In recent years, which looks like an episode of Black mirror took place in real life: millions of people around the world have agreed to leave the metal orbs scanning their eyes in exchange for the reception of an identifier based on the blockchain and a cryptocurrency called Worldcoin.
From this week, Worldcoin (WLD) will be available in most United States for the first time, including via exchanges like Coinbase. Those who make their eyes on a global orb will receive 16 WLD. Meanwhile, people who have downloaded and already registered with the global application in the United States will receive a “pioneer subsidy” of 150 WLD deposited in their portfolio.
The Sam Altman co -founded the startup behind the project, Tools for Humanity, also works with Visa to publish a debit card later this year which converts WLD into Fiat currency at the cashier. Altman, who is currently president of Tools for Humanity, announced the news on Wednesday alongside CEO Alex Blania during a press event in San Francisco, nicknamed “finally”.
Global Orb will be available for IRIS analyzes in the physical locations of “world space” in Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville and San Francisco, as well as in Razer stores. The tools for humanity updated the physical design of the orb last year and Wednesday, it teased a smaller “mini orb” which resembles a smartphone.
Since it was founded by Altman, Blania and Max November in 2019, the startup mission has been to make World ID the main method to check humans online. The implicit objective is to treat the societal ramifications of Openai, the other company of Altman. As AI becomes more advanced, the idea is that a system like World ID will become necessary to distinguish what is generated and what is not. In Altman’s vision of the future, Worldcoin could also serve as a form of universal basic income for people whose jobs have been replaced by AI.
Aside from its next debit card with Visa, the main way to use WorldCoin is via the World Wallet application, which allows users to send WLD and other cryptocurrencies to each other via a private chat service linked to global IDs. The Mobile World Application also offers more than 150 mini-supports, including a news from the KALSHI prediction market. World is also launching identification integrations with Match Group, Tinder’s parent company and Razer’s game platform.
While the previous president of the SEC, Gary Gensler, adopted a disputed and disputed approach to the crypto, the Trump administration has considerably exposed space. This political change has given the tools of humanity the trust necessary to launch the world in the United States now, although the token is still not available in New York State.
Despite a strong decline other governments Due to its use of biometric data, Worldcoin has still managed to become one of the largest cryptographic projects in the world. The startup indicates that, so far, its orbs have checked 12 million humans from more than 100 countries on its world channel based in Ethereum. The price of WLD, on the other hand, fluctuated wildly. He was negotiated below his beginnings in 2023 before Wednesday’s event.
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