Eightco treasury composition as of May 20, 2026: $90M OpenAI equity (indirect), $18M Beast Industries equity, 11,068 ETH, 283 million WLD holdings, and $133M cash and equivalents, totaling approximately $337 million

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Eightco provides indirect exposure to some of the most innovative private companies including OpenAI and Beast Industries

EASTON, Pa., May 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) (“Eightco” or the “Company”) today provided an update on its total holdings, highlighting its leading position across digital assets and strategic investments in leading private technology companies.

As of May 20, 2026, at 5:00 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, 283,452,700 Worldcoin (WLD) at $0.25 per WLD (per Coinbase), 11,068 Ethereum (ETH), and approximately $133 million in total cash and stablecoins, for total holdings of approximately $337 million.

Key takeaways from ORBS treasury assets in the past week

ORBS management believes the Company’s treasury portfolio holds some of the most critical components for the future AI and digital financial system. Among the holdings, key highlights in the past week are:

On May 11, OpenAI launched the Deployment Company, a multi-billion joint venture with 19 partner firms and is designed to place AI deployment engineers directly inside client organizations, partnering with those companies’ own teams to pinpoint the highest-value opportunities for artificial intelligence (OpenAI; Bloomberg).
On May 15, OpenAI launched ChatGPT Personal Finance for Pro users in the U.S., which OpenAI describes as allowing users to securely link bank, brokerage, and credit accounts across 12,000+ institutions, and further strengthening OpenAI’s relationship with its users (OpenAI).
On May 12, Beast Industries, led by Jimmy Donaldson (aka MrBeast), made its first ever public presentation to advertisers. Beast unveiled a two-sided creator marketplace and introduced Vyro, its own creator distribution engine. Management guided full-year 2026 revenue to $1.6 billion, up from $899 million in 2025 (Digiday; TIME 100 Most Influential Companies 2026). “We are no longer just a YouTube channel. We’re building a next-generation media platform in the age of AI — using tech, data and global IP to bring brands and fans together at unprecedented scale,” CEO of Beast Industries, Jeff Housenbold, said during the presentation.
On May 19, a California jury rejected Elon Musk’s claims against OpenAI (WSJ), removing a hurdle for OpenAI. The jury found Musk waited too long to file the lawsuit and the statute of limitations applied.
On May 20, several media sources reported that OpenAI is allegedly preparing to file an IPO in coming weeks (WSJ). The OpenAI IPO would be viewed as one of the most anticipated IPOs in 2026.
The White House’s anticipated Executive Order (EO) on AI safety is expected to be announced on May 21. Media sources report the EO directs federal agencies including the Treasury department, the Office of the National Cyber Director, the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish a voluntary clearinghouse with AI companies and infrastructure operators. Many key technology CEOs are expected in attendance including Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI (Washington Post).

“OpenAI Deployment Co creates Palantir-like forward deployment capabilities and a massive enterprise differentiator compared to its rivals,” Thomas “Tom” Lee, Board Member of Eightco.

“Media buzz around the Beast event reflected the fact that MrBeast is one of a few multi-billion companies that can guide to +75% revenue growth in 2026,” stated Lee.

Data compiled by Fundstrat shows that “non-humans” now account for the following estimated shares of volume on various platforms:
75% of Polymarket trading volume
53% of web traffic
47% of emails sent
44% of US equity buy-side execution
35% of new website creation
30% of online product reviews

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 (27% of ORBS’ treasury holdings), Worldcoin (21%), 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 27% 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) and crossed 900 million weekly active users in February 2026, making it the fastest-scaling consumer technology in history (UBS via Reuters).

Digital Identity — WLD Token

Eightco holds over 283 million WLD, approximately 8.31% of circulating supply, the largest publicly disclosed institutional position globally and approximately 21% of the Eightco treasury’s assets.

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