Nasdaq-listed Eightco Holdings has disclosed its asset holdings, including 277,222,975 Worldcoin, 11,068 ETH, a $90 million investment in OpenAI, a $25 million investment in Beast Industries, and $109 million in cash and stablecoins. Its total holdings are about $326 million, making it the publicly traded company with the largest holdings in the Worldcoin ecosystem.

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has expressed concern about Beast Industries' acquisition of fintech company Step and has requested more information. Warren emphasized that financial services should be cautious and compliant, especially those targeting children. Step allows minors to open bank accounts under guardianship, aiming to improve young users' financial literacy and management skills.

Gate News report: On March 12, NASDAQ-listed company ORBS announced a commitment for $125 million in new financing, with Bitmine planning to contribute $75 million, while ARK Invest and another institution each committed $25 million. ORBS also disclosed that it has completed a $50 million first-round strategic investment in OpenAI and completed an investment in MrBeast and Beast

Ethereum receives support from Beast Industries CEO Jeff Housenbold, who calls it a pillar of the stablecoin system. Decentralized finance will change traditional financial services. Beast Industries is expanding its financial products and may potentially launch crypto-financial related businesses. Analysts predict that entertainment brands entering DeFi applications will become a trend.

Bitcoin Core developer Murch announces that BIP 360 (Pay to Merkle Root) has officially entered the Improvement Proposal repository, marking Bitcoin's first inclusion of a quantum-resistant technical roadmap. The proposal, authored by Hunter Beast and others, is currently under review and discussion, and the protocol change has not yet been activated.

Finance company BitMine Immersion (BMRN) Chairman Tom Lee stated at the Hong Kong Consensus Conference that the next generation of disruptive financial platforms may not come from Wall Street, but from the YouTube ecosystem. Lee believes that top global content creator MrBeast entering the financial services sector could become the "mainstream financial gateway" for Generation Z and Alpha, and may play roles similar to Robinhood and Charles Schwab in the future. Earlier this month, MrBeast's company agreed to acquire the new bank Step, and BitMine has invested approximately $200 million in the company. Lee pointed out that this is not a short-term capital operation, but a long-term strategy to meet the changing financial needs of young people. "Beast has the opportunity to become their generation's financial institution," he said.

Tom Lee reposted that Bitmine Marine holds a 4% stake in Beast Industries. If the IPO achieves a 100-fold increase, this investment will triple the BMNR price. BMNR aims to become a trillion-dollar market cap Ethereum infrastructure company, with an expected 200-fold growth over the next 10 years.

Beast Industries has acquired the mobile banking app Step, aiming to expand financial services. Step has 7 million users and previously raised $500 million. This move will leverage technology to improve users' financial health while exploring DeFi feature integration.

BitMine announced at the shareholders' meeting an investment of $200 million in MrBeast's Beast Industries, due to shared values with BitMine, and plans to achieve long-term goals in Ethereum, DeFi, and tokenization.

Ethereum treasury company BitMine announces a $200 million investment in Beast Industries, a subsidiary of YouTuber MrBeast. Leaders from both sides expressed optimism about the collaboration prospects, with BitMine aiming to support Beast Industries in building the world's most influential entertainment brand through this investment. The transaction is expected to be completed by 2026.