBS stock provide to investors?

Eightco holds about $90 million in special purpose vehicles with exposure to OpenAI’s parent. According to Eightco, this represents roughly 26% of its treasury assets, giving ORBS shareholders significant indirect exposure to the artificial intelligence sector.

How large is Eightco’s Worldcoin (WLD) position and share of circulating supply?

Eightco holds 283,452,700 WLD tokens priced at $0.27 per WLD. According to Eightco, this stake equals about 8.39% of WLD circulating supply and represents roughly 23% of the company’s total treasury assets.

What is Eightco’s investment in Beast Industries and the creator economy?

Eightco has invested $18 million in Beast Industries equity, around 5% of its treasury. According to Eightco, Beast Industries reaches 500 million-plus followers anchored by MrBeast, positioning the company within the fast-growing creator economy segment.

How is Eightco ORBS stock positioned across AI, digital identity, and creator economy trends?

Eightco aligns its holdings with three mega-trends: artificial intelligence, digital identity, and the creator economy. According to Eightco, major positions in OpenAI, Worldcoin (WLD), and Beast Industries provide exposure to these themes for ORBS shareholders.

What cryptocurrency holdings does Eightco (ORBS) report in its treasury?

Eightco reports holding 11,068 Ethereum (ETH) and 283,452,700 Worldcoin (WLD) tokens. According to Eightco, these digital assets, alongside substantial cash and stablecoins, contribute to total reported treasury holdings of approximately $340 million as of May 12, 2026.