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In the age of AI, World is a network of real humans built on an anonymous proof of human and a globally inclusive financial network.
World Biometrics News
World token surges but biometric social media network is mostly more noise
Coverage in Forbes has spiked interest in the World project and its associated cryptocurrency, WLD, after the business magazine reported…
| Jan 20, 2026 | World’s iris biometrics scans launch in one country, undone in anotherWorld has made its debut in Italy, deploying Orbs to Rome to register “proof of human” with iris biometrics scans…. |
| Jan 11, 2026 | TFH integrates biometrics from Authsignal, Qualcomm for palm paymentsTools for Humanity, the firm associated with Sam Altman’s World crypto and iris biometrics project, has partnered with Authsignal and… |
| Jan 9, 2026 | Thailand suspected money-laundering scheme investigation pulls in WorldThe travails of World and Tools for Humanity in Thailand have taken a sinister turn, seemingly with little or no… |
| Dec 12, 2025 | World expands digital wallet featuresWorld ID is expanding its capabilities as part of a significant update to the World App digital wallet, which now… |
| Dec 10, 2025 | World ID keeps concert tickets from scalpers and bots as Credentials expandWorld’s attempt to branch out into digital identity beyond “proof of human” and show its potential benefits in real-world applications… |
| Nov 25, 2025 | Thailand shuts down World iris scanning operation, orders deletion of biometricsThai news outlets are reporting on an order from the National Health Security Office (NHSO), which suspends the collection of… |
| Nov 11, 2025 | a16z highlights importance of decentralized digital ID for crypto in US gov’t feedbackThe American government should reform its regulations for financial institutions to allow them to use merging technologies, particularly those related… |
| Oct 31, 2025 | World ID coming to blockchain gaming, dating age verification, more credentialsA brave new world, a whole new Orb, proof of humanity: World (the company) loves to claim it’s changing the… |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Worldcoin exchange in Thailand raided by regulators, arrest madeThailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) has raided a Worldcoin exchange service beside a… |
| Oct 20, 2025 | Colombia orders World shut-down, citing biometrics compliance failuresThe competition regulator of Colombia has ordered an “immediate and permanent” closure of digital identity project World over data protection… |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Tale of two platforms sees Sora flood web with deepfakes, World save the dayFor those leading the charge on large language models and generative AI, it is truly the best of times and… |
| Oct 13, 2025 | World to appeal Philippine order to stop collecting biometric dataDigital identity project World will appeal a cease and desist order against its developer, Tools for Humanity (TFH), issued by… |
| Oct 9, 2025 | Philippines privacy authority orders halt to World biometrics processingThe National Privacy Commission (NPC) of the Philippines has ordered Tools for Humanity to halt all data processing operations in… |
| Oct 2, 2025 | World wants big retail partners to house more of its OrbsWhen Worldcoin rebranded as World a year ago, it laid out a plan to scale operations that included more locations… |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Outtake browser extension authenticates enterprise email with World ID, passkeysOuttake and World believe in securing identities for business as fraud grows. Outtake has unveiled a new browser extension designed… |
| Sep 15, 2025 | Brazilian parliamentary commission extends investigation into Tools for HumanityA parliamentary commission in Brazil investigating Tools for Humanity, the company behind the digital identity project World, has approved an… |
| Sep 8, 2025 | Public gets chance to invest in World’s biometric digital ID through $270M dealA group of American crypto investors believe that World’s iris biometrics can provide the universal foundation for digital identity that… |
| Sep 4, 2025 | World’s Orbs get their biggest shop in ColombiaWorld has opened doors on its biggest center worldwide. The flagship premises can be found in Bogotá, Colombia, located in… |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Thai authorities warn over use of World’s iris biometric scannersLocal authorities in Thailand have been put on notice to monitor the use of World’s iris biometric scanning Orbs. Thailand’s… |
World Industry Insights
World ID – Changing the world or sci-fi dystopia?
By Alan Goode, CEO and Chief Analyst at Goode Intelligence Would you let a shiny metal orb scan your iris…
| Why Worldcoin will go nowhere |
