ORBS presents public market publicity to probably the most modern personal corporations together with OpenAI and Beast Industries
ORBS bridges a important hole between public buyers and transformative applied sciences
OpenAI represents roughly 30% of ORBS’ complete treasury place
The Firm is supported by a gaggle of strategic and institutional buyers together with: Bitmine Immersion Applied sciences (BMNR), MOZAYYX, ARK Make investments, Payward, World Basis, Coinfund, Discovery Capital Administration, FalconX, Pantera, GSR, and extra
EASTON, Pa., March 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) (“ORBS” or the “Firm”) immediately introduced an replace on its complete holdings, highlighting its increasing place throughout digital belongings and strategic investments in main personal expertise corporations.
As of March 30, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. ET, ORBS’ holdings embody 277,222,975 Worldcoin (WLD) at $0.28 per WLD (per Coinbase), 11,068 Ethereum (ETH), a $90 million funding not directly in OpenAI, a $25 million funding in Beast Industries, and $109 million in complete money and stablecoins, for complete holdings of roughly $326 million.
OpenAI represents roughly 30% of ORBS’ complete treasury place. ORBS holds practically 9% of all the present WLD provide in circulation, positioning the corporate as the biggest public market participant within the Worldcoin ecosystem.
“At ORBS, our technique is centered on offering public market buyers with publicity to among the most essential personal corporations shaping the way forward for expertise,” mentioned Kevin O’Donnell, Chief Govt Officer of Eightco ($ORBS). “By our investments in extremely influential corporations like OpenAI and Beast Industries, we’re constructing a portfolio on the intersection of synthetic intelligence, digital id, and next-generation shopper ecosystems.”
The Firm beforehand introduced $130 million in new funding commitments, led by an $80 million funding from Bitmine Immersion Applied sciences, Inc. (NYSE: BMNR), with extra participation from ARK Make investments and Payward, the dad or mum firm of Kraken, every committing $25 million. This capital positions ORBS to have the ability to speed up its technique of investing in transformative applied sciences throughout synthetic intelligence, blockchain infrastructure, and world digital shopper platforms.
“ORBS is constructing a public market on-ramp to the businesses driving the AI period,” mentioned Brett Winton, Chief Futurist at ARK Make investments and Board Advisor to ORBS. “By increasing entry to extremely influential personal corporations, ORBS helps bridge a important hole between public buyers and transformative applied sciences.”
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Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) is increasing its mission to personal stakes in main AI mannequin, OpenAI and main content material creator, MrBeast and Beast Industries. By strategic investments and partnerships, ORBS sits on the intersection of blockchain infrastructure, synthetic intelligence, and next-generation shopper platforms. The Firm is targeted on constructing long-term shareholder worth by aligning capital with the transformative applied sciences shaping the way forward for humanity.
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