Eightco injects $40M into OpenAI, bringing total to $90M and 30% treasury allocation
Eightco Holdings increased its OpenAI investment by $40 million, raising total commitment to $90 million and making OpenAI 30% of its treasury. The firm holds $76 million in cash and stablecoins plus 277.2 million WLD tokens, positioning it as the largest public participant in Worldcoin.
1. OpenAI Investment
Eightco announced an additional $40 million investment in OpenAI, bringing its total commitment to $90 million in one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies.
2. Treasury Composition
With this allocation, OpenAI now represents roughly 30% of Eightco’s treasury, which also includes $76 million in cash and stablecoins, 277,222,975 WLD tokens and 11,068 ETH.
3. Strategic Funding and Partnerships
The company secured $125 million in new funding commitments—$75 million from Bitmine, $25 million from ARK Invest and $25 million from Payward—to support expansion into AI, blockchain infrastructure and digital consumer platforms, including a $25 million stake in Beast Industries.
4. Governance Appointments
Tom Lee, Chairman of Bitmine, joined Eightco’s board of directors to bolster long-term investment strategy, and Brett Winton, Chief Futurist at ARK Invest, was named board advisor to guide the company’s technology investments.