Eightco secures $125M commitments from ARK, Kraken, Bitmine; invests $52.5M in OpenAI, $25M in Beast Industries

Eightco Holdings Inc.

$125M in funding commitments: $75M from Bitmine (BMNR), $25M from ARK Invest, $25M from Payward (Kraken parent).
Strategic investment of ~$52.5M in OpenAI (ChatGPT creator) through indirect ownership.
$25M investment in Beast Industries (MrBeast's company); $7M committed for additional stock.
Dan Ives resigns as Chairman; CEO Kevin O'Donnell becomes Chairman; Tom Lee (Bitmine Chairman) appointed independent director.
Brett Winton (ARK Chief Futurist) appointed advisor to ORBS board.

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