Eightco Holdings Discloses $333 Million Portfolio Including OpenAI Stake, 11,000 ETH, and 283 Million WLD Tokens
Eightco Holdings (ORBS) disclosed a total portfolio valued at approximately $333 million on May 8, encompassing a private stake in OpenAI, a position in Beast Industries, more than 11,000 Ethereum (ETH), and more than 283 million Worldcoin (WLD) tokens. The disclosure puts Eightco among a small group of publicly listed companies building diversified cryptocurrency and AI asset treasuries.
With Fundstrat’s Fundstrat’s managing partner Fundstrat’s Tom Lee serving on the board, the company carries one of the more recognizable names in financial research behind its treasury strategy.
What the Portfolio Contains
The announcement breaks the holdings into four categories. The OpenAI stake is a private-market position; OpenAI remains privately held as of May 2026.
Beast Industries is a media company associated with YouTube creator MrBeast. The ETH position of more than 11,000 tokens carries a market value near $22 million at current prices.
The WLD allocation of 283 million tokens represents the largest share of the portfolio by token count, though Worldcoin’s per-token price remains well below its 2024 peak.
Fundstrat managing partner and Bitmine Immersion Technologies chair Tom Lee is listed as a board member. Lee’s simultaneous roles at Eightco and Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) place him at the center of two publicly listed companies pursuing aggressive digital asset accumulation strategies.
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Background
Eightco Holdings was originally a consumer products and packaging company listed on Nasdaq under the ORBS ticker.
The company pivoted toward digital assets in recent quarters, repositioning its balance sheet around cryptocurrency and AI-adjacent private holdings. This pattern mirrors moves by MicroStrategy (MSTR) and a growing cohort of small-cap public firms that have adopted treasury accumulation models since 2020.
Worldcoin, the identity and cryptocurrency project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, launched its WLD token in 2023.
The project uses iris-scanning hardware called the Orb to verify human identity on-chain. A 283 million WLD position at current prices represents a significant concentration bet on the project’s long-term adoption.
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What to Watch
The disclosure raises questions about liquidity.
Private stakes in OpenAI and Beast Industries are illiquid by nature, meaning the $333 million figure mixes mark-to-market crypto positions with private valuations that cannot be easily converted to cash. Investors tracking ORBS will want to see how the company accounts for each category in forthcoming regulatory filings.
Tom Lee’s dual-board role also invites scrutiny of governance and potential conflicts between Eightco and Bitmine.
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