
Tom Lee, Chairman of Bitmine, and Dan Ives, Chairman of Eightco Holdings, were recently photographed together at the Hyatt Huntington Beach, California, marking a significant moment for the crypto and tech sectors in 2025.

Dan Ives becomes chairman of Eightco Holdings, which is set to acquire Worldcoin and aims to leverage it as a key asset for identity verification in the AI era. Eightco is also undergoing a ticker change and a $250 million private placement.

Eightco Holdings Inc. announces a $250 million private placement to acquire Worldcoin (WLD) assets, with significant investment from BitMine. Dan Ives appointed Chairman and trading symbol changing to ORBS in 2025. The company advances Zero-Knowledge Proof of Human technology globally.