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Eightco Secures Major Funding to Drive AI and Crypto Expansion

Story Highlights
  • On March 12, 2026, Eightco secured $125 million to expand into AI, blockchain, and digital consumer platforms, with Bitmine, ARK Invest, and Payward as key institutional backers and new board‑level strategic support.
  • In early March 2026, Eightco deployed about $77.5 million into OpenAI and Beast Industries, enlarging its stakes in frontier AI and creator‑driven content ecosystems and reinforcing its role at the convergence of AI and crypto.
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Eightco Secures Major Funding to Drive AI and Crypto Expansion

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Eightco Holdings ( (ORBS) ) has provided an announcement.

On March 12, 2026, Eightco Holdings announced it had secured $125 million in new institutional funding commitments, led by $75 million from Bitmine, with additional commitments of at least $25 million each from ARK Investment Management and Kraken parent Payward. The capital is earmarked to support ORBS’ expansion into next‑generation technologies spanning artificial intelligence, blockchain infrastructure, and global digital consumer platforms, with ARK providing strategic advisory and Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee joining the board as Dan Ives steps down as chairman.

The company also reported that on March 6, 2026 it invested about $52.5 million to acquire economic interests in OpenAI equity and, on March 10, 2026, committed roughly $25 million to Beast Industries, including $7 million of capital to be funded within 60 days. These transactions, alongside existing stakes in Worldcoin and Ethereum, deepen ORBS’ exposure to frontier AI and creator‑driven content networks, potentially strengthening its positioning as a central investor in converging AI, crypto, and digital distribution ecosystems for shareholders and partners.

The most recent analyst rating on (ORBS) stock is a Hold with a $1.50 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Eightco Holdings stock, see the ORBS Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on ORBS Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, ORBS is a Neutral.

The score is weighed down primarily by weak financial performance (declining growth, ongoing losses, high leverage, and negative operating/free cash flow) and a bearish technical trend below major moving averages. Offsetting factors include generally positive corporate developments (buyback authorization and partnerships/product initiatives), while valuation signals are mixed because the negative P/E mainly reflects unprofitability and there is no dividend support.

To see Spark’s full report on ORBS stock, click here.

More about Eightco Holdings

Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS), also known as ORBS, is positioning itself as an investment company at the intersection of blockchain infrastructure, artificial intelligence, and next‑generation consumer platforms. Through stakes in leading AI developer OpenAI and top digital content and consumer brands such as MrBeast’s Beast Industries, the company targets transformative technologies shaping future digital economies.

The firm seeks to build long‑term shareholder value by aligning capital with high‑growth, frontier technology assets, including prior holdings in projects like Worldcoin and Ethereum. ORBS collaborates with institutional and strategic investors from crypto, asset management, and digital infrastructure to reinforce its role as a hub for AI, blockchain, and creator‑driven platforms.

Average Trading Volume: 4,594,984

Technical Sentiment Signal: Sell

Current Market Cap: $160M

See more insights into ORBS stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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