Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) announced its participation in a $52.5 million financing from the Wo

Eightco's financial composition as of July 26, 2026

As of July 26, 2026, Eightco's financial reserves include: Indirect investment in OpenAI is $90 million, investment in Beast Industries is $18 million, 16,278 Ethereum, nearly 302 million WLD tokens, and $142 million in cash and equivalents, totaling approximately $391 million.

OpenAI submits confidential S-1 document

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Eightco indirectly invests in a number of innovative private companies

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July 27, 2026-- Eightco Holdings Company announces position update

Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) today updated its total holdings, highlighting its placement in digital assets and strategic investments in leading private technology companies.

On July 24, 2026, the World Foundation announced that it had completed a US$52.5 million round of financing, led by Pantera Capital and participated by investors such as Bain Capital Crypto, Eightco, Selini Capital, and Susquehanna Crypto. At the same time, the World Foundation celebrated its third anniversary of launch. More than 39 million people have joined the world network, of which more than 18 million have been verified as human users through Orb devices. Since its launch, the network has used more than 475 million world ID certificates.

As of 7:30 pm EDT on July 26, 2026, ORBS's positions include: $90 million investment in OpenAI (indirectly held through SPV), US$18 million investment in Beast Industries, US$1 million investment in Mythical Games, 301,971,219 World Currency (WLD, each price is US$0.36), 16,278 Ethereum (ETH), and approximately US$142 million in cash and stablecoins, with a total position of approximately US$391 million.

Sam Ultraman recently said: "Obviously, the world is approaching very powerful artificial intelligence. We care more about humans than artificial intelligence. We are inherently concerned about others, so as long as we can see where we are going, I don't worry about the future. World ID is what we are doing to this end, and it's amazing to see people accepting it and learning to integrate it into the new world over the past year."

Eightco board member Tom Lee said: "WLD token issuance will decrease from July 24, and daily incremental supply will be halved. This should significantly improve WLD's net supply-demand balance, thereby supporting the view of improved price risk returns."

Headlines driving news

ORBS management believes that the company's financial reserve portfolio contains the most critical components of the future artificial intelligence and digital financial systems. This week's headlines include:

On July 21, asset management company Gray submitted an application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to launch the first U.S. ETF pegged to the world currency.

On July 21, OpenAI announced the launch of the ChatGPT program for small businesses to help small businesses increase productivity and use ChatGPT to expand their business.

On July 21, Franklin Templeton Digital Assets released a white paper written by Sandy Kaul titled "Proxy AI-Killer Applications of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency", pointing out that blockchain will promote machine-to-machine transactions and become the key to the widespread deployment of proxy AI services.

On July 22, OpenAI plans to build a data center in Georgia with an installed capacity of 3.2 GW, which will be delivered in phases from 2028 to 2032.

On July 24, 2026, the world's token issuance plan reached an important milestone. According to the original white paper, the network's largest three-year token unlock period ended, and the number of WLDs entering circulation per day decreased by approximately 43%, from approximately 5.1 million to approximately 2.9 million. ORBS currently holds 301,971,219 WLD positions, accounting for approximately 8% of the circulating supply, making it the world's largest publicly disclosed WLD position.

Eightco's exposure to key megatrends

Eightco is built around three major trends: artificial intelligence, digital identity, and the creator economy. The company has a place in these trends through indirect investments in OpenAI (23% of ORBS's financial reserves), World Currency (WLD), 28% and Beast Industries (5%).

Artificial Intelligence-- OpenAI

Eightco has invested approximately US$90 million through special purpose vehicles, gaining indirect exposure to the equity of OpenAI's parent company, accounting for approximately 23% of financial reserve assets, one of the highest concentrations disclosed in a listing vehicle. OpenAI's consumer application ChatGPT is the world's number one consumer AI application and exceeded 900 million weekly active users in February 2026, becoming the fastest-growing consumer technology in history.

Digital Identity- WLD Tokens

Eightco holds nearly 302 million WLDs, accounting for approximately 8% of circulation supply. It is the world's largest publicly disclosed institutional position, accounting for approximately 28% of Eightco's financial reserve assets. Worldcoin is a native token to the World Network, built by Tools for Humanity (co-founded by Sam Ultraman and Alex Brannia) and managed by the World Foundation. Its Orb devices issue privacy-protecting World IDs that verify that the user is a unique human being and not an AI agent.

According to the world's announced business model, applications pay for the number of verifications, while end-user verifications are free, and both credential issuers and world protocols can profit from verified human identity. The world believes that in 13 industries covering banking, e-commerce, games, social media and proxy AI, total addressable revenue opportunities reach US$6.35 trillion.

Creator Economy- Beast Industries

Eightco has invested $18 million in Beast Industries, which represents approximately 5% of its financial reserve assets. Beast Industries has one of the largest direct-to-consumer coverage in the world, with a total of more than 500 million cross-platform followers, of which MrBeast has the largest number of viewers on YouTube in the world. As AI commoditizes content creation, distribution and audience trust are becoming increasingly scarce.

About Eightco Holdings Inc.

Eightco Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBS) is a listed company that has implemented the first World Currency (WLD) financial reserve strategy to provide investors with indirect exposure under a single stock symbol, covering three defining trends this cycle: entering artificial intelligence through indirect investment in OpenAI, entering digital identity through its role as the largest public holder of WLD and human certification agreements, and entering the creator economy through its stake in MrBeast's Beast Industries. Eightco received grants from Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc. Supported by leading institutional investors including (New York Stock Exchange: BMNR), MOZAYX, the World Foundation, CoinFund, Discovery Capital Management, FalconX, Payward/Kraken, Pantera and GSR, we are building the infrastructure layer for human verification in the era of proxy AI.

FAQs

What are ORBS stocks?

Eightco Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBS) is a listed company listed on Nasdaq. ORBS provides indirect exposure to OpenAI and Beast Industries.

Who owns the most World Coins (WLD)?

Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) holds nearly 302 million WLDs, or approximately 8% of circulating supply, and is the world's largest publicly disclosed institutional position.

What is the human proof?

Human certification is a cryptographic verification that proves that the user is a unique, real person, not a robot or AI agent. It is the infrastructure for Social networks, banks, proxy commerce, and any system that requires "one person, one account" in the era of proxy AI.

What is the connection between Eightco (ORBS) and human evidence?

Eightco Holdings (Nasdaq: ORBS) is the world's largest publicly disclosed institutional holder of the World Currency (WLD), the token that drives the world's human attestation network.

Who is the CEO of Eightco Holdings?

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) and Board Advisor Brett Winton (Chief Futurist at ARK Invest).

Forward-looking statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements 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; the company's belief that its financial reserve portfolio contains future artificial intelligence and the most critical components of the digital financial system; expectations for an improvement in the net supply-demand balance and price risk return for WLD following a reduction in token issuance; Statements that blockchain will facilitate machine-to-machine transactions and become the key to the widespread deployment of proxy AI services; the company's belief that world ID is at the center of AI and blockchain interactions; statements that the world's role in banking, e-commerce, games, social media and addressable revenue opportunities in industries such as proxy AI reach $6.35 trillion; Statements about the expected decline in WLD token issuance after July 24, 2026, including a daily decrease from approximately 5.1 million to approximately 2.9 million; statements that the company holds the world's largest publicly disclosed WLD; statements that distribution and audience trust are becoming increasingly scarce as AI commoditizes content creation; statements that the company is building a human verification infrastructure layer in the era of proxy AI; Statements about the company's indirect exposure to defined trends through investments in OpenAI, WLD and Beast Industries; statements about OpenAI's submission of confidential S-1 documents in preparation for a possible future IPO; and statements about the future phases of OpenAI's Georgia data center project from 2028 to 2032. The words "plan","expect","will","expect","continue","expand","advance","develop","believe","guide","goal","may","maintain","project","outlook","intend","estimate","may","should","positioning","opinion" 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, are subject to risks and uncertainties, and do not constitute guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including but not limited to: the Company is unable to guide private companies in which it is not controlling investments Management or operations of (including OpenAI and Beast Industries); company strategic investments Risk of loss or impairment (including OpenAI indirect equity held through special purpose vehicles, WLD positions and Beast Industries equity); the company's ability to maintain Nasdaq's ongoing listing requirements; unforeseen costs, fees or expenses that reduce the company's capital resources or delay capital deployment; inability to raise sufficient capital to fund or expand business operations or strategic investments; digital assets (Including WLD and ETH) Price fluctuations may seriously affect the value of a company's financial reserves; regulatory changes, future legislation and rule-making have a negative impact on digital assets, AI adoption or biometric data collection; risks related to the development, adoption and market acceptance of human proof technology and the world's 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 the timing or success of any IPO;Beast Industries 'ability to achieve its growth forecasts; competition in digital identity and AI infrastructure markets; reliance on third-party sources to value certain investments;MrBeast's continued success and uncertainty about the performance of Beast Industries' creator-driven business models; the risks of companies concentrating on certain digital assets and private company investments; Changes in public and government positions on digital assets or AI-related industries; the risk that WLD supply dynamics may not have the expected market impact; risks associated with the World Foundation's financing, development and ability to expand its network and business models; and risks associated with the timing and completion of OpenAI's data center projects. 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 important factors, please refer to Eightco's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including risk factors and other disclosures in its 10-K annual report filed on April 15, 2026, and other publicly available SEC documents. All information in this press release is as of the date of publication and Eightco has no obligation to update this information or publicly announce revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any changes in actual results or expectations.