ORBS presents public market publicity to probably the most revolutionary personal firms together with OpenAI and Beast Industries
ORBS bridges a essential hole between public buyers and transformative applied sciences
OpenAI represents roughly 30% of ORBS’ whole 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”) as we speak introduced an replace on its whole holdings, highlighting its increasing place throughout digital property and strategic investments in main personal expertise firms.
As of March 30, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. ET, ORBS’ holdings embrace 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 whole money and stablecoins, for whole holdings of roughly $326 million.
OpenAI represents roughly 30% of ORBS’ whole treasury place. ORBS holds almost 9% of all the present WLD provide in circulation, positioning the corporate as the biggest public market participant within the Worldcoin ecosystem.
“At ORBS, our technique is centered on offering public market buyers with publicity to among the most necessary personal firms shaping the way forward for expertise,” mentioned Kevin O’Donnell, Chief Government Officer of Eightco ($ORBS). “Via our investments in extremely influential firms like OpenAI and Beast Industries, we’re constructing a portfolio on the intersection of synthetic intelligence, digital identification, and next-generation client 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 mother or father 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 international digital client 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 firms, ORBS helps bridge a essential hole between public buyers and transformative applied sciences.”
ABOUT EIGHTCO HOLDINGS INC.
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. Via strategic investments and partnerships, ORBS sits on the intersection of blockchain infrastructure, synthetic intelligence, and next-generation client platforms. The Firm is concentrated on constructing long-term shareholder worth by aligning capital with the transformative applied sciences shaping the way forward for humanity.
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