Worldcoin

Brazil is a compelling territory for World as the project steps up efforts to increase its total number of signups.

Sam Altman's World project launches in Brazil

Worldcoin (WLD), the cryptocurrency project that uses eye-scanning technology to create an identity network, has rebranded. In a statement, the project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Tools for Humanity CEO Alex Blania explains why Worldcoin is now World Network.

Sam Altman's Identity-Focused Crypto Project Rebrands to World Network, Introduces New Eye-Scanning Orb

At an event in San Francisco, co-inventors Alex Blania and Sam Altman unveiled significant updates to their project, now known as the World Network. Among the five key announcements was the introduction of a new generation Orb, designed to enhance the efficiency of World ID proof of human verifications, powered by advanced NVIDIA Jetson technology.

Sam Altman Rebrands Biometric ID Project Worldcoin to World as Mainnet Launches

Worldcoin co-founders Sam Altman and Timo Blania recently revealed the rebranded World Network, with Worldcoin now simply called "World."

Sam Altman's Worldcoin Unveils Rebranded World Network

Sam Altman's cryptocurrency-based identity verification project Worldcoin (CRYPTO: WLD) will now be known as “World.” Apart from the rebrand, the team also announced the launch of World Chain, an Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)-based Layer-2 network.

Sam Altman-Founded Worldcoin Is Changing Its Name To 'World' And Launching Its Own Blockchain — WLD Token's Fortunes Set To Soar?

World's redesigned Orb has 30% fewer parts and triple the production capacity of its predecessor, powered by NVIDIA's Jetson.

Worldcoin Rebrands as World, Launches New Retina Scanning Orb

Ethereum

World, previously called Worldcoin, has debuted an Ethereum layer-2 chain with an aim to onboard real humans—not bots.

Why Worldcoin Built an Ethereum Network Specifically for Humans

Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency project founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, said on Thursday it was rebranding to World Network and was ramping up efforts to scan every human's iris using its "orb" devices.

Sam Altman's rebranded Worldcoin ramps up iris-scanning crypto project

Optimism, Alchemy, Uniswap, Safe, Dune and Etherscan will support World Chain at launch, according to a statement.

Sam Altman-backed Worldcoin project launches mainnet blockchain following a rebrand

The project will now be know simply as "World" and plans to release "Orb 2.0," the executives said during a presentation.

Sam Altman's Eye-Scanning Orbs Can Now be Summoned 'Like a Pizza', Say Worldcoin Execs

Zcash

In the midst of a more optimistic crypto market, both bitcoin and ethereum have enjoyed steady growth, climbing by 3.13% and 3.61%, respectively, over the past week. Additionally, several other digital currencies experienced even more significant increases, with spx6900 (SPX) stealing the spotlight by skyrocketing 107.2%, making it the standout performer of the week.

This Week's Crypto Gainers and Losers: Meme Tokens Outshine Bitcoin and Ethereum

When World Chain is live, it will set up the migration of Worldcoin's more than 10 million World App users.

Worldcoin partners with Dune to boost transparency ahead of World Chain mainnet launch

The following article is adapted from The Block's newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.

The Daily: FTX estate prepares to sell locked Worldcoin tokens at a discount, Bitwise files for a spot XRP ETF and more

The FTX estate is set to auction 22.3 million locked Worldcoin (WLD) tokens at a significant discount, sources told The Block.

FTX estate prepares to sell $38 million of locked Worldcoin tokens at a discount

Worldcoin has expanded its orb verifications to Guatemala, Poland, and Malaysia amidst a wave of concerns regarding the dangers of artificial intelligence and the difficulty of identifying bots and humans online.

Worldcoin Launches in Guatemala, Poland and Malaysia Introducing Face Auth

Worldcoin, the biometric identification project, and its parent company, Tools For Humanity (TFH), have been fined by the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC), South Korea's data protection agency, for violating the Personal Information Protection Act.

Worldcoin and Tools for Humanity Fined in South Korea

Tools for Humanity, the company behind Worldcoin, says it welcomes the announcement, and added that it has since remedied the “weaknesses.”

South Korea fines Worldcoin and Tools For Humanity for data privacy violations

Worlcoin (CRYPTO: WLD) topped the cryptocurrency market gainers list Wednesday on developments surrounding the project's founder, Sam Altman. What happened: WLD, the native currency of the decentralized identity verification project was up more than 10% as of this writing, with the cryptocurrency's trading volume surging 83% in the last 24 hours.

Sam-Altman Founded Worldcoin Becomes Crypto Market's Biggest Gainer On OpenAI CEO's Equity Stake Development

World App users in select locations may begin testing facial recognition as an added security layer for accessing the application.

Worldcoin testing facial recognition for its World App

Solana

A crypto project that made waves last year with its iris-scanning technology has made its way to a new blockchain. According to a new blog announcement from Sam Altman's Worldcoin (WLD), the identity-focused project is making the jump to Solana (SOL) via the Wormhole interoperability platform.

Sam Altman's Worldcoin (WLD) Expands to Solana (SOL) Blockchain Via Wormhole

Bitcoin

Meanwhile, the SEC claimed that when it said "crypto asset securities" it never meant tokens were actually securities.

The Daily: MicroStrategy buys over $1 billion more bitcoin, Wormhole brings Worldcoin's World ID to Solana, Starknet community approves staking vote and more

Worldcoin (CRYPTO: WLD) and XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) were among the biggest gainers Thursday even as the broader market moved sideways. What happened: WLD, the native currency of the blockchain-based identity verification project, popped more than 9%, emerging as the best-performing cryptocurrency in the last 24 hours.

Sam-Altman Founded Worldcoin Soars On OpenAI's o1 Announcement, XRP Rides On Grayscale Trust Launch

Singapore is investigating seven "subjects" for offering services of buying or selling of Worldcoin accounts and tokens which is an offence, a written reply in parliament by the government revealed on Tuesday.

Singapore Investigating Seven People for Providing Worldcoin Services

Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong addressed concerns in Parliament regarding the risks of Worldcoin's operations in Singapore, including potential money laundering through the sale of accounts. He emphasized that although Worldcoin does not perform a payment service under current laws, buying or selling accounts may constitute a violation.

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