EASTON, Pa., July 27, 2026 — Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) said it participated in World Foundation’s $52.5 million funding round and provided an updated breakdown of its treasury holdings across digital assets, cash, stablecoins and strategic investments in private technology companies.

Eightco said its treasury composition as of July 26, 2026, included indirect exposure to $90 million of OpenAI equity, $18 million of Beast Industries equity, 16,278 ETH, nearly 302 million Worldcoin (WLD), and $142 million in cash and equivalents. The company said the total value of its holdings was approximately $391 million.

The update gives investors a clearer view of how Eightco’s balance sheet is allocated across liquid assets, digital tokens and private-company exposure. Because several of the company’s largest positions are either digital assets or indirect interests in private companies, the reported holdings can be affected by token pricing, valuation methods and the limited liquidity of private equity interests.

World Foundation announced the $52.5 million funding round on July 24, 2026. The round was led by Pantera Capital and included Bain Capital Crypto, Eightco, Selini Capital, Susquehanna Crypto and other investors. World Foundation also marked the three-year anniversary of its launch into production, saying more than 39 million people have joined World Network, more than 18 million humans have been verified by an Orb, and the network has used more than 475 million World ID proofs since launch.

As of July 26, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. ET, Eightco said its ORBS holdings included 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 WLD at $0.36 per token, based on Coinbase pricing, 16,278 ETH, and approximately $142 million in total cash and stablecoins.

“Clearly, the world is getting close to very powerful AI,” Sam Altman said recently. “We care more about humans than we care about AI. And we are so hardwired to care about people that I’m not afraid for the future as long as we can tell. World ID is our effort at that, and it’s been amazing to see the progress over the last year as people have adopted this and figured out how to integrate this into a new world.”

Tom Lee, a board member of Eightco (ORBS), said the reduction in WLD issuance that began on July 24 cuts incremental supply by half. “This should substantially improve the net supply/demand balance for WLD and thus, supports the argument for improved risk/reward in prices,” Lee said.

Company Cites Recent Developments

Eightco management said it believes the company’s treasury portfolio includes components tied to the future AI and digital financial system. The company cited several recent developments in support of that view.

On July 21, asset manager Grayscale filed with the SEC to launch the first U.S. ETF tied to Worldcoin, according to Decrypt. An SEC filing is an initial regulatory step and does not by itself mean an ETF will be approved or launched.

Also on July 21, OpenAI announced the launch of its ChatGPT for small businesses program, an initiative intended to help small businesses improve productivity and scale with ChatGPT, according to OpenAI.

Franklin Templeton Digital Assets published a white paper on July 21 authored by Sandy Kaul and titled “Agentic AI—The Killer Use Case for Blockchain and Crypto.” The white paper suggested that blockchains will facilitate machine-to-machine transactions and will be critical to the deployment of widespread agentic AI services. Eightco said this was consistent with its conviction that WorldID is central to the interaction between AI and blockchain.

On July 22, OpenAI was reported to be planning a data center in Georgia with 3.2 gigawatts of power to be delivered in phases from 2028 to 2032, according to Axios.

Eightco also noted that World’s token issuance schedule reached a milestone on July 24, 2026. As described in the original World white paper, the network’s largest three-year token unlock period concluded, reducing the number of WLD entering circulation each day by about 43%, from approximately 5.1 million tokens to about 2.9 million. Eightco said it currently holds 301,971,219 WLD, representing approximately 8% of circulating supply and the largest publicly disclosed WLD position in the world. WLD will continue entering circulation, but at roughly half the previous daily rate, slowing overall supply growth, according to World.

Eightco’s Stated Areas of Exposure

Eightco said it is structured around three trends it expects to shape the next decade of innovation: artificial intelligence, digital identity and the creator economy. The company said it has exposure to those areas through its indirect investment in OpenAI, which represents 23% of ORBS treasury holdings; Worldcoin, which represents 28%; and Beast Industries, which represents 5%.

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. The investment represents approximately 23% of treasury assets, which Eightco described as one of the highest disclosed concentrations of any listed vehicle.

ChatGPT, OpenAI’s consumer application, is the No. 1 consumer AI app worldwide, according to Sensor Tower. Eightco said ChatGPT crossed 900 million weekly active users in February 2026, citing UBS via Reuters, and described it as the fastest-scaling consumer technology in history.

Digital Identity — WLD Token

Eightco said it holds nearly 302 million WLD, equal to approximately 8% of circulating supply, making it the largest publicly disclosed institutional holder globally. The position represents approximately 28% of Eightco’s treasury assets.

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. World’s Orb devices issue a privacy-preserving World ID intended to verify that a user is a unique human rather than an AI agent.

The identity layer is central to Eightco’s thesis because it addresses a specific problem raised by the spread of AI systems: distinguishing verified humans from bots or autonomous agents in online services. The same use case also places World in an area subject to regulatory and public scrutiny, particularly around digital assets, biometric data collection and privacy, risks Eightco identifies in its forward-looking disclosures.

Under World’s announced business model, applications pay per-verification fees while end-user verification remains free. Both credential issuers and the World protocol monetize verified-human authentication. World identifies a $6.35 trillion combined addressable revenue opportunity across 13 industries, including 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.

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

About Eightco Holdings

Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) is a publicly traded company pursuing a Worldcoin (WLD) treasury strategy. The company says it provides single-ticker indirect exposure to 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, CoinFund, Discovery Capital Management, FalconX, Payward/Kraken, Pantera and GSR. The company said it is building an infrastructure layer for human verification in the agentic AI era.

For more information, Eightco listed its X account as @iamhuman_orbs and its website as 8co.holdings.

Frequently Asked Questions Provided by the Company

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 nearly 302 million WLD, approximately 8% 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 rather than a bot or AI agent. Eightco describes it as 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). Brett Winton, chief futurist at ARK Invest, serves as an adviser to the board.

Forward-Looking Statements

Eightco said the press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. It said all statements other than historical facts could be deemed forward-looking, including statements about the company’s expectations that artificial intelligence, digital identity and the creator economy will shape the next decade of innovation; its belief that its treasury portfolio includes critical components for the future AI and digital financial system; statements about anticipated improvement in WLD net supply/demand balance and risk/reward in prices following the reduction in token issuance; statements that blockchains will facilitate machine-to-machine transactions and be critical to widespread agentic AI services; and the company’s conviction that WorldID sits at the center of the interaction between AI and blockchain.

The company said forward-looking statements also include statements about World’s $6.35 trillion addressable revenue opportunity across banking, e-commerce, gaming, social media and agentic AI; the expected reduction in WLD issuance after July 24, 2026, from about 5.1 million tokens to about 2.9 million tokens daily; statements that Eightco holds the largest publicly disclosed WLD position globally; statements that distribution and audience trust become increasingly scarce as AI commoditizes content production; statements about building infrastructure for human verification in the agentic AI era; statements about providing indirect exposure to defining trends through OpenAI, WLD and Beast Industries; statements that OpenAI submitted a confidential S-1 for a potential future initial public offering; and statements about future phases of OpenAI’s Georgia data center project from 2028 to 2032.

Eightco said 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 similar terms are intended to identify forward-looking statements, though not all such statements contain those words.

Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current beliefs and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Eightco said actual results could differ materially because of factors including 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; risks of loss or markdown on strategic investments, including its indirect OpenAI equity position, WLD position and Beast Industries equity position; Nasdaq continued-listing compliance; unexpected costs, charges or expenses; inability to raise adequate capital; volatility in WLD and ETH prices; regulatory changes affecting digital assets, artificial intelligence adoption or biometric data collection; risks related to Proof-of-Human technology and the World network; uncertainty around agentic AI deployment; uncertainty regarding OpenAI’s product roadmap, business model and any IPO; risks related to Beast Industries’ growth projections; competition in digital identity and AI infrastructure markets; reliance on third-party valuation sources; uncertainty regarding MrBeast’s continued success and Beast Industries’ creator-driven business model; concentrated positions in digital assets and private company investments; shifting public and governmental positions on digital assets or AI-related industries; risks that WLD supply dynamics may not produce anticipated market effects; risks related to World Foundation’s funding, development and network scaling; and risks tied to the timing and completion of OpenAI’s planned data center projects.

The company directed readers to 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. Eightco said all information in the release was as of the release date and that it undertakes no duty to update the information or publicly announce revisions to forward-looking statements to reflect actual results or changes in expectations.