Eightco repurchased 14 million shares of common stock in the past two weeks under its previously announced $125 million share repurchase program.

Eightco’s treasury composition as of August 19, 2026, included $90 million of indirect OpenAI equity, $18 million of Beast Industries equity, 16,278 ETH, nearly 302 million WLD, and $132 million in cash and equivalents, for total holdings of approximately $389 million. The company also recently participated in the World Foundation’s $52.5 million funding round, which was led by Pantera and included participation from Bain Capital Crypto, Selini Capital, Susquehanna Crypto and additional investors.

Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) said on Aug. 20, 2026, that it was updating investors on its total holdings, highlighting both digital assets and strategic investments in private technology companies. The company said it also repurchased approximately 14 million shares of its common stock under its previously announced $125 million share repurchase program.

As of Aug. 19, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. ET, ORBS said its holdings consisted of a $90 million investment, indirectly through special purpose vehicles, in OpenAI; an $18 million funded investment in Beast Industries; a $1 million investment in Mythical Games; 301,971,219 Worldcoin (WLD) valued at $0.37 per WLD, according to Coinbase; 16,278 Ethereum (ETH); and approximately $132 million in total cash and stablecoins. The company said those assets totaled approximately $389 million. That mix leaves Eightco with exposure to both public crypto assets and privately held businesses, making the company’s disclosure relevant not only for the size of the portfolio but for how it ties together three distinct themes the firm says it is targeting: AI, digital identity and the creator economy.

Headlines cited by the company

Eightco said management believes its treasury portfolio contains some of the components it considers critical to the future AI and digital financial system. The company highlighted several recent headlines it said support that view.

On CNBC, OpenAI reportedly completed a secondary share sale totaling roughly $7 billion ahead of its anticipated IPO, allowing current and former employees to sell stock at the company’s $852 billion valuation.

On Aug. 4, Cloudflare announced Cloudflare Wallets, describing it as a programmable wallet for the agentic internet that gives AI agents a wallet and the ability to transact, according to Cloudflare.

On Aug. 10, OpenAI said it was expanding its Daybreak Cyber Partner Program to make its most capable cybersecurity models available through trusted cybersecurity companies and service providers. OpenAI said partners including Accenture, IBM, CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Cisco, Cloudflare and others can incorporate its models into existing security products and services.

On Aug. 18, OpenAI introduced ChatGPT for Teens, which it said is designed to help teens learn, think critically, deepen understanding and use AI with confidence. OpenAI said the product is intended to include stronger built-in safety protections for teens, including features promoting healthy use and additional controls for parents.

“We continue to believe ORBS’ common shares are undervalued to not only intrinsic value, but also the synergistic value of assets held,” said Kevin O’Donnell, Chairman and CEO of Eightco. “Our decision to repurchase 14 million shares in the past two weeks reflects the confidence we have in Eightco’s strategy, assets and future. We believe these share repurchases are an efficient and effective use of capital and increase shareholder value.”

Eightco’s three stated mega-trends

Eightco said it is built around three mega-trends it expects to shape the next decade of innovation: artificial intelligence, digital identity and the creator economy. The company said it has positions in each through indirect investment in OpenAI, Worldcoin and Beast Industries.

Artificial intelligence — OpenAI

Eightco said it has invested approximately $90 million in special purpose vehicles with exposure to equity interests in OpenAI’s parent company, representing about 23% of treasury assets. The company said this is one of the highest disclosed concentrations of any listed vehicle.

Eightco also said ChatGPT, OpenAI’s consumer app, is the No. 1 consumer AI app worldwide, citing Sensor Tower. The company said OpenAI announced on July 31, 2026, that its models now reach more than one billion active users and more than two million businesses. It added that six months after signing up, people send roughly 50% more messages each day and use ChatGPT for about twice as many kinds of work.

Digital identity — WLD token

Eightco said it holds nearly 302 million WLD, representing about 8.4% of circulating supply, which it described as the largest publicly disclosed institutional position globally. The company said the position represents approximately 29% of its treasury assets.

The company said Worldcoin is the native token of World, a global Proof of Human network built by Tools for Humanity, which was co-founded by Sam Altman and Alex Blania, and stewarded by the World Foundation. According to Eightco, World’s Orb devices issue a privacy-preserving World ID that verifies a user is a unique human, not an AI agent.

Eightco said that 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. The company said World identifies a combined addressable revenue opportunity of $6.35 trillion across 13 industries spanning banking, e-commerce, gaming, social media and agentic AI, according to Tools for Humanity.

Creator economy — Beast Industries

Eightco said it has invested $18 million in Beast Industries equity, representing about 5% of treasury assets.

The company said Beast Industries has one of the world’s largest direct-to-consumer reach footprints, with a combined follower base of more than 500 million across platforms, anchored by MrBeast as the most-watched person on YouTube globally. Eightco said that as AI commoditizes content production, distribution and audience trust become increasingly scarce assets.

About Eightco Holdings Inc.

Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) said it is executing what it described as a first-of-its-kind Worldcoin (WLD) treasury strategy. The company said it offers investors single-ticker indirect exposure to three trends it says are defining 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.

Eightco said it is backed by institutional investors including Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc. (NYSE: BMNR), MOZAYYX, World Foundation, Discovery Capital Management, FalconX, Payward/Kraken, Pantera and GSR. The company said it is building the infrastructure layer for human verification in the agentic AI era.

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Frequently asked questions included in the release

Eightco said ORBS is a publicly traded Nasdaq-listed company that provides indirect exposure to OpenAI and Beast Industries and holds one of the largest publicly disclosed positions in Worldcoin (WLD).

The company said it holds nearly 302 million WLD, or about 8.4% of circulating supply, making it the largest publicly disclosed institutional holder globally.

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

The company said it is the largest publicly disclosed institutional holder of Worldcoin (WLD), the token powering World’s Proof of Human network.

Eightco said Kevin O’Donnell is its CEO. It added that the board includes Tom Lee, Managing Partner and Head of Research at Fundstrat and Chairman of Bitmine Immersion Technologies, and that Brett Winton, Chief Futurist at ARK Invest, serves as an advisor to the board.

Forward-looking statements

The release included forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. It said such statements include 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 important components for the future AI and digital financial system; beliefs about the undervaluation of ORBS common shares; views that share repurchases are an efficient use of capital; and statements about World’s $6.35 trillion addressable revenue opportunity, the growth of Proof of Human infrastructure, and indirect exposure through OpenAI, WLD and Beast Industries.

Eightco said these statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including the company’s inability to control private businesses in which it is not a controlling stockholder, potential loss or markdowns on strategic investments, Nasdaq listing compliance, volatility in WLD and ETH, regulatory changes affecting digital assets, AI adoption or biometric data collection, risks tied to Proof of Human and the World network, uncertainty around OpenAI’s roadmap and future liquidity events, risks tied to Beast Industries’ growth, competition in digital identity and AI infrastructure markets, reliance on third-party valuation sources, concentrated positions in digital assets and private company investments, and risks associated with its share repurchase program.

The company referred investors to its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 15, 2026, and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 15, 2026. It said the information in the release is as of the date of publication and that it undertakes no duty to update the information or revise forward-looking statements.