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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-011742"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ORBS"
cik: "0001892492"
company_name: "Eightco Holdings Inc."
filed_at: "2026-03-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T09:31:03.859688+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Eightco invests additional $40M in OpenAI, total $90M; OpenAI now 30% of treasury

## Summary
- Total OpenAI investment reaches $90M via two tranches ($50M on March 6, $40M on March 20, 2026).
- OpenAI represents ~30% of ORBS total treasury; other holdings: 277M WLD, 11K ETH, $76M cash/stablecoins.
- Tom Lee (Bitmine Chairman) joins ORBS board; Brett Winton (ARK Invest Futurist) becomes board advisor.
- Company recently secured $125M in new funding commitments including $75M from Bitmine (BMNR) and $25M from ARK Invest.
- ORBS also closed a $25M strategic investment in MrBeast and Beast Industries.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-011742
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ORBS
- cik: 0001892492
- company_name: Eightco Holdings Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-03-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1892492/000149315226011742/0001493152-26-011742-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1892492/000149315226011742/form8-k.htm

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