Over 17 Million Verified World Humans, Adding More Than 2 Million Since Launching Worldcoin Treasury Just 3 Weeks Ago
$ORBS’ bold ‘Power of 8’ initiative aims to accumulate 800M Worldcoin (WLD) tokens and verify 8B humans
Dan Ives, renowned technology and AI expert and Wall Street analyst, serves as Chairman of the Board
World is the single sign-on and Proof-of-Human verification for the AI era
“If we succeed on our mission, World might become the largest network of real people online, fundamentally changing how we interact and transact throughout the Internet,” says Sam Altman
Investors include MOZAYYX, BitMine Immersion (BMNR), World Foundation, Wedbush, Coinfund, Discovery Capital Management, FalconX, Kraken, Pantera, GSR, Brevan Howard and more
EASTON, Pa., Oct. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) today announced that the World network has surpassed 17 million verified humans, an increase of over 2 million since $ORBS launched just three weeks ago. The company recently unveiled its ‘Power of 8’ initiative, targeting 800 million Worldcoin (WLD) and 8 billion verified humans. Additionally, the company announced that options trading is now available, offering new opportunities for investors to engage with $ORBS as the company continues its rapid growth and expansion.
“We are making rapid progress on the ‘Power of 8,’ and reaching 17 million verified humans marks a pivotal step toward a world where digital trust is seamless and universal,” said Dan Ives, Chairman of Eightco Holdings Inc. ($ORBS). “World is powering the single sign-on future, enabling secure, anonymous interactions online for millions of people worldwide.”
“17 million is also an important number for our ‘Power of 8’ story because 8 raised to the 8th power is 17 million,” says Kevin O’Donnell, CEO of Eightco. “I look forward to joining Chairman Ives at the World stores in Singapore and Seoul, where we can meet and interact with fellow ORBS-ians”
Separately, Eightco today announced that standardized options on its common stock are now available for trading on the Nasdaq Options Market under the ticker symbol “ORBS.” The options include a range of standard expiration dates and strike prices. This listing enhances investor accessibility, provides tools for risk management, and improves overall liquidity in the company’s shares.
“Now, with options trading available, investors have new ways to engage with our growth and momentum,” continued Ives.
As part of his mission to raise global awareness for $ORBS and Worldcoin, Chairman Ives will embark on the ORBS World Tour, visiting several of the cities where World stores are located, including:
- October 6: Los Angeles
- October 7: San Francisco
- October 18-21: Bangkok
- October 22-23: Kuala Lumpur
- October 24-25: Singapore
- October 27-28: Seoul
- October 29-30: Tokyo
- December 8-10: London
Eightco Holdings Inc. (ORBS) is committed to establishing a universal foundation for digital identity. World’s proprietary verification Orb technology is designed to meet the security and identity challenges of the future, offering a path to a universally trusted digital identity and the foundation for the next generation of online trust, verification and economic exchange. The Orbs are the hardware backbone of Worldcoin, verifying unique humans, distributing tokens fairly, and creating a trusted digital identity system. World will be the leading verification platform for consumers around the world.
ABOUT EIGHTCO HOLDINGS INC.
Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) is delivering a first-of-its-kind Worldcoin (WLD) treasury strategy. With this digital asset treasury (DAT), Eightco is advancing the AI revolution, implementing a technology infrastructure layer that is integral to the future of authentication, verification and Proof of Human (PoH). World is the single sign-on and Proof-of-Human verification for the AI era. In an increasingly agentic world, Eightco aims to achieve a universal foundation for digital identity.
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Seoul, South Korea, October 1st, 2025, Chainwire
Korea’s highest-grossing webnovel and webtoon, and the most-watched anime in Crunchyroll history, announces a partnership with Story, spanning IP-backed memecoins and exploring onchain IP economics.
The global phenomenon Solo Leveling is breaking new ground by coming onchain via Story. In a move that bridges a blockbuster franchise with blockchain, Solo Leveling is exploring the issuance of a tokenized real-world asset (RWA), exploring an entirely new flavor of tokenized RWAs that differs from money market funds, equity offerings, and treasury vehicles that are typically represented in web3.
Solo Leveling is working with Story to initiate steps toward onchain representation of select IP elements. This approach is intended to enable onchain programmability for select integrations, opening the door to future fan-driven remixing, blockchain-based experiences, both digital and real world, and next-gen licensing deals. The announcement cements Solo Leveling’s status as a cross-media juggernaut, and as a pioneer in its industry by moving its IP to Web3.
Before its Web3 debut, Solo Leveling has already proven itself a cultural titan across multiple formats:
- Webnovel & Webtoon: Originating as a web novel and adapted as webtoon in Korea, Solo Leveling amassed over 14+ billion views worldwide, 175+ million readers, an unprecedented achievement that solidified it as a flagship Korean series with global influence. It is also the highest grossing webtoon and Korean webnovel in history.
- Comic Book: The comic adaptation has been a breakout print hit, reaching #1 on the New York Times Graphic Books bestseller list and selling over 10 million copies globally.
- Anime (Streaming): Solo Leveling’s anime adaptation stormed streaming platforms, becoming the most-watched anime in the history of Crunchyroll and ranking in Netflix’s weekly Top 10 in 11 countries upon debut (and clinching the #1 spot on Amazon Prime Video in Japan).
- Anime (Awards): The series swept the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards with 9 honors at the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, including the coveted Anime of the Year, a historic first for a manhwa-based show.
- Game: The mobile RPG Solo Leveling: ARISE turned the franchise into an interactive experience, grossing approximately $70 million in its first month and attracting 50 million players within five months of launch. The game was number 1 in downloads in 141 countries; number 1 in revenue in 21 countries; and number 1 in App Store popularity rankings across 78 countries.
- Live Action Series: Netflix is producing a live-action series adaptation of the global phenomenon “Solo Leveling,” with rising star Byeon Woo-seok attached to lead the project as protagonist Sung Jinwook.
These feats illustrate Solo Leveling’s unrivaled multi-format success and passionate worldwide fanbase. Now, by venturing onto the blockchain, Solo Leveling is poised to redefine how a modern franchise can engage its community and unlock new value with its content.
Webnovel and Webtoon to Web3
Solo Leveling is collaborating with Story, the world’s first blockchain network purpose-built for intellectual property, to begin steps toward onchain IP representation for select elements. Story tokenizes IP and makes it programmable, enabling new models of ownership, remix, and monetization for creators and fans. By onboarding Solo Leveling, Story is effectively aiming to demonstrate onchain representation for one of the world’s highest-value franchises. In practice, this means select elements of the Solo Leveling IP (e.g. characters, universe, and content rights) could be represented onchain and managed through smart contracts.
Once on Story, Solo Leveling’s IP would become machine-readable and enforceable onchain, allowing developers and fans to build with it under preset rules. For example, a creator could remix a Solo Leveling character into a game mod with automated royalties flowing back to the IP holders. Licensed merchandise could be tied to onchain provenance, and any third-party game or media using Solo Leveling content could seamlessly implement programmable licensing and revenue splits. In short, Solo Leveling’s move to Story unlocks a playground for community-driven innovation around the franchise, all secured by blockchain.
“Korea has always been a global launchpad for intellectual property. Beyond early unique cultural IP from K-pop, K-drama, Korea is leading the way in gaming, webtoons and Hollywood heavy-hitters such as Squid Games and Parasite. Solo Leveling is a perfect example of how Korean IP can transcend borders, dominate every format, and build massive global fandoms. IP shouldn’t just be watched or read, it should be programmable. That means IP that can be tokenized, composable, and monetized across games, AI models, and consumer applications”, said SY Lee, co-founder and CEO of Story. “Registering Solo Leveling’s IP onchain, would unlock the next level of engagement, loyalty, and monetization enabling remix culture, fan-powered economies, and token-native formats that weren’t possible before.”
Official Solo Leveling IP-backed Memecoin on the Horizon
In a bold crypto-native twist, the Solo Leveling team also revealed plans for an official IP-backed memecoin tied to the story’s universe and characters . This upcoming token (details and launch date TBA) will be directly backed by Solo Leveling’s characters and lore, making it one of the first memecoins anchored by a blockbuster franchise’s IP. Fans will effectively get to “own a piece” of the Solo Leveling saga in token form, a concept that could transform community engagement and fandom in Web3.
Unlike typical memecoins that often emerge from internet jokes with no ties to creators, this Solo Leveling coin will be authorized and supported by the IP owners. Built on Story’s infrastructure, it aims to align the token’s value with the franchise’s success: the more the story and its memes spread, the more both fans and creators can benefit. This approach follows a growing recognition that memes and viral content drive immense value (the memecoin market tops $100B), yet creators historically capture little of it. An official Solo Leveling coin would flip that script by channeling cultural hype into a token model designed to align fan engagement with the franchise’s success
“Solo Leveling has always been about leveling up, and now we’re looking to level up the franchise with Web3. With Story, we hope to see the IP expand beyond the series itself, which could allow fans and creators to join Solo Leveling’s next chapter in new ways.” – Jungsook Jang, CEO at Redice Studio.
Bringing Solo Leveling onchain could mark a watershed moment for Story and the broader concept of tokenized IP. Solo Leveling is exploring phased registration of select IP elements, reflecting how one of the highest-value franchises is beginning to approach blockchain representation. For Story, this is a massive validation of its network’s vision: to become the go-to infrastructure for the $80 trillion IP industry in the age of AI and crypto. The Solo Leveling partnership is expected to drive significant activity to Story’s ecosystem including new user onboarding (millions of fans curious about crypto) to developers building ecosystem dApps leveraging the IP.
With Solo Leveling’s fanbase and content now connected to Story’s purpose-built IP-blockchain, the stage is set for groundbreaking experiments at the intersection of fandom and web3. Community-created art, games, NFTs, and story expansions can bloom under clear rights and royalty rules. Memecoin enthusiasts can rally around a token that has real narrative backing. And IP owners (like Solo Leveling’s creators) have a template for how to extend their works into Web3 while retaining control and revenue share.
About Story: Story is a layer-1 blockchain purpose-built for intellectual property. It provides a decentralized registry for creators to tokenize their IP and set programmable licensing terms, enabling fair attribution, remixing, and monetization of creative works onchain. The network’s native $IP token powers transactions and governance. Backed by leading investors (including a16z Crypto), Story is building an AI-native infrastructure to unlock the full value of the $80T IP asset class story.foundation.
About Solo Leveling / Redice Studio: Solo Leveling is a South Korean fantasy franchise that began as a webnovel by Chugong and became a smash-hit webtoon illustrated by Redice Studio. Since its 2016 debut, Solo Leveling has grown into a global IP spanning comics, animation, games, and more – garnering over ten billions of reads and a massive international fandom. Redice Studio is renowned for its stunning visuals and has been instrumental in expanding Solo Leveling’s universe. Together with its partners, Redice continues to explore innovative ways (like Story) to expand the franchise and engage fans worldwide.
Sources to back up stats:
- Solo Leveling viewership and readership welcon.kocca.krpinepat.com
- NYT bestseller owwl.org
- Netflix Top 10 koreajoongangdaily.joins.com
- Crunchyroll Awards newsroom.kakaoent.com/news/solo-leveling-wins-top-honor-at-crunchyroll-anime-awards-2025
- Game revenue and users mobidictum.com koreajoongangdaily.joins.com
Contact
Head of Communications
HV
Story
[email protected]
Miami, Florida, October 1st, 2025, Chainwire
TokenFi, the real-world asset tokenization platform, is going primetime.
In a major visibility push, TokenFi has signed a comprehensive media partnership with New to The Street, a leading multi-platform financial media brand. The three-month campaign will spotlight TokenFi’s mission to revolutionize tokenization and simplify asset launches, making tokenization accessible to everyone without requiring coding expertise.
The media rollout includes biographical interview segments airing nationwide on Fox Business and Bloomberg TV, commercial placements during business hours, high-frequency digital billboard displays in Times Square, and live investor events.
What’s in the Campaign?
TokenFi leadership will appear in two in-depth TV interviews each month, airing as sponsored content across Fox Business and Bloomberg TV, reaching over 219 million U.S. households.
TokenFi ads will light up the iconic Reuters 42nd Street Billboard 20 times per hour, four weeks a month. The campaign will highlight TokenFi’s unique platform for launching and tokenizing assets seamlessly, appealing to institutions and retail alike.
Over 100+ thirty-second commercials will run monthly across major financial networks like CNBC, FOX Business, and Bloomberg, with another 50 ads on Bloomberg kicking off in month two. Three press releases per month, NYSE interview recaps, and targeted pitches to ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX affiliates will amplify TokenFi’s reach beyond crypto circles.
All content will be distributed across New to The Street’s 3.4 million YouTube subscribers and social platforms. TokenFi will also participate in broker meet-and-greets, retail investor gatherings in New York City, and virtual sessions with family offices and accredited investors.
About TokenFi
TokenFi is a next-generation platform for crypto and asset tokenization, enabling users to launch or tokenize assets effortlessly. TokenFi is committed to revolutionizing the trillion-dollar tokenization industry by offering a user-friendly interface that requires no coding expertise.
Website: https://tokenfi.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tokenfi
About FLOKI
FLOKI is the people’s cryptocurrency and utility token of the Floki Ecosystem. Floki aims to become the world’s most well-known and most used cryptocurrency and intends to achieve this ambitious goal through a focus on utility, philanthropy, community, and marketing. Floki currently has 550,000+ holders and a strong brand recognized by billions of people worldwide due to its strategic marketing partnerships.
Website: https://floki.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RealFlokiInu
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FlokiOfficial
Telegram: https://t.co/vBZd3lbFQK
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/floki_crypto/
Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@floki_crypto
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/floki
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/290420602797109/?ref=share
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Floki/
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/officialfloki
Contact
Community Relations Officer
Pedro Vidal
Floki/TokenFi
[email protected]
- 1inch’s design, messaging and product strategy aim to better reflect the platform’s true scale
- The 1inch SaaS model has fueled widespread adoption by Binance, Ledger, MetaMask & more
DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — 1inch, the leading DeFI ecosystem, has rebranded, unveiling its new visual and messaging identity at Token2049 in Singapore, as well as a new address: 1inch.com. The change reflects the project’s growth as it cements its role as a core DeFi infrastructure provider, focused on integrating the sector and connecting it with traditional financial institutions and systems.
This rebrand is the latest step in 1inch’s mission to simplify DeFi & make it ready for mass-adoption. From DEX aggregation, to intent-based swaps, to seamless cross-chain – every move 1inch has made has improved user experience. Now, with radically simplified design, clearer interfaces and streamlined products, the project offers a yet more intuitive entry to the DeFi space for ordinary users and institutional partners alike.
1inch’s expansion of its SaaS based model means its innovative non-custodial technology is now widely integrated across the industry, with major players like Binance, Coinbase, Ledger, MetaMask, Trust Wallet, and others relying on 1inch tech to power their swaps.
That’s reflected in the message the new brand is launched with: We move forward as 1″.
1inch’s design, messaging and product strategy now reflect the platform’s true scale and responsibility: serving both end users and B2B partners with the same focus on performance, trust and innovation.
Sergej Kunz, Co-Founder of 1inch, said: “Soon, DeFi will be indistinguishable from traditional finance, but this doesn’t mean centralization, it means traditional financial systems and users coming on-chain. 1inch’s rebrand signals maturity, but not a change in the mission. We remain focused on building self-custodial solutions and on uniting the chains, protocols, projects, and people that make up this space — to unlock its full potential.”
Anton Bukov, Co-Founder of 1inch, commented: “1inch and DeFi more generally has proven its power to create a more transparent, efficient, and globally accessible financial system. Now it’s time to responsibly extend this foundation to a wider audience, bringing more assets and users on chain to benefit.”
1inch’s new visual identity is designed to reflect simplicity, sophistication and maturity: the simplicity of a product that ‘just works’, without getting in your way as you use it; the sophistication of the advanced technology that makes this possible under the hood; and the maturity of one of the founding projects in DeFi, now leading the sector on integration, risk management and partnership with ever-larger institutions. With 1inch’s protocols providing the infrastructure for much of DeFi, the brand speaks with authority without needing to shout.
The iconic name remains, of course. It was inspired by Bruce Lee’s legendary 1-inch punch – a movement built on precision, coordination and economy. That philosophy shaped 1inch’s initial stages: connecting multiple liquidity sources with unprecedented efficiency, to offer users the best possible crypto swap rates.
The DeFi of today (and tomorrow) demands more. So, to address the crypto space’s new challenges, 1inch stepped into a bigger role: a unifier of a rapidly expanding and often fragmented environment.
Understanding 1inch’s future focus
When DeFi works as one, everyone wins. And 1inch is here to make that happen. 1inch is shaping the conditions for DeFi’s next chapter:
1. Uniting a fragmented space
DeFi’s growth has brought incredible diversity – but also complexity. Different chains, protocols and tools don’t always work together. By offering cross-chain solutions, 1inch is building the connective tissue that makes them function as one.
2. Balancing freedom with connection
Self-custody is the bedrock of DeFi. But freedom is amplified when paired with connection – when your assets, tools and opportunities are all part of a smooth, interoperable environment. 1inch’s new branding reflects that balance.
3. Raising the bar on security and trust
As part of its transformation, 1inch is undergoing ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certifications – globally recognized standards for information security and data protection. This step highlights the company’s commitment to the highest levels of security and risk management, ensuring that 1inch meets the strict requirements of institutional players. By aligning with these standards, 1inch strengthens its position as a trusted partner for large businesses and enterprises, paving the way for deeper collaborations and wider adoption of its ecosystem.
4. Elevating the experience
A seamless user experience doesn’t happen by accident. It’s the result of deep integration, security-first design and performance optimization. That means:
- best rates and execution for both b2b and b2c users.
- security through comprehensive hack and scam protection and industry-leading risk management.
- infrastructure that keeps the DeFi world connected and moving.
The rebranding of 1inch marks not just a visual transformation, but a new chapter in the company’s journey. With a mature identity, strengthened security standards, and a vision for broader partnerships, 1inch is ready to scale new heights. This evolution reflects both where we’ve come from and where we’re heading — shaping the future of DeFi together.
About 1inch
1inch accelerates decentralized finance with a seamless crypto trading experience for 25M users. Beyond being the top platform for low-cost, efficient token swaps with $500M in daily trades, 1inch offers a range of innovative tools, including a secure self-custodial wallet, a portfolio tracker for managing digital assets, a developer portal to build on its cutting-edge technology, and even a debit card for easy crypto spending. By continuously innovating, 1inch is simplifying DeFi for everyone.
Singapore, Singapore, September 30th, 2025, Chainwire
SINGAPORE, Sept. 30, 2025 – The Sandbox, a leading gaming and immersive experience platform and a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, today shared its future vision for the company. In a message authored by CEO Robby Yung, the company outlined how it is positioning itself at the intersection of AI, Web3, and mobile to expand its platform and empower creators globally.
“Since the release of our original mobile game in 2012, The Sandbox has focused on creators,” said Robby Yung, CEO of The Sandbox. “In 2020, The Sandbox evolved from a traditional 2D, singleplayer game into an immersive, 3D multiplayer platform powered by emerging blockchain technologies that enabled true digital ownership and monetization for our creators.”
Over the past five years, The Sandbox has grown to include over 400 major brand partners, more than 400,000 creators, and over 8 million users. Its $SAND token has consistently ranked among the top five gaming tokens, solidifying The Sandbox as one of the most prominent Web3 projects.
“While the broader industry has faced headwinds, we have kept building with our most recent seasons reaching all-time highs in both player volume and engagement,” Yung said. “But it’s still not enough and we know there is more work to be done. We believe that we are once again at the start of a new technological wave marked by the convergence of Web3 and AI that will change the creator status quo, and we are determined to position The Sandbox at its forefront.”
New AI Initiatives
The Sandbox is investing heavily in AI across two dimensions: operational efficiency and user-facing creation.
On the operations side, the company is using both existing AI tools and developing its own to drive efficiency in functions ranging from agentic coding to cheat detection and customer support.
On the creation side, The Sandbox sees AI as a transformative force.
“Immersive content creation at scale, whether games or other forms of experiences, has continued to be constrained by time, skillset, and cost,” Yung noted. “We have made significant progress in addressing this via our no-code creation tools (VoxEdit, Game Maker), but AI will revolutionize this space and we plan to lead the charge.”
The company has begun training custom AI models for asset generation and is actively working on user-facing generative AI tools, leveraging its extensive library of 1.7 million assets, hundreds of game templates, and its global community of over 400,000 creators.
Additionally, The Sandbox announced a partnership with Rosebud AI, the fast-growing vibe-coded games platform. This partnership will allow creators to be whitelisted to vibe code games using custom templates and assets from The Sandbox. More details will be shared soon.
New Web3 Initiatives
The Sandbox is also expanding its Web3 infrastructure to help creators succeed beyond content creation.
“While we have seen the creation of thousands of amazing games and immersive experiences on our platform, the biggest challenge for creators very often occurs post-creation in the form of distribution, engagement, and monetization. This problem exists not only in The Sandbox but also in many other content creation ecosystems, including popular traditional platforms. We believe Web3 infrastructure is uniquely suited to address these challenges. With blockchain being a core part of our DNA at The Sandbox, we feel this gives us a significant advantage, and we are actively investing in the development of new Web3 infrastructure that will support creators beyond content creation itself,” Yung said.
The first major investment is SANDchain, developed by The SANDChain Foundation with support from The Sandbox. This dedicated cross-platform layer enables creators to bridge engagement into ownership and rewards. SANDchain was formally unveiled today at TOKEN2049 in Singapore, with its Testnet set to launch on October 14.
The second initiative centers on monetization. By supplementing SANDchain’s engagement layer with an economic layer based on Internet Capital Markets (ICMs), The Sandbox aims to provide creators with flexible, dynamic monetization options. “Where the monetization frameworks of traditional creator platforms are typically rigid and very limiting, we see an opportunity for token bonding curve mechanics to provide something much more dynamic in order to maximize creators’ opportunities to monetize their current work,” Yung explained.
This first-of-its-kind platform is under active development and is expected to launch by the end of the year, with an early access waitlist to follow in the coming weeks.
Mobile
Mobile has always been central to The Sandbox’s DNA.
“Thirteen years ago, The Sandbox was born on mobile. Launching on mobile has always been on the roadmap, thanks to its unparalleled accessibility and reach,” Yung said.
The Sandbox is actively developing multiple mobile concepts. The first is currently being playtested internally, with a larger closed playtest for community members planned next. “We fully expect mobile to be a big part of our future and are excited to continue progressing our current ideas with the end goal of bringing one or more of them to market,” Yung added.
$SAND
The $SAND token continues to serve as the transactional backbone of The Sandbox ecosystem. Each of the new initiatives announced further builds upon the financial rails of $SAND, accruing more utility and value as The Sandbox ecosystem expands. “$SAND holders are the nodes of our network, and we also plan to provide more direct innovative initiatives and programs focused on generating benefits for our holders,” Yung said.
The Road Ahead
Looking forward, The Sandbox is clear about its focus: leveraging AI to transform content creation, building Web3 infrastructure to support creators. The company recently restructured itself to ensure teams are aligned with these priorities and to take advantage of AI-driven operational support.
“As we progress, we remain fully committed to building and improving The Sandbox,” Yung said. “We will also be centering our LiveOps strategy around the success of our seasons format, increasing the frequency and consistency of major platform events to provide our creator and player base with more opportunities for engagement. The Sandbox’s virtual assets, including LANDs, all NFT collections, and various ecosystem assets remain unchanged. Alpha Season 6 is now live in The Sandbox along with new brands, experiences, gameplay, features, and more. We hope to see you there.”
From its origins as a 2D mobile game to becoming a 3D multiplayer immersive platform, The Sandbox is preparing for the next chapter.
“We remain focused on building the best tools for creators to create and the best ecosystem to support them,” Yung concluded. “The Sandbox 3.0. We are deeply appreciative of the many who have been on this journey with us and hope you’ll join for the one ahead.”
Additional information on The Sandbox 3.0 Vision is available at The Sandbox blog.
The Sandbox is available for free on Windows and Mac computers via sandbox.game.
Follow or join in the conversation via The Sandbox Discord, X, and Instagram.
About The Sandbox
The Sandbox, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, is an immersive platform in which users play, create, and monetize unique experiences alongside their favorite brands, IPs, and celebrities across gaming, entertainment, music, art, and more. The Sandbox leverages web3 technologies to fully enable end-user creation and creator economies, disrupting existing platforms by providing both players and creators with true ownership of their assets, creations, and rewards as non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Over 400 partners have joined The Sandbox, including Warner Music Group, Gucci, Ubisoft, Paris Hilton, Jurassic World, The Walking Dead, Snoop Dogg, Attack on Titan, Lacoste, Steve Aoki, The Smurfs, and many more. The Sandbox has been named a TIME100 Most Influential Company by TIME Magazine.
For more information, please visit www.sandbox.game and follow regular updates on X, Medium, and Discord.
Contact
Senior Vice President
Chase Colasonno
47 Communications on Behalf of The Sandbox
[email protected]
Central, Hong Kong, September 30th, 2025, Chainwire
With over 2 million downloads globally, Nodepay introduces a real-time prediction signal marketplace that provides intelligence for traders and growth insights for companies.
Nodepay, the AI data infrastructure company backed by investors including OKX Ventures, Animoca Brands, and Jump Crypto, today launched the world’s largest consumer-driven sentiment engine and predictive intelligence platform. The release marks Nodepay’s transition from a decentralized bandwidth-sharing network for validated AI data to a structured sentiment and prediction signal provider within the cryptocurrency sector.
In today’s fast-paced cryptocurrency markets, extreme volatility in asset prices forces traders into a constant reactive mode. Fragmented information and the lack of reliable real-time insights create unmanaged trading risks—where minutes can cost millions. Nodepay resolves this challenge by integrating consumer sentiment inputs, social signals, and quantitative data to deliver clear insights and predictive intelligence that anticipates upcoming market movements.
From Sentiment to Prediction
The platform aggregates user inputs from signal prompts with market analytics, and more than 50,000 global social and web data sources. Nodepay provides traders and analysts with dynamic insights, offering personalized notifications for assets and a clear view of the sentiment shaping market trends in real time. Companies is able to leverage the platform’s distribution tools to launch customized signal campaigns that surface community sentiment while amplifying user growth.
Users earn rewards for contributions that shape the data and grow the network, creating a reinforcement feedback loop that improves insight quality.
Nodepay’s new model rethinks how prediction markets work. Traditional prediction platforms have contended with limited liquidity and data depth. Nodepay shifts the emphasis from speculative betting to providing upstream infrastructure, generating sentiment at scale and transforming it into intelligence to develop more real time and better curated markets.
“Prediction markets have lacked reliable inputs and scale,” said Darren Nguyen, Nodepay’s co-founder and CEO. “Nodepay addresses this by turning community conviction into structured signals. That creates useful intelligence for traders, measurable reach for projects, and direct rewards for contributors.”
Users can access advanced platform features through subscription, creating revenue that is reinvested to support token sustainability. Early access has been opened to token holders, with a global rollout underway for the 89,000 users from the initial waiting list. Nodepay is building today’s predictive intelligence platform with a vision to expand across industries where real-time decision-making is critical.
About Nodepay
Nodepay is the world’s largest sentiment and intelligence network, with more than 2 million infrastructure users across 180 countries. By turning community activity, social data, and market signals into a predictive intelligence system, Nodepay gives traders real-time insights and projects verified reach. Backed by institutional investors including Jump Crypto, Animoca Brands, OKX Ventures and 20+ funds, Nodepay is developing a platform that is at the frontier of intelligence and prediction systems.
Site: https://nodepay.ai/
Contact
Head of Public Relations
Ashley Summer
Nodepay
[email protected]
Zug, Switzerland, September 30th, 2025, Chainwire
Solstice Finance, the onchain asset manager backed by $1 billion digital asset investment firm Deus X Capital, today officially launched its USX and YieldVault Program to the public. The Solana-native protocol delivers a Solana-native stablecoin that gives all users permissionless access to institutional grade yields via Solstice’s YieldVault.
USX and YieldVault bring a new category of stablecoin – purpose-built for composability, transparency, and native yield through Solstice’s protocol – to Solana with over $160 million in locked capital (TVL) at launch, backed by Galaxy Digital, MEV Capital, Bitcoin Suisse, Auros and Deus X Capital. Solstice enters this launch with a battle-tested strategy which has historically generated a 13.96% Net IRR with no recorded month-over-month losses since inception.
“Legacy stablecoins maintain majority market share, yet not a single leading stablecoin was born natively on Solana and no dominant yield-native stablecoins currently exist in the ecosystem. We see stables often being bridged to other chains for best-in-class yield – that’s stable TVL leaving our ecosystem to try and earn elsewhere. We built USX addressing this market gap on day one, a stablecoin that maintains all of the frictionless transaction benefits while giving access to institutional-grade yields that are native to the protocol,” said Ben Nadareski, CEO and Co-Founder of Solstice.
“Solstice is driving real, sustainable onchain revenues within the Solana ecosystem and the launch of USX and YieldVault unlocks new opportunities for builders, users, and investors,” said Lily Liu, President of the Solana Foundation.
A deeper look into Solstice’s ecosystem:
- USX: A synthetic stablecoin designed for velocity of capital and transparency, backed 1:1 by stable collaterals with real-time Proof of Reserves via Chainlink.
- YieldVault: As Solstice’s flagship yield engine, YieldVault offers institutional-grade returns generated from proven delta-neutral trading strategies. YieldVault’s returns maintain a trusted three-year track record with 21.5% performance in 2024 and zero months of negative returns since inception.
- SLX: Solstice’s future native utility token is driven by a community-first distribution model with no VC-backing to align long-term protocol success with community incentives.
- The Team: Solstice core contributors consist of 30+ crypto and TradFi veterans across 10 countries, with deep experience from Solana Labs, Coinbase, Galaxy Digital, Standard Chartered, Deloitte, UBS, NAB, BlackRock, UXD, ConsenSys, and more.
USX holders are now able to access Solstice’s YieldVault by locking their USX into the protocol, receiving eUSX, which represents their share of the underlying net asset value of the licensed yield generating fund.
“Solstice Labs is now working with over 30 partners in the ecosystem for integration with a sole focus on the Solana ecosystem. We’re excited to finally have USX live and in the market, bringing the best-in-class yield to everyone. Whether you’re managing $5 or $50 million, Solstice unlocks delta-neutral, institutional-grade returns in a transparent and fully permissionless way.” Nadareski continued.
USX is now live on Solana and available to all users. To learn more or access USX today, users can visit https://solstice.finance or follow @solsticefi on X.
About Solstice Finance
Solstice Finance is a decentralised finance protocol developed by Solstice Labs AG, a Deus X Enterprise company, in partnership with the Solstice Foundation. Collectively they are reimagining asset management for the onchain era. Solstice’s Protocol leverages a licenced approved manager and fund to offer institutional-grade access to DeFi and TradFi investors. Key products include USX, a Solana-native stablecoin alongside Solstice’s YieldVault, a democratized yield-bearing protocol that allows participants to access institutional-grade delta-neutral yields.
Bolstering the group’s crypto credentials, Solstice Labs AG also operates Solstice Staking AG, one of the most trusted infrastructure providers in the industry, securing over $1 billion in assets across 9,000+ validator nodes.
Users can learn more at https://solstice.finance and follow @solsticefi as well as @solsticestaking.
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VICTORIA, Seychelles, September 30th, 2025, Chainwire
As Newcastle United’s Official Partner, BYDFi displayed its slogan “BUIDL YOUR DREAM FINANCE” on the pitchside LED boards during the club’s Premier League home match against Arsenal at St. James’ Park on September 28. Soon after, they received kind messages on social media suggesting that “BUIDL” might be a typo. They appreciate the care behind those notes and would like to share the story of BUIDL and why it matters to their brand.
BUIDL: From Meme to Mindset
In crypto culture, BUIDL is a deliberate play on “build,” echoing the earlier community meme HODL (“hold”). If HODL speaks to staying the course through volatility, BUIDL shifts the emphasis to doing the work: shipping products, improving infrastructure, and contributing to the ecosystem. BUIDL is a call to keep building—especially when it’s hard.
For BYDFi, BUIDL is intentional—not a typo. They use it to honor a builder ethos and a long-term view of value. As Newcastle United’s Official Partner, they treat club-adjacent communications seriously and value open dialogue with supporters. It’s a builder’s mindset they share.
Why It Resonates with BYDFi
At BYDFi, BUIDL isn’t a matchday slogan—it’s how they operate: clarity instead of hype, progress measured in shipped improvements, and accountability that shows up in transparent communication, user education, and responsive support. BYDFi pairs accessibility with responsibility so participation feels simple without being careless, and they prefer steady, verifiable steps over grand promises.
BYDFi’s role as Newcastle United’s Official Crypto Exchange Partner gives this philosophy a visible moment on matchdays, but the work is daily: listening to users, refining what’s confusing, strengthening safeguards, and keeping iterating. That is what “BUIDL Your Dream Finance” means to them: taking ideas off the page and into practice, where consistent effort turns them into reality.
“BUIDL captures what we stand for—turning intent into lasting outcomes through deliberate action,” said Michael, Co-founder & CEO of BYDFi. “The attention paid to ‘BUIDL’ serves as a catalyst, forging a meaningful bridge between the BYDFi and Newcastle United communities.”
From Slogan to Practice
This philosophy translates into clear operating habits: keeping users front-and-center, acting with transparency, and building for the long term. It shapes our view of market structure and product craft. In practice, that means steady execution: launching MoonX, an onchain trading tool for Web3 discovery; extending Smart Copy Trading; and collaborating with Ledger on a limited hardware wallet. In parallel, we reinforce safeguards with publicly verifiable Proof of Reserves and an 800 BTC Guardian Fund, maintaining clear guardrails so participation remains responsible.
About BYDFi
Founded in 2020, BYDFi now serves over 1 million users across 190+ countries and regions. BYDFi is Newcastle United’s Exclusive Official Crypto Exchange Partner. Recognized by Forbes as one of the Best Crypto Exchanges In Canada For 2025, BYDFi offers a full range of trading services—from Spot and Perpetual Contracts to Copy Trading, Automated Bots, and Onchain Tool (MoonX)—empowering both novice and experienced traders to navigate the digital asset market with confidence.
BYDFi is dedicated to delivering a world-class crypto trading experience for every user.
BUIDL Your Dream Finance.
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Unveils ‘Power of 8’ Initiative: 800M Worldcoin (WLD) Tokens and 8B Verified Humans
Dan Ives, renowned technology and AI expert and Wall Street analyst, serves as Chairman of the Board
World is the single sign-on for the AI era
“If we succeed on our mission, World might become the largest network of real people online, fundamentally changing how we interact and transact throughout the Internet,” says Sam Altman
Investors include MOZAYYX, BitMine Immersion (BMNR), World Foundation, Wedbush, Coinfund, Discovery Capital Management, FalconX, Kraken, Pantera, GSR, Brevan Howard and more
EASTON, Pa., Sept. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) today unveiled its ‘Power of 8’ initiative, targeting 800 million Worldcoin (WLD) and 8 billion verified humans. Since launching its Worldcoin treasury strategy on September 8, World has added over 1.9 million verified humans, bringing the total to 16.9 million, with a goal of reaching 100 million within the next 12 months.
“World is the single sign-on for the AI era, making it possible to trust and transact anonymously online for the first time,” said Dan Ives, newly appointed Chairman of Eightco Holdings Inc. (ORBS). “In the AI value chain, LLMs are valued at $3 trillion, hyperscalers $3 trillion, cybersecurity $1-2 trillion and the most important of these, ‘Proof of Human,’ or human cybersecurity is $10 billion. Over time, ‘Proof of Human’ verification should easily match the value of a single LLM, or have a value of $200 to $300 billion, implying the Worldcoin value of $20 to $30 per WLD coin.”
Ives continues, “We believe in the ‘Power of 8‘: ORBS reaching 800 million WLD tokens and verifying 8 billion humans. The momentum of the past few weeks is only the beginning.”
The issue of trust in the agentic age and the urgent demand for digital verifications systems is more important than ever before, recently voiced by President Trump in his address to the United Nations announcing that he’ll be “meeting with the top leaders of the world by pioneering an AI verification system that everyone can trust.”
“We also talked a lot about the need to include a financial network of some sort. It was clear to us that authentication and proof of humanity was an important component,” said Sam Altman, Co-founder of World and OpenAI, on the creation of World. “But it was also clear that one of the most important problems, one of the reasons you needed this was for people to be able to exchange value, for people and AI’s to exchange value, someday for AI’s and AI’s to do it.”
Blockchain technology enables the safest solution to secure human verifications in the digital age, echoed by industry leaders, “The internet-native money is crypto. It’s a bearer instrument,” said Ben Horowitz, Co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, “So crypto is kind of like the economic network for Al.”
Eightco Holdings Inc. (ORBS) is committed to establishing a universal foundation for digital identity. World’s proprietary verification Orb technology is designed to meet the security and identity challenges of the future, offering a path to a universally trusted digital identity and the foundation for the next generation of online trust, verification and economic exchange. The Orbs are the hardware backbone of Worldcoin, verifying unique humans, distributing tokens fairly, and creating a trusted digital identity system. World will be the leading verification platform for consumers around the world.
ABOUT EIGHTCO HOLDINGS INC.
Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) is delivering a first-of-its-kind Worldcoin (WLD) treasury strategy. With this digital asset treasury (DAT), Eightco is advancing the AI revolution, implementing a technology infrastructure layer that is integral to the future of authentication, verification and Proof of Human (PoH). In an increasingly agentic world, Eightco aims to achieve a universal foundation for digital identity.
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Singapore, Singapore, September 29th, 2025, Chainwire
Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), the tokenized version of Bitcoin used in Decentralized Finance (DeFi), has announced its expanded integration across several blockchain networks and protocols. This expansion is part of an effort to improve cross-chain functionality and support broader usage of Bitcoin within the DeFi ecosystem. By increasing compatibility with high-performance networks, WBTC continues to serve as a standardized vehicle for representing Bitcoin across diverse decentralized applications.
Launched in early 2019, WBTC enables Bitcoin holders to access decentralized applications with a fully custodied, verifiable 1:1 token. Today, WBTC represents approximately USD 14.5 billion in market capitalization, offering some of the deepest liquidity across DeFi markets.
WBTC is Setting a New Bitcoin Standards, Bitcoin Multichain
Building on its recent native launch on Solana, WBTC continues to expand into additional chains, enabling developers and users to transact Bitcoin with lower costs and higher efficiency. Its design emphasizes institutional-grade custody, transparency, and compatibility across ecosystems.
By anchoring Bitcoin in the multichain economy, WBTC extends the utility of the world’s largest digital asset and sets a benchmark for tokenized assets at scale.
Protocols Engaging with WBTC This Season:
WBTC is integrated across hundreds of protocols in DeFi, powering exchanges, lending, staking, and cross-chain applications. During the New Bitcoin Era season, a number of protocols are introducing opportunities where WBTC plays a role, including Tapp Exchange, Hyperion, NAVI protocol, Volo, Thala, Echelon, Shadow Exchange, Beefy, PancakeSwap, Sonic Labs, TeleSwap, Hemi, Renzo Protocol, Structured, Saros, Concrete, Starknet.
About WBTC – Bitcoin’s Passport to DEFI
WBTC is the new Bitcoin standard. A singular identity for Bitcoin across multiple chains. It brings Bitcoin into environments where speed, capital efficiency, and scale are essential, while maintaining fidelity to Bitcoin’s original principles. There is no second. WBTC stands alone in its role, trusted, verifiable, and engineered for a multichain world.
Website: wbtc.network
Disclaimer: This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Participation in DeFi protocols carries risks, and users should conduct their own research before engaging with any DeFi protocols.
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