548 Market Street
PMB 49951
San Francisco, CA 94104
United States
World
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
Worldcoin cryptocurrency drives digital ID enrollment despite ‘potential privacy nightmare’
After launching its cryptocurrency on Monday, Worldcoin users across the world have been lining up to get their irises scanned…
| Jul 24, 2023 | Worldcoin’s digital ID-linked cryptocurrency hits the marketsA new cryptocurrency launch does not generally interest people in digital identity, but Worldcoin’s token is part of a platform… |
| Jul 21, 2023 | SDK launched by Worldcoin to enable applications with World IDMore news from Worldcoin, who have made their World ID SDK public. Until now only available to a handful of… |
| Jul 17, 2023 | Worldcoin surpasses 2M digital ID signups; 8B to goCryptocurrency and digital ID startup Worldcoin says it has enrolled over 2 million signups for its anonymized digital identity credential,… |
| Jul 11, 2023 | Spain adopts Worldcoin’s ID protocol as the company boasts ambitious plansSpain is now the largest and fastest-growing market in Europe for Worldcoin’s World ID proof-of-personhood protocol, according to the company…. |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Worldcoin launches digital ID, proof of personhood in GermanyWorldcoin’s plans for a global, accessible biometric identity network have taken another step toward the company’s particular utopia, with the… |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Okta adds Worldcoin authentication to Auth0 marketplaceWorldcoin’s digital ID authentication button has been added to ID and access-management software firm Okta‘s Auth0 marketplace. A “Sign in… |
| May 26, 2023 | Worldcoin biometric crypto initiative raises $115MTools for Humanity, the company behind the Worldcoin cryptocurrency project that relies on biometric identification, announced it has raised $115… |
| May 22, 2023 | Worldcoin may have a biometric data black market problemWorldcoin, the digital identity and financial services crypto project that verifies people by scanning their irises, has found itself amid… |
| May 15, 2023 | Worldcoin nears $100M funding round amid security concernsWorldcoin, a cryptocurrency and digital ID project utilizing biometrics, is reportedly nearing a $100 million funding round. The project was… |
| May 9, 2023 | ‘Proof of personhood’ and global stipend hang on Worldcoin walletWorldcoin and its development partner Tools for Humanity are back with a new play for a global digital ID. World… |
| Apr 4, 2023 | Options for verification of personhood online growing; Twitter still pretendingThe ability to pay seven or eight dollars does not constitute evidence of who a person is, or that their… |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Worldcoin says SDK lets you prove you’re a human online. Coins not includedWorldcoin’s dream of providing biometrically unique “proof of personhood” for the entire globe takes a step forward with the release… |
| Feb 13, 2023 | Iris biometrics crypto project Worldcoin reportedly looks for $120M investmentThe iris biometric cryptocurrency project known as Worldcoin is looking to sign a lead investor for a $120 million round,… |
| Jan 30, 2023 | Worldcoin shares details of open-source, iris biometrics-scanning ‘Orb’Cryptocurrency company Worldcoin has published a new blog post describing the “Orb,” the company’s iris biometric imaging device. “After three… |
| Jul 11, 2022 | Reports explore nexus of digital ID and migrationThe German Marshall Fund of the United States has published a new report exploring the intersection of digital wallets and… |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Worldcoin adds layer of privacy to biometric cryptocurrency after disapprovalWorldcoin, a cryptocurrency company that assigns the eponymous digital currency with an iris biometrics scan and promised to play a… |
| Mar 23, 2022 | Worldcoin raising $100M for biometric crypto, Advance.AI parent company considers fundraiseIris biometric-based cryptocurrency Worldcoin is reportedly set to raise $100 million through the sale of its tokens, while Advance.AI’s parent… |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Crypto-biometrics firm with altruistic plan stumblesAmbitious plans are in the DNA of technology, and few visions have been more amazing than scanning an iris of… |
| Oct 25, 2021 | Worldcoin iris biometrics cryptocurrency project launched by Sam AltmanTech millionaire Sam Altman’s Worldcoin start-up has emerged from stealth mode, offering free cryptocurrency to individuals who verify their accounts… |
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 |
