Dan Ives, famend expertise and AI skilled and Wall Road analyst, to function Chairman of the Board
In an more and more agentic world, World is delivering vital “Proof of Human” (PoH)
“If we succeed on our mission, World would possibly turn into the most important community of actual folks on-line, essentially altering how we work together and transact all through the Web,” says Sam Altman
The transaction was led by MOZAYYX with a strategic funding from BitMine Immersion (BMNR) and participation from World Basis, Discovery Capital Administration, GAMA, FalconX, Kraken, Pantera, GSR, Coinfund, Occam Crest, Diametric, Brevan Howard, Wedbush and extra
EASTON, Pa., Sept. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) (“Eightco Holdings Inc.” or the “Firm”) right now introduced it has modified its Nasdaq ticker image to “ORBS.” Starting right now, September 11, 2025, shares of the Firm’s frequent inventory will commerce on Nasdaq beneath the brand new ticker image “ORBS.” The Firm is just not endeavor every other company motion that impacts the rights of excellent frequent inventory, and no motion is required by shareholders in reference to the ticker image change. This follows the closing of its lately introduced $270 Million personal placement to implement the first-of-its-kind Worldcoin treasury technique.
The transaction was led by MOZAYYX with participation from a premier listing of institutional buyers together with World Basis, Discovery Capital Administration, GAMA, FalconX, Kraken, Pantera, GSR, Coinfund, Occam Crest, Diametric, Brevan Howard, Wedbush and extra. A $20 million funding was made by BitMine Immersion (NYSE AMERICAN: BMNR).
“Altering our ticker to ORBS marks a defining second for Eightco, signaling our dedication to main the Proof of Human revolution,” stated Dan Ives, the newly appointed Chairman of the Board. “ORBS symbolizes the muse of belief and authentication within the AI period. With World’s zero-knowledge Proof of Human, people’ identities are verified with out storing private knowledge on the blockchain, making certain each safety and privateness. That is greater than a ticker change. It’s a transparent sign of the place the longer term is headed, and ORBS is on the eye of all of it.”
World’s proprietary iris-scanning Orb expertise is designed to satisfy the safety and id challenges of the longer term, providing a path to a universally trusted digital id and the muse for the subsequent technology of on-line belief, verification and financial trade.
The Orbs are the {hardware} spine of Worldcoin, verifying distinctive people, distributing tokens pretty, and making a trusted digital id system. World would be the main verification platform for customers around the globe.
RF Lafferty & Co., Inc. acted because the Unique Placement Agent in reference to the personal placement.
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. acted as monetary advisor to the lead investor, MOZAYYX.
Moelis & Firm LLC acted as monetary advisor to BitMine Immersion Applied sciences (BMNR).
Winston & Strawn LLP acted as counsel to the lead investor, MOZAYYX.
Graubard Miller acted as counsel to the Firm.
Lucosky Brookman LLP acted as counsel to the location agent.
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ABOUT EIGHTCO HOLDINGS INC.
Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) is delivering a first-of-its-kind Worldcoin (WLD) treasury technique. With this digital asset treasury (DAT), Eightco is advancing the AI revolution, implementing a expertise infrastructure layer that’s integral to the way forward for authentication, verification and Proof of Human (PoH). In an more and more agentic world, Eightco goals to realize a common basis for digital id.
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