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Eightco reaffirms 277M WLD stake ($90M OpenAI, $112M cash) ahead of World Lift Off
Eightco Holdings Inc.
- Holds 277M WLD (~9% circulating supply), largest publicly disclosed institutional WLD position, representing ~22% of treasury.
- Treasury: $90M OpenAI equity (28% of balance), $25M Beast Industries (8%), 11,068 ETH, $112M cash as of April 16, 2026.
- Board member Tom Lee (Fundstrat, Bitmine Chairman) and CEO Kevin O'Donnell will attend World Lift Off event on April 17, 2026.
- Cites bots account for ~58% of global web requests; positions proof-of-human as essential infrastructure for agentic AI era.
- OpenAI's ChatGPT ranked #1 consumer AI app by monthly downloads early 2026, overtaking TikTok, Instagram, Facebook.