Eightco Holdings unveils $406M treasury with Worldcoin, OpenAI stakes

Eightco Holdings Inc. reported $406 million in total holdings as of July 15, making the Nasdaq-listed firm the largest publicly disclosed holder of Worldcoin (WLD) tokens and one of the few public vehicles offering combined exposure to artificial intelligence, digital identity and the creator economy.

"OpenAI continues to incrementally improve ChatGPT's capabilities and these add up to meaningful improvements year to date," Thomas "Tom" Lee, board member of Eightco and chairman of BitMine Immersion Technologies, said in a statement. "We believe ORBS is uniquely positioned for the future. As AI becomes more personal and autonomous, we expect proof of human will become one of the most valuable assets in the digital economy."

The company's treasury holds 283.5 million WLD tokens valued at $0.41 each, representing approximately 29 percent of total assets and roughly 8 percent of WLD's circulating supply, according to the July 16 press release. Eightco also holds $90 million in indirect OpenAI equity through special purpose vehicles, $18 million in Beast Industries equity — the parent company of YouTube creator MrBeast — 16,278 Ether and approximately $148 million in cash and stablecoins.

The disclosure comes ahead of a significant tokenomics milestone for World, the Proof of Human network formerly known as Worldcoin. On July 24, the network's largest three-year token unlock period is expected to conclude, reducing daily WLD issuance by about 43 percent to roughly 2.9 million tokens from 5.1 million, per the World Foundation. Eightco's holdings will remain unchanged, but the slower supply growth could shift the token's supply-demand dynamics.

WLD Token Supply Milestone

World's token issuance schedule reaches a critical inflection point on July 24. The reduction in daily minting — from approximately 5.1 million to 2.9 million tokens — marks the end of the network's most aggressive unlock phase, as outlined in the original World whitepaper. Eightco's 283 million WLD position makes it the largest institutional holder of the token, which powers verification on a network that has identified a $6.35 trillion combined addressable revenue opportunity across banking, e-commerce, gaming and agentic AI, per Tools for Humanity.

OpenAI and the AI Bet

Eightco's indirect OpenAI stake, held through special purpose vehicles, represents 22 percent of treasury assets — one of the highest disclosed concentrations of any listed vehicle. OpenAI recently submitted a confidential S-1 filing with the SEC, setting the stage for a potential initial public offering, and on July 9 released GPT-5.6 Sol, which the company says is 54 percent more token-efficient on agentic coding tasks. ChatGPT crossed 900 million weekly active users in February, making it the fastest-scaling consumer application in history, according to UBS via Reuters.

The creator economy component — an $18 million equity stake in Beast Industries — gives Eightco exposure to a combined 500 million-plus follower base across platforms, anchored by MrBeast as the most-watched individual on YouTube globally.

Eightco's strategy mirrors a broader trend of public companies diversifying treasuries into digital assets. BitMine Immersion Technologies, where Lee also serves as chairman, disclosed 5.78 million ETH in holdings, making it the largest corporate Ethereum treasury and the second-largest crypto treasury behind Strategy.

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