Nasdaq-listed Eightco Holdings announced a new $125 million funding round, with Ethereum treasury firm Bitmine leading the round with $75 million, ARK Invest committing at least $25 million, and Payward, the parent company of crypto platform Kraken, also committing $25 million to ORBS. The new funds will support its business expansion, investing in technologies shaping next-generation artificial intelligence, blockchain infrastructure, and global digital consumption platforms. The company also stated it will continue to hold shares in Worldcoin, co-founded by Sam Altman, and Ethereum, and remains bullish on the ERC-20 protocol in the long term. Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee will reportedly join the Eightco Holdings board of directors. ARK Invest Chief Futurist Brett Winton will serve as an advisor to the ORBS board, while Dan Ives will step down as chairman of ORBS. (PRNewswire)