Eightco Holdings discloses $391M treasury with 302M WLD tokens

Eightco Holdings disclosed a $391 million treasury with 302 million WLD tokens as it joined World Foundation's $52.5 million funding round.

"The reduction in the WLD token issuance, which started on July 24, cuts incremental supply by half," Tom Lee, board member of Eightco and managing partner at Fundstrat, said. "This should substantially improve the net supply/demand balance for WLD and thus supports the argument for improved risk/reward in prices."

Eightco's treasury comprises $90 million in indirect OpenAI equity through special purpose vehicles (23% of assets), 302 million WLD valued at roughly $0.36 each per Coinbase (28%), $18 million in Beast Industries equity (5%), 16,278 ETH, and $142 million in cash and stablecoins. The WLD position represents approximately 8% of the token's circulating supply, according to the company. World Foundation's funding round, announced July 24, also included Bain Capital Crypto, Selini Capital, and Susquehanna Crypto with a 12-month lockup on tokens sold.

The disclosure comes as World Network — the Proof of Human protocol co-founded by OpenAI's Sam Altman and Alex Blania — reached a milestone in its tokenomics. The network's largest three-year unlock period concluded July 24, reducing daily WLD issuance by roughly 43% to about 2.9 million tokens from 5.1 million. More than 39 million users have joined World Network, with 18 million verified by Orb devices and over 475 million World ID proofs used since launch. Separately, Grayscale filed with the SEC on July 21 to launch the first US exchange-traded fund tied to Worldcoin, while OpenAI submitted a confidential S-1 filing for a potential initial public offering.

Eightco's strategy positions it at the intersection of three mega-trends: artificial intelligence through its OpenAI exposure, digital identity through WLD, and the creator economy through Beast Industries. ChatGPT crossed 900 million weekly active users in February 2026, making it the fastest-scaling consumer technology in history, per UBS via Reuters. Beast Industries, anchored by MrBeast as the most-watched person on YouTube, commands a combined 500 million-plus follower base across platforms. World's business model charges applications per-verification fees while keeping end-user verification free, targeting a $6.35 trillion addressable revenue opportunity across 13 industries including banking, e-commerce, gaming, social media, and agentic AI, per Tools for Humanity.

The token supply reduction and institutional developments — including the Grayscale ETF filing and OpenAI's IPO preparations — create a converging set of developments for WLD. The halved daily issuance rate of 2.9 million tokens materially slows supply growth, while potential ETF-driven demand and the expanding World Network user base could shift the supply-demand balance in favor of price appreciation. Eightco's board also includes Brett Winton, chief futurist at ARK Invest, as an advisor.

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