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

As of August 19, 2026, Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) said its treasury composition included a $90 million indirect investment in OpenAI, an $18 million investment in Beast Industries, 16,278 ether (ETH), 301,971,219 Worldcoin (WLD) tokens, and approximately $132 million in cash and equivalents, bringing total holdings to about $389 million. The company said that mix reflects a treasury model built around both liquid assets and strategic positions in private technology companies, which it uses to frame its exposure to artificial intelligence, digital identity and the creator economy.

The company also said it recently participated in 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 other investors.

EASTON, Pa., Aug. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) today provided an update on its total holdings, highlighting its position across digital assets and strategic investments in leading private technology companies. Eightco also said it repurchased approximately 14 million shares of its common stock under the previously announced $125 million share repurchase program.

As of Aug. 19, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. ET, 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 Worldcoin (WLD) tokens valued at $0.37 per token, according to Coinbase; 16,278 ether (ETH); and about $132 million in total cash and stablecoins. The company said these holdings totaled approximately $389 million.

Заголовки, на которые сослалась компания

Eightco said management believes the company's treasury portfolio holds some of the most critical components for the future AI and digital financial system. It pointed to several recent developments:

• OpenAI completed a secondary share sale totaling roughly $7 billion ahead of its anticipated IPO, allowing current and former employees to sell stock at a company valuation of $852 billion, according to CNBC.
• On Aug. 4, Cloudflare announced Cloudflare Wallets, 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 is designed to help teens learn, think critically, deepen understanding and use AI with confidence. OpenAI said the product includes stronger built-in safety protections for teens, features to promote 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."

Экспозиция Eightco к трем мегатрендам

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 trend through indirect investment in OpenAI, Worldcoin and Beast Industries.

Искусственный интеллект — OpenAI

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

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

Цифровая идентичность — токен WLD

Eightco said it holds nearly 302 million WLD, equal to about 8.4% of circulating supply. The company described the position as the largest publicly disclosed institutional position globally and said it represents about 29% 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. The network's 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. World said both credential issuers and the World protocol can monetize verified-human authentication. Tools for Humanity has said World identifies a $6.35 trillion combined addressable revenue opportunity across 13 industries, including banking, e-commerce, gaming, social media and agentic AI.

Экономика создателей — Beast Industries

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

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

О Eightco Holdings Inc.

Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) said it is a publicly traded company executing a first-of-its-kind Worldcoin (WLD) treasury strategy. The company said it provides investors with single-ticker indirect exposure to three major trends in the current 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

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) said it holds nearly 302 million WLD, equal to about 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. Eightco said 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) said it 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?

Eightco said 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 Brett Winton, chief futurist at ARK Invest, who serves as an advisor to the board.

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 the press release other than statements of historical fact 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; management's belief that the treasury portfolio holds critical components for the future AI and digital financial system; management's belief that ORBS' common shares are undervalued relative to intrinsic and synergistic value; management's belief that the share repurchases are an efficient and effective use of capital that increase shareholder value; statements regarding World's $6.35 trillion addressable revenue opportunity across banking, e-commerce, gaming, social media and agentic AI; statements that distribution and audience trust become increasingly scarce 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's 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" and "view" and other words and terms of similar meaning 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 described in any forward-looking statement as a result of various 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; the 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 capital resources or otherwise delay capital deployment; inability to raise adequate capital to fund or scale business operations or strategic investments; volatility in digital asset prices, including WLD and ETH, which could materially affect treasury holdings; regulatory changes, future legislation and rulemaking that negatively impact 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 any future liquidity events; 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 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; risks related to the company's share repurchase program, including the timing, pricing and amount of any repurchases; 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.

The company said readers should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. It directed readers to its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 15, 2026, its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 15, 2026, and other publicly available SEC filings, for additional risk factors and disclosures. Eightco said all information in the press release is as of the date of release and that it undertakes no duty to update the information or publicly announce revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect actual results or changes in expectations.