Sam Altman’s eye-scanning project launches cryptocurrency in the US

World’s orbs person scanned millions of peoples’ eyes to verify their individuality connected a blockchain.

Over the past fewer years, what sounds similar an occurrence of Black Mirror has been unfolding successful existent life: millions of radical astir the satellite person agreed to fto metallic orbs scan their eyes successful speech for receiving a blockchain-based ID and a cryptocurrency called Worldcoin.

Beginning this week, Worldcoin (WLD) volition beryllium disposable successful astir of the US for the archetypal time, including via exchanges similar Coinbase. Those who scan their eyes astatine a World orb volition person 16 WLD. Meanwhile, radical who person downloaded and already registered with the World app successful the US volition person a "pioneer grant" of 150 WLD dropped into their wallet.

The Sam Altman co-founded startup down the project, Tools for Humanity, is besides moving with Visa to merchandise a debit paper aboriginal this twelvemonth that converts WLD to fiat currency astatine checkout. Altman, who is presently the president of Tools for Humanity, announced the quality alongside CEO Alex Blania astatine a property lawsuit successful San Francisco connected Wednesday, dubbed "At Last."

More than 7,000 of World's orbs volition beryllium disposable for iris scans astatine carnal "World Space" locations successful Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, and San Francisco, arsenic good arsenic successful Razer stores. Tools for …

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