Catenaa, Thursday, September 11, 2025-The native token of Sam Altman’s digital ID project World soared more than 80% in less than two days after Nasdaq-listed Eightco Holdings unveiled a $250 million digital asset treasury dedicated to WLD.
The token, trading at $1.87 Tuesday morning, climbed more than 20% in a single day and is up 80% since Sunday evening, according to market data.
World, formerly known as Worldcoin, has drawn global attention for its proof-of-humanity system that uses biometric orbs to scan users’ eyes, issuing WLD tokens to confirm their identity.
Eightco, ticker symbol OCTO, said Monday it had completed a private placement for over 170 million common shares, raising $250 million to back the WLD treasury.
The firm also issued $20 million in shares to BitMine, the largest corporate holder of Ethereum. Dan Ives, newly appointed chairman of the WLD treasury, said iris-scanning technology is poised to become a standard for distinguishing humans from AI bots online.
The transaction was led by MOZAYYX with participation from major investors including World Foundation, Kraken, Pantera, Discovery Capital Management and Brevan Howard.
Eightco’s shares spiked more than 3,000% Monday before retreating 18% Tuesday, according to Yahoo Finance.
The rise underscores growing demand for digital asset treasuries, which allow institutions to build positions in targeted tokens through capital markets. Analysts say the model could redefine how corporations manage exposure to crypto.
Altman, who co-founded Tools for Humanity with Alex Blania, continues to drive World’s expansion as the number of AI-powered entities grows across the internet.
