Nasdaq-listed Aitco Holdings has disclosed a $326 million position in 277 million WorldCoin tokens. $ETHcash, and indirect OpenAI stock, effectively converting the stock into Sam Altman’s Identity Project and a high-beta agency in the AI ecosystem.
Nasdaq-listed Aitco Holdings revealed a $326 million asset position centered on 277,222,975 WorldCoin tokens, making it the largest holder of listed stocks. $WLD around the world, according to a PR Newswire press release. Indicative price is approximately $0.28 each $WLD Retrieved from Coinbase at the time of disclosure, this position represents nearly 10% of Worldcoin ($WLD) circulating the supply, effectively turning Eightco into a listed agent for the controversial ID token.
In the same disclosure, Eightco reported additional digital assets and cash holdings that round out its balance sheet. The company highlighted its $90 million indirect investment in OpenAI through a private vehicle, $25 million in Beast Industries stock, and approximately $109 million in cash and stablecoins, highlighting the WorldCoin bet alongside its broader exposure to AI and infrastructure.
Eightco said its treasury included 11,068 people. $ETH together with $WLD It holds positions and cash and calls itself “the largest public market participant in the WorldCoin ecosystem.” As of early March, the company’s filings said: $WLD accounts for the majority of marked-to-market assets, with cash and stablecoins providing liquidity buffers against fluctuations in token prices.
Chairman Dan Ives called the strategy a deliberate attempt to sit at the center of the AI and digital identity boom associated with Sam Altman’s project. “We believe the global AI revolution is still in its infancy, and Eightco is strategically positioning itself at the center of this transformation,” Ives said, explaining that the company’s focus is on building an “authentication and trust infrastructure” across consumer, enterprise, and gaming use cases.
The disclosure comes as WorldCoin is trading in the sub-$1 range after a sharp retracement from previous highs. According to recent data, $WLD It changes hands around $0.27 to $0.32 and has a market cap of less than $1 billion. This pricing suggests that Eightco’s 277 million token stake is highly concentrated, high-beta exposure to both the WorldCoin identity experiment and market sentiment towards AI-linked crypto assets.
Eightco has previously raised hundreds of millions of dollars in private placements to fund its Worldcoin Treasury strategy and related investments, suggesting that institutional investors are willing to fund balance sheets heavily tied to a single experimental protocol. For equity investors, the updated holdings turn ORBS into leveraged derivatives. $WLDThe future of — the upside with the adoption of proof-of-humanity systems, and the downside if token economics and regulatory headwinds overwhelm the AI narrative.
