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The Sam Altman-backed project 
World saw its token spike more than 100% this week following a major private placement and treasury rollout by Nasdaq-listed Eightco (OCTO).
What’s the Scoop?
- WLD Surges: WLD, the native token of Sam Altman’s identity-focused crypto project World, jumped over $2 on Tuesday, marking a 100% week-over-week pump.
- Treasury Catalyst: The spike coincided with Nasdaq-listed Eightco Holdings announcing a $250M private placement to launch a WLD-focused digital asset treasury. The deal involves over 170M shares of common stock and includes a $20M investment from BitMine.
- Volatility Follows Hype: Eightco shares soared over 3,000% on Monday, but have retraced since, leaving the company with an $80M market cap. OCTO was down over 36% on Wednesday, 30 minutes before market close.
Bankless Take:
The Sam Altman-adjacent WLD coin has lagged crypto markets throughout 2025 despite crescendoing excitement for AI investment exposure. It is unclear as to what extent Eightco's WLD investment is responsible for the recent move.
Thx for the @nypost profile article on my new additional Chairman role at @Iamhuman_ORBS focused on the intersection of AI and Crypto with Worldcoin along with @fundstrat @LJMoynihan 🔥🏆🐂🎯🍿👇https://t.co/zAIkEN95vL pic.twitter.com/MoNzVyOCfD
— Dan Ives (@DivesTech) September 9, 2025
