Eightco (NASDAQ: ORBS) Introduces INFINITY, a First-of-its-Kind Authentication Platform Proving Humanness in the AI Era
Rhea-AI Summary
Eightco (NASDAQ: ORBS) announced INFINITY, an AI-resistant authentication platform that verifies humanness at scale for enterprises, with a pilot launched on Oct 30, 2025. The platform offers single sign-on (SSO) and a global trust layer designed to defend against deepfakes, Sybil attacks, and other AI-generated threats.
Kraken joined the INFINITY pilot to streamline workflows for financial services and digital asset treasuries. The release cites a $35 trillion financial services market and $500 billion in crypto treasuries as addressable opportunities. Eightco lists strategic backers including BitMine (BMNR), Wedbush, Coinfund, Pantera, FalconX, GSR and others.
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- Kraken pilot announced on Oct 30, 2025
- $35 trillion financial services market cited
- Crypto treasuries ~$500 billion AUM cited
- Supported by strategic investors including Pantera, FalconX, GSR
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- Product in pilot stage with no commercial scale or pricing disclosed
News Market Reaction – ORBS
On the day this news was published, ORBS declined 11.30%, reflecting a significant negative market reaction. Argus tracked a trough of -8.0% from its starting point during tracking. Our momentum scanner triggered 35 alerts that day, indicating elevated trading interest and price volatility. This price movement removed approximately $116M from the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $912M at that time.
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Kraken joins pilot program to streamline Financial Services and Digital Asset workflows secured by Eightco's INFINITY Authentication platform
INFINITY by Eightco is the secure, global authentication and trust layer that enterprises rely on, verifying human identity at scale
The Company is supported by a select group of strategic and institutional investors including: BitMine (BMNR), MOZAYYX, World Foundation, Wedbush, Coinfund, Discovery Capital Management, FalconX, Kraken, Pantera, GSR, Brevan Howard and more
"Authentication is the missing trust layer in enterprise AI," said Dan Ives, Chairman of Eightco Holdings Inc. ($ORBS). "INFINITY represents a major step toward solving this challenge, delivering authentication that's secure, scalable, and resistant to malicious AI. Looking ahead to this massive AI demand in the enterprise, our goal is to ensure human proof is a built in feature in financial services, and ultimately broader enterprise systems, as threats from deepfakes and bots continue to escalate in this AI economy."
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"Human and onchain verification is becoming the foundation of trust in an era where intelligence is no longer limited to people," said Arjun Sethi, Co-CEO of Kraken. "INFINITY is not just a tool for authentication. It is a living signal that distinguishes what is real from what is generated. At Kraken, we are exploring how this signal can flow through every layer of digital finance, ensuring that identity and intent remain human anchored even as systems learn to think and act on their own. This collaboration with Eightco moves us toward a world where authenticity is not something we check for. It is something the network understands."
Eightco continues to advance its strategic vision as the authentication and trust layer for the post-AGI world. This pilot program streamlines verification processes across complex financial systems, leveraging Eightco's AI-resistant authentication technology to verify real humans at scale. INFINITY powers secure, seamless verification for financial enterprises today and will expand into Gaming, E-Commerce, Energy, and Healthcare as authentication becomes a foundational layer of the global digital economy.
ABOUT EIGHTCO HOLDINGS INC.
Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) is building the authentication and trust layer for the post-AGI world. Its mission centers on strategic pillars including consumer authentication, enterprise authentication, and gaming authentication. Through its pioneering digital asset strategies, including the first-of-its-kind Worldcoin treasury, and partnerships with leading technology innovators, Eightco is establishing a universal foundation for digital identity and Proof of Human (PoH) verification.
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ABOUT KRAKEN
Founded in 2011, Kraken is one of the world's longest-standing and most secure crypto platforms globally. Kraken clients trade more than 500 digital assets, traditional assets such as
Kraken's suite of products and services includes the Kraken App, Kraken Pro, the Krak App, Kraken Institutional, Kraken' onchain offerings and the Ninja Trader retail trading platform. Across these offerings, clients can buy, sell, stake, earn rewards, send and receive assets, custody holdings, and access advanced trading, derivatives, and portfolio management tools.
Kraken has set the industry standard for transparency and client trust, and it was the first crypto platform to conduct Proof of Reserves. It complies with regulations and laws applicable to its business, while actively protecting client privacy and maintaining the highest security standards.
For more information about Kraken, please visit www.kraken.com.
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. 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: Eightco's ability to maintain compliance with the Nasdaq's continued listing requirements; unexpected costs, charges or expenses that reduce Eightco's capital resources; Eightco's inability to raise adequate capital to fund its business; Eightco's inability to innovate and attract users for Eightco's products; future legislation and rulemaking negatively impacting digital assets; and shifting public and governmental positions on digital asset mining activity. 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 forward-looking statements, see Eightco's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including in its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 15, 2025. 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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