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Dan Ives Leads Eightco's $250M Push into Worldcoin

9/8/2025

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Dan Ives becomes chairman of Eightco Holdings, leading a $250 million strategy focused on Worldcoin (WLD).
Eightco will rebrand its Nasdaq ticker from OCTO to ORBS following a private placement around September 11.
Ives views Worldcoin as essential for AI-driven identity verification.
Traditional finance continues entering crypto, with Tom Lee joining BitMine Immersion Technologies.
Worldcoin, launched in 2023, aims to provide secure sign-ins with a "World ID" and has a $1 billion market cap.

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Story summary

Dan Ives becomes chairman of Eightco Holdings, leading a $250 million strategy focused on Worldcoin (WLD).
Eightco will rebrand its Nasdaq ticker from OCTO to ORBS following a private placement around September 11.
Ives views Worldcoin as essential for AI-driven identity verification.
Traditional finance continues entering crypto, with Tom Lee joining BitMine Immersion Technologies.
Worldcoin, launched in 2023, aims to provide secure sign-ins with a "World ID" and has a $1 billion market cap.