OpenAI CEO Launches Eye-Scanning Digital ID ‘Worldcoin’ in America
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is officially launching his digital ID and cryptocurrency project, Worldcoin, in the United States.
Worldcoin uses eye-scanning technology to confirm a person’s identity in a system called World ID.
World ID is a digital ID that uses biometric verification to confirm payments and prove a person’s identity.
Altman is hoping that Worldcoin will create a global identity and digital cash payment system.
Worldcoin pitches its system as “the world’s largest identity and financial public network.”
To encourage users to sign up and become verified, the company is offering people free Worldcoin tokens in exchange for iris scans.
The initiative plans to deploy thousands of its futuristic “orbs,” as Slay News has previously reported.
The orbs are basketball-sized biometric devices that verify a person’s identity by scanning their eyes.
Worldcoin is rolling out the orbs across cities nationwide, aiming to reach over 180 million Americans by year-end.
The first wave will hit six tech-heavy cities, including San Francisco, Miami, and Austin.
The company is offering users access to the World app, a WLD token airdrop, and new tools such as crypto loans and a Visa debit card linked to their balances.
There are even plans to integrate the identity system into dating apps.
Popular dating app Tinder is testing age verification via World ID in Japan.