Eightco discloses $437M treasury with OpenAI and 283M Worldcoin tokens

Eightco Holdings disclosed $437 million in total treasury assets as of June 3, anchored by 283 million Worldcoin tokens and a $90 million indirect OpenAI stake.

"The market is witnessing one of the largest technology investment cycles in history as AI reshapes industries, business models, and the global economy," Thomas Lee, board member of Eightco and managing partner at Fundstrat, said. "With OpenAI's filing reported to be upcoming, we believe OpenAI sits at the center of this transformation."

The treasury breaks down as $156 million in WLD at $0.55 per token (per Coinbase), $142 million in cash and stablecoins, $90 million in OpenAI equity held through special purpose vehicles, $18 million in MrBeast's Beast Industries, 16,278 ETH, and $1 million in Mythical Games. The WLD position represents approximately 8.4% of the token's circulating supply, the largest publicly disclosed institutional holding globally, according to the company.

The disclosure comes as OpenAI is reportedly preparing to file for an IPO in the coming weeks, per The New York Times, and Anthropic confidentially filed for a US IPO on June 1 at a nearly $1 trillion valuation. Eightco's market capitalization of $349 million trades at a discount to its reported net asset value of $437 million, with analyst price targets ranging from $33 to $40 per share.

Worldcoin and the Proof of Human thesis

Worldcoin is the native token of World, a global Proof of Human network built by Tools for Humanity and co-founded by Sam Altman and Alex Blania. The project uses biometric Orb devices to issue a privacy-preserving World ID that verifies a user is a unique human rather than an AI agent — a function the company describes as solving the "double human" problem in an era of deepfakes and bot proliferation.

Under World's announced business model, applications pay per-verification fees while end-user verification remains free. Tools for Humanity estimates a $6.35 trillion combined addressable revenue opportunity across 13 industries including banking, e-commerce, gaming, social media, and agentic AI.

Data compiled by Fundstrat shows that non-human entities now account for an estimated 75 percent of Polymarket trading volume, 53 percent of web traffic, 47 percent of emails sent, and 44 percent of US equity buy-side execution — underscoring the demand for human verification infrastructure.

OpenAI exposure and the AI IPO wave

Eightco's $90 million indirect investment in OpenAI, held through special purpose vehicles, accounts for 21 percent of treasury assets — one of the highest disclosed concentrations of any listed vehicle. ChatGPT crossed 900 million weekly active users in February 2026, making it the fastest-scaling consumer technology in history, according to UBS via Reuters.

The AI sector is experiencing a capital super-cycle. Alphabet announced plans on June 1 to raise up to $80 billion to fund AI-related investments and computing infrastructure, per CNBC. Anthropic's confidential IPO filing and OpenAI's expected filing position Eightco's indirect stake as a potential liquidity event for shareholders.

Treasury strategy and market positioning

Eightco frames its strategy around three mega-trends: artificial intelligence (21 percent of treasury via OpenAI), digital identity (36 percent via WLD), and the creator economy (4 percent via Beast Industries). The company is backed by institutional investors including Bitmine Immersion Technologies, World Foundation, CoinFund, Pantera, and GSR.

ORBS stock traded at $16.90 at the time of disclosure, down approximately 53 percent over the prior six months, according to Investing.com. The company maintains a current ratio of 54.19, reflecting strong liquidity to support its investment strategy.

This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.