Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) Reports Total Holdings of Approximately $378 Million, Includes OpenAI, Beast Industries, More Than 16,000 ETH and Nearly 302 Million WLD Tokens

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Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) reported total treasury holdings of approximately $378 million as of August 5, 2026, 4:00 p.m. ET. The portfolio includes an indirect $90 million investment in OpenAI via SPVs, $18 million in Beast Industries equity, $1 million in Mythical Games, 301,971,219 Worldcoin (WLD) tokens valued at $0.32 per WLD, 16,278 Ethereum (ETH), and about $142 million in cash and stablecoins.

Eightco structures its strategy around three mega-trends: artificial intelligence (exposure via OpenAI, representing ~24% of treasury assets), digital identity (WLD, ~25% of treasury and ~8.4% of circulating WLD supply), and the creator economy (Beast Industries, ~5% of treasury). The company is backed by institutional investors including Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR), MOZAYYX, World Foundation, CoinFund, Discovery Capital Management, FalconX, Payward/Kraken, Pantera, and GSR.

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• Total treasury holdings approximately $378 million as of August 5, 2026
• Cash and stablecoins approximately $142 million within the treasury
• OpenAI exposure about $90 million, ~24% of treasury assets
• Worldcoin (WLD) position 301,971,219 tokens, ~25% of treasury assets
• WLD ownership nearly 302 million WLD, ~8.4% of circulating supply
• Beast Industries equity $18 million, ~5% of treasury assets

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• None.

News Explained

The update adds external funding participation and a possible future OpenAI IPO pathway, without sizing Eightco’s participation.

Eightco reports recent participation in World Foundation’s $52.5 million funding round and says OpenAI submitted a confidential S-1, leaving that IPO pathway at a potential-future stage rather than a completed offering.

The supplied definition says an S-1 registers securities for sale and that registration alone sells nothing; this release therefore does not report a completed OpenAI public offering.

The round’s disclosed size is $52.5 million, but Eightco’s contribution and resulting ownership are not stated, so the new participation cannot be sized from this disclosure.

The relevant follow-up items are disclosure of Eightco’s contribution and terms in the World Foundation round, and any public OpenAI offering documents or completed offering.

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Eightco treasury composition as of August 5, 2026: $90M OpenAI equity (indirect), $18M Beast Industries equity, 16,278 ETH, nearly 302 million WLD holdings, and $142M cash and equivalents, totaling approximately $378 million

Eightco recently 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

OpenAI recently announced that it submitted a confidential S-1, setting itself up for a potential future initial public offering

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

EASTON, Pa., Aug. 6, 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.

As of August 5, 2026, at 4:00 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 $0.32 per WLD (per Coinbase), 16,278 Ethereum (ETH), and approximately $142 million in total cash and stablecoins, for total holdings of approximately $378 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 August 2, the World Bank released a report noting that artificial intelligence could enable developing countries to gain a century's ‌worth of development in a decade if they act quickly on power, connectivity and skills gaps. "AI has thrown developing economies a lifeline, and they ⁠should seize it," said Indermit Gill, the World Bank's chief economist (Reuters).
• On July 29, it was reported that the AI boom is creating thousands of high-paying jobs for electricians, carpenters, and other skilled trades needed to build the infrastructure powering the future of AI (The New York Times).
• On July 26, it was announced that Nvidia is in talks with OpenAI to provide a roughly $250 billion backstop for OpenAI as part of a massive data-center project. The two companies are exploring a 10-gigawatt, $500 billion data center campus in southern Ohio managed by SoftBank's SB Energy (WSJ).
• On a recent podcast episode, Sam Altman suggested that we may be approaching the "singularity," a pivotal moment when advances in AI could accelerate rapidly, unlocking new possibilities for scientific discovery, economic growth, and human progress, while potentially leading to the emergence of superintelligent systems (Relentless).
• Last week, firms including BlackRock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, Goldman Sachs and SoFi urged Congress to pass the Clarity Act, arguing that clear rules would protect investors, give companies regulatory certainty and help the U.S. stay competitive as digital assets become more mainstream (Coindesk).

Tom Lee, Board Member of Eightco ORBS recently said during his July 27th appearance on CNBC Power Lunch: "Crypto is turning money into software; a lot of things can turn into money: loyalty points, reputation... You want a governing body to oversee all this. Now, Japan, Russia, Europe are actually passing Clarity Act-like bills. So the U.S. is risking getting behind. That's why I think crypto is recovering, because outside the U.S., it's being embraced."

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 (25%), 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 8.4% of circulating supply, the largest publicly disclosed institutional position globally and approximately 25% 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, 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, 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 8.4% 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; statements that OpenAI submitted a confidential S-1, setting itself up for a potential future initial public offering; 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; and statements regarding the Company providing indirect exposure to defining trends through its investments in OpenAI, WLD, and Beast Industries. 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 the timing or success of any IPO; 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; shifting public and governmental positions on digital assets or artificial intelligence-related industries; risks related to the timing, features, and commercial reception of OpenAI's model releases; 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, 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 (NASDAQ: ORBS) report on August 5, 2026?

Eightco reported total treasury holdings of approximately $378 million as of August 5, 2026. According to Eightco, this includes OpenAI and Beast Industries equity, substantial Worldcoin (WLD) and Ethereum positions, and about $142 million in cash and stablecoins.

How much Worldcoin (WLD) does Eightco Holdings (ORBS) own and what share of supply is it?

Eightco holds nearly 302 million WLD, about 8.4% of circulating supply. According to Eightco, this represents roughly 25% of its treasury assets and is the largest publicly disclosed institutional Worldcoin position globally.

What is Eightco’s (NASDAQ: ORBS) exposure to OpenAI as of August 2026?

Eightco has approximately $90 million invested in SPVs with exposure to OpenAI’s parent company. According to Eightco, this accounts for about 24% of its treasury assets, making OpenAI one of its largest single positions.

How much cash and stablecoins does Eightco Holdings (ORBS) report in its treasury?

Eightco reports approximately $142 million in total cash and stablecoins. According to Eightco, this liquidity sits alongside major positions in Worldcoin (WLD), Ethereum, and equity stakes in OpenAI, Beast Industries, and Mythical Games within its $378 million treasury.

Which mega-trends does Eightco Holdings (ORBS) target with its investment strategy?

Eightco targets three mega-trends: artificial intelligence, digital identity, and the creator economy. According to Eightco, exposure comes via OpenAI for AI, Worldcoin (WLD) and Proof of Human for digital identity, and Beast Industries equity for the creator economy.

What is Eightco Holdings’ relationship to Proof of Human and the Worldcoin (WLD) network?

Eightco is the largest publicly disclosed institutional holder of Worldcoin (WLD). According to Eightco, WLD powers World’s Proof of Human network, which issues privacy-preserving IDs to verify unique humans rather than bots or AI agents.

Who are the key backers and board members associated with Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS)?

Eightco is backed by investors including Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR), MOZAYYX, World Foundation, CoinFund, and others. According to Eightco, its board includes Tom Lee, while Brett Winton of ARK Invest serves as an advisor to the board.