Eightco chairman Dan Ives, known for his bullish commentary on the tech sector, also stepped down from his position after being appointed to the role in September.
Eightco said the capital would support its expansion “into investing in technology shaping the next generation of artificial intelligence, blockchain infrastructure, and global digital consumer platforms.”
Eightco bets on MrBeast, OpenAI
Eightco said that it had also closed an initial $50 million strategic investment into OpenAI and another $25 million investment into Beast Industries and its owner and YouTuber James Donaldson, better known as MrBeast.
“These investments position ORBS as a hub at the center of key frontier AI technologies and content creation, expanding its portfolio to include ownership stakes in world-leading innovators,” Eightco said.
Source: Eightco
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Shares in Eightco ended trading on Thursday up 11.67% to 90 cents in reaction to the announcement. The stock saw a slight fall after hours, dropping by 2.6% to 88 cents.
Eightco’s stock spiked on Thursday but is still down over 90% in the past six months. Source: Google Finance
Shares in Eightco are down over 92.49% in the past six months as stocks tied to crypto have been battered amid a broad market downturn.
Eightco is an e-commerce inventory management platform that made its first crypto play in September, announcing it would buy and hold Worldcoin (WLD), which sent its share price surging by 3,000% in a single day.
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