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Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) disclosed total holdings of approximately $337 million as of May 20, revealing a strategy centered on artificial intelligence, digital identity, and the creator economy.
"OpenAI Deployment Co creates Palantir-like forward deployment capabilities and a massive enterprise differentiator compared to its rivals," Thomas “Tom” Lee, a Board Member of Eightco, said in a statement.
The company's treasury includes a $90 million indirect investment in OpenAI, an $18 million stake in Beast Industries, over 283 million Worldcoin (WLD) tokens, 11,068 Ethereum (ETH), and approximately $133 million in cash and equivalents. The WLD position represents about 8.31% of the token's circulating supply.
The disclosure positions Eightco as a publicly traded proxy for exposure to high-profile private companies like OpenAI and creator-led Beast Industries, alongside a significant bet on Worldcoin's "Proof of Human" protocol. The move comes as OpenAI is reportedly preparing for an IPO in the coming weeks.
Eightco's strategy focuses on what it identifies as three mega-trends: artificial intelligence, digital identity, and the creator economy. The company's $90 million exposure to OpenAI represents 27% of its treasury assets, making it one of the most concentrated listed vehicles for OpenAI investment.
The company's digital identity play is centered on its 283.45 million WLD tokens, valued at 21% of its treasury. Eightco is the largest publicly disclosed institutional holder of Worldcoin, a project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to verify users as unique humans in an age of increasing AI-generated content. Data cited by the company from Fundstrat estimates that non-human bots already account for 53% of web traffic and 75% of trading volume on platforms like Polymarket.
In the creator economy, Eightco holds an $18 million equity position in Beast Industries, the company led by YouTuber MrBeast. Beast Industries recently guided its full-year 2026 revenue to $1.6 billion, a significant increase from $899 million in 2025. "Media buzz around the Beast event reflected the fact that MrBeast is one of a few multi-billion companies that can guide to +75% revenue growth in 2026," Lee stated.
The disclosure provides investors with a unique, single-ticker vehicle for indirect exposure to these defining technology trends. The company's next catalyst will be the market's reaction to the anticipated White House Executive Order on AI safety and any further news regarding a potential OpenAI IPO.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.
