"The first listed company is betting on the future of artificial intelligence human verification"

Eightco Holdings Inc. has completed a $270 million private placement, becoming the first publicly listed company to use Worldcoin (WLD) as its main reserve asset. The private placement is led by MOZAYYX and participated by companies such as BitMine Immersion and World Foundation. The funds will be used to acquire WLD and use cash and ETH as secondary reserves. The company will be renamed “ORBS” from September 2025, traded on Nasdaq and appoint Dan Ives as chairman. Worldcoin's Iris Scan Orb technology supports the "human proof" mechanism for privacy protection. Eightco shares surged more than 3,000% after the news, while WLD rose 25%.