EASTON, Pa., Aug. 6, 2026 — Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) ("Eightco" or the "Company") has provided an update on its total holdings, reporting a treasury portfolio of approximately $378 million as of August 5, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. ET. The holdings span digital assets, cash and stablecoins, and strategic equity investments in private technology companies — making Eightco one of the few publicly traded vehicles offering concentrated, single-ticker exposure to private AI companies, proof-of-human identity infrastructure, and creator economy assets.

The Company's treasury composition as of that date includes:

• $90 million indirect investment in OpenAI (through special purpose vehicles)
• $18 million funded investment in Beast Industries
• $1 million investment in Mythical Games, a blockchain gaming platform
• 301,971,219 Worldcoin (WLD) tokens, valued at $0.32 per WLD (per Coinbase)
• 16,278 Ethereum (ETH)
• Approximately $142 million in total cash and stablecoins

Eightco recently participated in World Foundation's $52.5 million funding round, which was led by Pantera with participation from Bain Capital Crypto, Selini Capital, Susquehanna Crypto, and additional investors.

Treasury Strategy: Three 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. The Company holds 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. The Company describes this as one of the highest disclosed concentrations of any listed vehicle.

The investment comes amid an unprecedented buildout of AI infrastructure. On July 26, it was reported that Nvidia is in talks with OpenAI to provide a roughly $250 billion backstop 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 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 AI infrastructure (The New York Times). On August 2, the World Bank released a report stating 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).

ChatGPT, OpenAI's consumer app, ranks as 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.

OpenAI also recently announced that it submitted a confidential S-1, setting itself up for a potential future initial public offering. On a recent podcast episode, Sam Altman suggested that humanity 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).

Digital Identity — WLD Token

Eightco holds nearly 302 million WLD, approximately 8.4% of circulating supply — the largest publicly disclosed institutional position globally — representing 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.

The digital identity thesis unfolds against a backdrop of evolving digital asset regulation. 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, said during his July 27 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."

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, the Company noted.

Company Leadership and Structure

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).

Eightco describes itself as a publicly traded company executing a first-of-its-kind Worldcoin (WLD) treasury strategy, providing investors single-ticker indirect exposure to artificial intelligence through its OpenAI position, digital identity through its WLD holdings and the Proof of Human protocol, and the creator economy through its equity stake in Beast Industries. The Company is backed by institutional investors including Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc. (NYSE: BMNR), MOZAYYX, World Foundation, CoinFund, Discovery Capital Management, FalconX, Payward/Kraken, Pantera, and GSR.

Proof of Human, as defined by the Company, is cryptographic verification that a user is a unique, living person rather than a bot or AI agent. It is intended as foundational infrastructure for social networks, banking, agentic commerce, and any system requiring verified human identity in the agentic AI era.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on management's current beliefs and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. 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 strategic investments, including the indirect position in OpenAI equity, the position in WLD, and the position in Beast Industries equity; the Company's ability to maintain compliance with Nasdaq's continued listing requirements; unexpected costs or expenses that reduce capital resources; inability to raise adequate capital; volatility in digital asset prices, including WLD and ETH; regulatory changes or future legislation negatively impacting digital assets, AI 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 of agentic AI deployment; 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 growth projections; competition in the digital identity and AI infrastructure markets; reliance on third-party sources for valuation of certain investments; uncertainty regarding MrBeast's continued success and Beast Industries' creator-driven business model; risks related to concentrated positions in certain digital assets and private company investments; shifting public and governmental positions on digital assets or AI-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.

For a discussion of other risks and uncertainties, see Eightco's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, 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.

Source: Chainwire