Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) disclosed total assets held approximately US$389 million, covering O

Eightco Holdings (Nasdaq: ORBS) reported total assets held of approximately US$389 million, including OpenAI, Beast Industries, more than 16,000 ETH and nearly 302 million WLD tokens.

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

As of August 19, 2026, Eightco's treasury composition is as follows: OpenAI equity (indirect holding) of US$90 million, Beast Industries equity of US$18 million, 16,278 ETH, nearly 302 million WLD holdings, and US$132 million in cash and equivalents, totaling approximately US$389 million.

Eightco recently participated in the World Foundation's US$52.5 million financing round, led by Pantera, with participation from Bain Capital Crypto, Selini Capital, Susquehanna Crypto and other investors.

Eightco provides investors with a channel to indirectly invest in the most innovative private companies such as OpenAI and Beast Industries.

Easton, Pennsylvania, August 20, 2026-Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) today updated its total asset holdings, highlighting its placement in digital assets and strategic investments in leading private technology companies. Eightco also announced that it has repurchased approximately 14 million shares of common stock under a previously announced $125 million share repurchase program.

As of 6:00 pm EST on August 19, 2026, ORBS's assets include: $90 million investment in OpenAI (indirectly held through SPV), US$18 million invested in Beast Industries, US$1 million invested in Mythical Games, 301,971,219 Worldcoin (WLD) units calculated at US$0.37 each (According to Coinbase data), 16,278 Ethereum (ETH) pieces, as well as approximately US$132 million in cash and stablecoins, have total assets held approximately US$389 million.

Headlines driving news:

Eightco management believes that the company's treasury portfolio contains some of the most critical elements of the future AI and digital financial system. Top stories this week include:

· OpenAI completed a secondary stock sale of approximately $7 billion ahead of its expected IPO, allowing current and former employees to sell shares at the company's $852 billion valuation.

·On August 4, Cloudflare announced the launch of Cloudflare Wallets, a programmable wallet for the proxy Internet that provides wallets for AI agents and gives them trading capabilities.

·On August 10, OpenAI announced an expansion of its Daybreak Cybersecurity Partner Program to deliver its most powerful cybersecurity model through trusted cybersecurity companies and service providers. Through Daybreak, partners such as Accenture, IBM, CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Cisco, and Cloudflare can integrate OpenAI's models into their existing security products and services.

·On August 18, OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Teens, which aims to help young people learn, think critically, deepen their understanding, and use AI confidently. The product offers stronger built-in safety protections for teenagers, including features to promote healthy use and additional control options for parents.

Kevin O'Donnell, Chairman and CEO of Eightco, said: "We continue to believe that ORBS's common stock is undervalued not only relative to its intrinsic value, but also relative to the synergistic value of its assets. The decision to repurchase 14 million shares in the past two weeks reflects our confidence in Eightco's strategy, assets and future. We believe that these share repurchases are efficient and effective ways to use capital and enhance shareholder value."

Eightco: Layout key megatrends

Eightco is built around three core trends that the company expects to shape innovation over the next decade: artificial intelligence, digital identity and the creator economy. Eightco has a place in every trend through indirect investments in OpenAI (23% of ORBS treasury assets), Worldcoin (29%) and Beast Industries (5%).

Artificial Intelligence--OpenAI

Eightco has invested approximately US$90 million in special purpose vehicles and indirectly holds an equity interest in OpenAI's parent company, accounting for approximately 23% of treasury's assets, one of the highest concentrations disclosed in any listed vehicle. OpenAI's consumer application ChatGPT is the world's number one consumer AI application. On July 31, 2026, OpenAI announced that its model now covers more than 1 billion active users and more than 2 million enterprises. Six months after registering, the number of messages sent per day increased by approximately 50%, and the types of work completed using ChatGPT also approximately doubled.

Digital Identity-WLD Tokens

Eightco holds nearly 302 million WLDs, accounting for approximately 8.4% of the circulating supply. It is the largest publicly disclosed institutional position in the world, accounting for approximately 29% of Eightco's treasury assets. Worldcoin is a native token for the World Network, a global "human proof" network built by Tools for Humanity (co-founded by Sam Altman and Alex Blania) and managed by the World Foundation. Its Orb devices can issue privacy-protecting World IDs that are used to verify that users are unique human beings rather than AI agents.

According to the business model announced by World, applications are required to pay for verification on a per-time basis, while end-user verification remains free, and both credential issuers and World protocols can benefit from verified human identity. World identified a total of $6.35 trillion in potential revenue opportunities across 13 industries including banking, e-commerce, games, social media and proxy AI.

Creator Economy-Beast Industries

Eightco has invested $18 million in Beast Industries, which represents approximately 5% of Treasury's assets. Beast Industries has one of the largest direct-to-consumer coverage in the world, with a total of more than 500 million fans across platforms, and its core character, MrBeast, is the most watched person on YouTube in the world. As AI commercializes content production, distribution channels and audience trust are becoming increasingly scarce assets.

About Eightco Holdings Inc.

Eightco Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBS) is a listed company that implements the pioneering Worldcoin (WLD) treasury strategy, providing investors with a single ticker to indirectly invest in three defining trends in this cycle: laying out artificial intelligence through indirect investment in OpenAI, laying out digital identities through being the largest public holder of WLD and the "human proof" protocol, and laying out creator economies through Beast Industries, which owns a stake in MrBeast. Eightco received grants from Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc. Support from leading institutional investors including (NYSE: BMNR), MOZAYX, World Foundation, Discovery Capital Management, FalconX, Payward/Kraken, Pantera and GSR is building the infrastructure layer for human verification in the AI era.

FAQs

What are ORBS stocks?
Eightco Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBS) is a listed company listed on Nasdaq. ORBS provides indirect investment exposure to OpenAI and Beast Industries and holds one of the world's largest publicly disclosed Worldcoin (WLD) positions.

Who has the most Worldcoin (WLD)?
Eightco Holdings (Nasdaq: ORBS) holds nearly 302 million WLDs, or approximately 8.4% of the circulating supply, and is the world's largest publicly disclosed institutional position.

What is a "human proof"?
"Human proof" is a cryptographic verification method used to confirm that a user is a unique and real person, not a robot or AI agent. It is a critical infrastructure for Social networks, banks, agent commerce, and any system that requires "one person, one account" in the era of agent AI.

What does Eightco (ORBS) have to do with "human proof"?
Eightco Holdings (Nasdaq: ORBS) is the largest publicly disclosed institution holder of Worldcoin (WLD), the token that drives World's "human proof" network.

Who is the CEO of Eightco Holdings? [TAG 65]Kevin O'Donnell is CEO of Eightco Holdings (Nasdaq: ORBS). The company's board of directors includes Tom Lee (Managing Partner and Head of Research at Fundstrat and Chairman of Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR)) and Board Advisor Brett Winton (Chief Futurist at ARK Invest).

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 may be considered forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: the company's expectations that artificial intelligence, digital identity and the creator economy will shape innovation over the next decade; management's view that the company's treasury portfolio contains the most critical elements of the future AI and digital financial system; management's view that ORBS's common stock is undervalued relative to intrinsic value and synergistic value; Management's view that the company's share repurchase is an efficient and effective way to use capital and enhance shareholder value; a statement that World has US$6.35 trillion in potential revenue opportunities in industries such as banking, e-commerce, games, social media and proxy AI; a statement that distribution channels and audience trust have become increasingly scarce assets as AI commoditizes content production; a statement that the company is building a human verification infrastructure layer in the era of proxy AI; Statements that "human proof" is a critical infrastructure for Social networks, banks, agency commerce, and systems that require verification of human identity; and statements that companies provide indirect exposure to defined trends through investments in OpenAI, WLD, and Beast Industries. Words such as "plan","expect","will","expect","continue","expand","advance","develop","believe","guide","goal","may","maintain","project","outlook","intend","estimate","can","should","positioning","view" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but not all forward-looking statements include such words. Forward-looking statements are based on management's current beliefs and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties and do not constitute guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement due to a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the company's inability to direct private companies it does not control Management or operations of (including OpenAI and Beast Industries); company strategic investments (including equity in OpenAI, WLD positions and equity in Beast Industries indirectly held through special purpose vehicles) the risk of possible losses or writedowns; the company's ability to maintain compliance with Nasdaq's ongoing listing requirements; unforeseen costs, fees or expenses that reduce the company's capital resources or delay capital deployment; the inability to raise sufficient capital to fund or expand its business operations or strategic investments; prices of digital assets (including WLD and ETH), which may have a significant impact on the value of assets held by the company's treasury; regulatory changes, future legislation and rule-making have a negative impact on digital assets, artificial intelligence applications or biometric data collection; risks associated with the development, adoption and market acceptance of "human proof" technology and the World Network; uncertainties about the speed and trajectory of proxy AI deployment in enterprise and consumer applications; Uncertainty about OpenAI product roadmap, business model development and any future liquidity events; risks associated with Beast Industries achieving its growth expectations; competition in the digital identity and AI infrastructure markets; reliance on third-party sources to value certain investments; Uncertainty about the continued success of MrBeast and the performance of Beast Industries 'creator-driven business model; risks associated with the company's concentration of certain digital assets and private company investments; Risks associated with the company's share repurchase program, including the timing, price and quantity of repurchases; shifts in public and government positions on digital asset or artificial intelligence-related industries; risks associated with the timing, functionality and commercial repercussions of the release of OpenAI models; and the risk that WLD supply dynamics may not produce the expected market effects. In view of these risks and uncertainties, do not 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 this forward-looking statement, please refer to Eightco's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including risk factors and other disclosures in 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. All information in this press release is as of the date of release, and Eightco is under no obligation to update this information or publicly announce the results of any revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect actual results or any expected changes.