Eightco披露约3.8亿美元组合资产与回购进展，但核心持仓信息较此前更新增量有限

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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
September 3, 2026
EIGHTCO
HOLDINGS INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas
001-41033
87-2755739
(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
(Commission
File
Number)
(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
101
Larry Holmes Drive
Suite
313
Easton
,
PA
18042
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(Zip
Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
(888)
765-8933
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name
of each exchange on which registered
Common
Stock, $0.001 par value
ORBS
The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405
of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging
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Item
7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On
September 3, 2026, Eightco Holdings Inc. (the “
Company
”) issued a press release (the “
Press Release
”)
providing an update on the Company’s operations. A copy of the Press Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein
by reference.
The
information under this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “
Exchange Act
”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section,
and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit
No.
Description
99.1
Press Release, dated September 3, 2026
104
Cover
Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Dated:
September 3, 2026
EIGHTCO
HOLDINGS INC.
/s/
Kevin O’Donnell
Kevin
O’Donnell
Chief
Executive Officer

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EX-99.1
Exhibit 99.1
Eightco
Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) Reports Total Holdings of Approximately $380 Million, Includes OpenAI, Beast Industries, More Than 16,000 ETH
and Nearly 302 Million WLD Tokens
Eightco
treasury composition as of September 2, 2026: $90M OpenAI equity (indirect), $18M Beast Industries equity, 16,278 ETH, nearly 302 million
WLD holdings, and $122M cash and equivalents, totaling approximately $380 million
Eightco
recently repurchased over 25 million shares of common stock in the last month under its previously announced $125 million share repurchase
program
Eightco
previously participated in World Foundation’s $52.5M funding round, led by Pantera with participation from Bain Capital Crypto,
Selini Capital, Susquehanna Crypto, and additional investors
Eightco
provides indirect exposure to some of the most innovative private companies including OpenAI and Beast Industries
EASTON,
Pa., September 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/
Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) (“Eightco” or the “Company”) today
provided an update on its total holdings, highlighting its position across digital assets and strategic investments in leading private
technology companies. Over the past month, Eightco has repurchased over 25 million shares of its common stock under its previously announced
$125 million share repurchase program.
As
of September 2, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. ET, ORBS’ holdings include a $90 million investment (indirectly, through SPVs) in OpenAI, an
$18 million funded investment in Beast Industries, a $1 million investment in Mythical Games, 301,971,219 Worldcoin (WLD) at $0.37 per
WLD (per Coinbase), 16,278 Ethereum (ETH), and approximately $122 million in total cash and stablecoins, for total holdings of approximately
$380 million.
Top
Headlines Driving the News:
Eightco’s
management believes the Company’s treasury portfolio holds some of the most critical components for the future AI and digital financial
system. This week’s top headlines include:
●
On
September 2, World announced it has open-sourced ProveKit, a zero-knowledge identity proving
toolkit. The launch makes ProveKit available to developers outside World. ProveKit is built
into World ID and powers the privacy-preserving features that make proof of human useful
for enterprises, consumer platforms, and developers (
World
).
●
On
September 1, SB Energy, an AI power infrastructure company backed by Softbank, OpenAI and
Nvidia, filed for a potential IPO. In its initial filing, the company said it is “substantially
dependent” on the performance of OpenAI as both a tenant and equity investor in SB
Energy (
CNBC
).
●
On
September 1, MrBeast released a book with one of the world’s bestselling authors James
Patterson, called
The Most Dangerous Games
(
HarperCollins
).
●
On
August 31, OpenAI announced that its advertising business, ChatGPT Ads, reached $1 billion
in annualized revenue run rate less than 200 days after launch. The platform is now used
by tens of thousands of advertisers and continues to expand globally (
Axios
).
●
On
August 31, OpenAI announced its support for the California Senate Bill 1119 to advance youth
AI safety. This legislation is intended to establish meaningful safeguards for how young
people use AI while preserving their access to tools that can help them learn, create, and
prepare for the future (
OpenAI
).
●
On
August 21, it was announced that peaqOS and World ID partnered to enable Proof of Human for
robots and machines. A machine can check that the person in front of it is a real human,
and the same one who placed the order. It never learns a name, a face, or a number (
peaq
).
“AI
stocks have been under pressure recently, partly a result of backlash against data centers. This seems to be an issue resonating with
voters,” said Tom Lee, Board Member of ORBS. “But despite this setback, AI progress continues at a rapid pace as evidenced
by the multiple meaningful announcements in the past week.”
“Eightco
executed additional share buybacks as the Company has judged that accretively acquiring shares is a high return use of capital,”
stated Lee.
Eightco:
Exposure to key mega-trends
Eightco
is built around three mega-trends the Company expects to shape the next decade of innovation: artificial intelligence, digital identity,
and the creator economy, with positions in each trend through indirect investment in OpenAI (24% of ORBS’ treasury holdings), Worldcoin
(29%), and Beast Industries (5%).
Artificial
Intelligence — OpenAI
Eightco
has invested approximately $90 million in special purpose vehicles with exposure to equity interests in the parent company of OpenAI,
representing approximately 24% of treasury assets, one of the highest disclosed concentrations of any listed vehicle.
ChatGPT,
OpenAI’s consumer app, is the #1 consumer AI app worldwide (
Sensor Tower
). On July 31, 2026,
OpenAI announced
that
its models now reach more than one billion active users and more than two million businesses. Six months after signing up, people send
roughly 50 percent more messages each day and use ChatGPT for about twice as many kinds of work.
Digital
Identity — WLD Token
Eightco
holds nearly 302 million WLD, approximately 8.3% of circulating supply, the largest publicly disclosed institutional position globally
and approximately 29% of the Eightco treasury’s assets.
Worldcoin
is the native token of World, a global Proof of Human network built by Tools for Humanity (co-founded by Sam Altman and Alex Blania)
and stewarded by the World Foundation. Its Orb devices issue a privacy-preserving World ID that verifies a user is a unique human, not
an AI agent.
Under
World’s
announced business model
, applications pay per-verification fees while end-user verification remains free, with
both credential issuers and the World protocol monetizing verified-human authentication. World identifies a $6.35 trillion combined addressable
revenue opportunity across 13 industries spanning banking, e-commerce, gaming, social media, and agentic AI (per Tools for Humanity).
Creator
Economy — Beast Industries
Eightco
has invested $18 million in Beast Industries equity, approximately 5% of treasury assets.
Beast
Industries operates one of the largest direct-to-consumer reach footprints in the world, with a combined 500 million-plus follower base
across platforms, anchored by MrBeast as the most-watched person on YouTube globally. As AI commoditizes content production, distribution
and audience trust become increasingly scarce assets.
About
Eightco Holdings Inc.
Eightco
Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) is a publicly traded company executing a first-of-its-kind Worldcoin (WLD) treasury strategy, providing
investors single-ticker indirect exposure to three of the defining trends of this cycle: artificial intelligence through its indirect
investment in OpenAI, digital identity through its position as the largest public holder of WLD and the Proof of Human protocol, and
the creator economy through its equity stake in MrBeast’s Beast Industries. Backed by leading institutional investors including
Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc. (NYSE: BMNR), MOZAYYX, World Foundation, Discovery Capital Management, FalconX, Payward/Kraken, Pantera,
and GSR, Eightco is building the infrastructure layer for human verification in the agentic AI era.
For
more information:
X:
@iamhuman_orbs
Website:
8co.holdings
Frequently
Asked Questions
What
is ORBS stock?
Eightco
Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) is a publicly traded company on Nasdaq. ORBS provides indirect exposure to OpenAI and Beast Industries,
and holds one of the largest publicly disclosed positions in Worldcoin (WLD).
Who
owns the most Worldcoin (WLD)?
Eightco
Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) holds nearly 302 million WLD, approximately 8.3% of circulating supply and the largest publicly disclosed institutional
position globally.
What
is Proof of Human?
Proof
of Human is cryptographic verification that a user is a unique, living person, not a bot or AI agent. It is foundational infrastructure
for social networks, banking, agentic commerce, and any system requiring “one person, one account” in the agentic AI era.
How
does Eightco (ORBS) relate to Proof of Human?
Eightco
Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) is the largest publicly disclosed institutional holder of Worldcoin (WLD), the token powering World’s Proof
of Human network.
Who
is the CEO of Eightco Holdings?
Kevin
O’Donnell is the CEO of Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS). The Company’s Board includes Tom Lee (Managing Partner and Head
of Research at Fundstrat, and Chairman of Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR)) and, as an advisor to the Board, Brett Winton
(Chief Futurist at ARK Invest).
Forward-Looking
Statements
This
press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements
in this press release other than statements of historical fact could be deemed forward-looking, including, without limitation, statements
regarding: the Company’s expectations that artificial intelligence, digital identity, and the creator economy will shape the next
decade of innovation; management’s belief that the Company’s treasury portfolio holds some of the most critical components
for the future AI and digital financial system; management’s belief that accretively acquiring shares is a high return use of capital;
statements that AI progress continues at a rapid pace; statements regarding World’s addressable revenue opportunity of $6.35 trillion
across industries spanning banking, e-commerce, gaming, social media, and agentic AI; statements that distribution and audience trust
become increasingly scarce assets as AI commoditizes content production; statements that the Company is building the infrastructure layer
for human verification in the agentic AI era; statements that Proof of Human is foundational infrastructure for social networks, banking,
agentic commerce, and systems requiring verified human identity; statements regarding the Company providing indirect exposure to defining
trends through its investments in OpenAI, WLD, and Beast Industries; and statements regarding continued share repurchases under the Company’s
$125 million share repurchase program. Words such as “plans,” “expects,” “will,” “anticipates,”
“continue,” “expand,” “advance,” “develop,” “believes,” “guidance,”
“target,” “may,” “remain,” “project,” “outlook,” “intend,” “estimate,”
“could,” “should,” “positioned,” “view,” and other words and terms of similar meaning
and expression are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such terms. Forward-looking
statements are based on management’s current beliefs and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees
of future performance. Actual results could differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement as a result of various
factors, including, without limitation: the Company’s inability to direct the management or operations of private businesses where
it is not a controlling stockholder, including OpenAI and Beast Industries; risk of loss or markdown on the Company’s strategic
investments, including its indirect position in OpenAI equity (held through special purpose vehicles), its position in WLD, and its position
in Beast Industries equity; the Company’s ability to maintain compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements; unexpected
costs, charges, or expenses that reduce the Company’s capital resources or otherwise delay capital deployment; inability to raise
adequate capital to fund or scale its business operations or strategic investments; volatility in digital asset prices, including WLD
and ETH, which could materially affect the value of the Company’s treasury holdings; regulatory changes, future legislation, and
rulemaking negatively impacting digital assets, artificial intelligence adoption, or biometric data collection; risks related to the
development, adoption, and market acceptance of Proof of Human technology and the World network; uncertainty regarding the pace and trajectory
of agentic AI deployment in enterprise and consumer applications; uncertainty regarding OpenAI’s product roadmap, business model
developments, and any future liquidity events; risks related to Beast Industries’ ability to achieve its growth projections; competition
in the digital identity and AI infrastructure markets; reliance on third-party sources for the valuation of certain investments; uncertainty
regarding MrBeast’s continued success and the performance of Beast Industries’ creator-driven business model; risks related
to the Company’s concentrated positions in certain digital assets and private company investments; risks related to the Company’s
share repurchase program, including the timing, pricing, and amount of any repurchases; shifting public and governmental positions on
digital assets or artificial intelligence-related industries, including potential backlash against data centers; risks related to the
timing, features, and commercial reception of OpenAI’s model releases; risks related to OpenAI’s advertising business and
its ability to sustain revenue growth; and risks that WLD supply dynamics may not result in anticipated market effects. Given these risks
and uncertainties, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. For a discussion of other risks
and uncertainties, and other important factors, any of which could cause Eightco’s actual results to differ from those contained
in the forward-looking statements herein, see Eightco’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”),
including the risk factors and other disclosures in its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 15, 2026, Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 15, 2026 and other publicly available SEC filings. All information in this press release is as
of the date of the release, and Eightco undertakes no duty to update this information or to publicly announce the results of any revisions
to any of the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect actual results or any change in its expectations.
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