- Company Eightco announced a $270 million increase in funding for the world’s first Worldcoin treasury.
- An analyst predicts a 93% chance that a Dogecoin ETF will be approved this week.
- FLOCK rockets higher after listings on Upbit and Coinbase.
Altcoins showed mixed performance on Tuesday as the broader market remained range-bound.
Worldcoin, Dogecoin and Flock.io drove the major fundamental and technical moves over the past 24 hours.
Eightco’s bold move into Worldcoin
WLD traded higher today after posting gains of more than 50%.
The token is near $1.92, while a 240% rise in 24-hour trading volume highlights strong trader activity.
The altcoin turned bullish after public company Eightco confirmed a $250 million private placement to support a Worldcoin (WLD) treasury strategy.
The company said proceeds from the placement will be used to buy tokens and that it intends to make Worldcoin a core component of its balance sheet.
Worldcoin has faced criticism for its biometric onboarding, which requires iris scans, but the project’s team argues the model provides secure authentication and aligns with expanding AI technologies.
Eightco’s new CEO, Dan Ives, commented on the company’s pivot to Worldcoin:
The future of artificial intelligence requires World to lead this fourth industrial revolution driven by AI. World is the internet of people. While AI gives us unlimited abundance, World provides infinite trust and authentication.
For context, Worldcoin rebranded to World in August 2024.
Is DOGE ETF approval imminent?
Dogecoin once again led meme-coin headlines, this time thanks to a development that could bring it closer to the regulated financial landscape.
Analyst Brian Quinlivan from Santiment estimates a 93% chance that the Rex-Osprey Dogecoin ETF will be approved and launched in the U.S. this week.
📊🐶 There is a reported 93% likelihood that the first Dogecoin ETF will be confirmed this week. Our latest insight breaks down how whales are behaving on this news, and how retail FOMO can and will impact an approval rally. 👇https://t.co/vNnl5hjg8I pic.twitter.com/mz9OJEb6t4
— Santiment (@santimentfeed) September 9, 2025
Bloomberg analysts made similar remarks last week, fueling additional speculation.
If approved, this would be the first exchange-traded fund focused on DOGE in the U.S. market.
The original meme token traded around $0.2472 after gaining roughly 4% in the last day.
While the near-term outlook points to a potential rally, sustained institutional adoption will be critical to moving Dogecoin beyond its meme status.
Last week Nasdaq-listed CleanCore revealed a $175 million DOGE treasury, and Bit Origin confirmed plans to accumulate $500 million worth of DOGE, signaling growing corporate interest.
The Rex-Osprey DOGE ETF filing has drawn attention from both institutional and retail participants.
Approval would allow institutional investors to gain exposure to Dogecoin via brokerage accounts, removing the technical friction of buying and holding the token directly and reducing barriers related to extreme volatility.
A Dogecoin ETF could spark significant upside for the altcoin and could, if momentum continues and other firms follow similar strategies, open the path toward the much-discussed $1 target in the coming months.
FLOCK surges more than 150%
FLOCK led today’s market rebound with a price surge exceeding 150% over the past 24 hours.
The sharp rally followed a key integration by the decentralized AI trading platform, which saw the token listed on major exchanges Upbit and Coinbase.
The token jumped immediately after the listings, then settled near $0.4354.
A 3,000% spike in 24-hour trading volume indicates strong enthusiasm, likely driven by the large user bases of Coinbase and Upbit engaging with the new token.
However, FLOCK’s extreme volatility suggests the price could correct as the initial hype fades before a clearer trend emerges.