Schedule 13G Filing by Payward, Inc. for Eightco Holdings Inc.

Payward, Inc. has filed a Schedule 13G with the SEC, reporting beneficial ownership of 11,959,427 shares of Eightco Holdings Inc. common stock. This represents 3.6% of the outstanding shares as of March 24, 2026. The filing indicates that Payward, Inc. acquired these shares and does not hold them for the purpose of influencing the control of the issuer. The shares were acquired on March 17, 2026, and the filing was made on March 24, 2026. The principal business office of Payward, Inc. is located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Eightco Holdings Inc. is the issuer, with its principal executive office in Easton, Pennsylvania. The filing specifies that the ownership percentage is calculated based on 333,821,681 public shares outstanding as of March 20, 2026.