Eightco Holdings Reports $380M Treasury, Backed by OpenAI, Worldcoin, and MrBeast Stakes — Eightco Holdings Inc.

Event summary

Eightco Holdings reports total holdings of approximately $380 million as of September 16, 2026, including $90 million in OpenAI equity, $18 million in Beast Industries equity, 16,278 ETH, and nearly 302 million WLD tokens.
The company repurchased over 26 million shares of common stock this quarter under its $125 million share repurchase program.
Eightco previously participated in World Foundation's $52.5 million funding round, led by Pantera with participation from Bain Capital Crypto, Selini Capital, Susquehanna Crypto, and additional investors.
OpenAI acquired smartphone camera maker Glass Imaging for over $300 million, and supports a bipartisan House plan for third-party safety assessments.
World announced World One, a three-month residency in San Francisco for solo builders to build in public and ship frontier products powered by World ID technology.

The big picture

Eightco Holdings' strategic portfolio aligns with three mega-trends: artificial intelligence, digital identity, and the creator economy. With significant stakes in OpenAI, Worldcoin, and Beast Industries, the company aims to provide indirect exposure to these defining trends. The recent share repurchase and strategic investments highlight Eightco's focus on building infrastructure for human verification in the agentic AI era, positioning it as a key player in the evolving digital financial system.

What we're watching

AI Regulation: How OpenAI's support for third-party safety assessments will impact the pace of AI industry self-regulation and its effect on Eightco's investments.
Digital Identity Adoption: Whether Worldcoin's Proof of Human network can achieve widespread adoption and monetization across the identified $6.35 trillion addressable revenue opportunity.
Creator Economy Growth: The pace at which Beast Industries can sustain growth and leverage AI commoditization of content production to maintain its dominant position in the creator economy.