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Sam Altman's World Launches Biometric ID and Crypto in Six U.S. Cities

The iris-scanning Orb devices debut in the U.S. alongside WLD token airdrops, new Visa and Match Group partnerships, and plans for nationwide expansion.

Sam Altman is the cofounder of the eyeball-scanning World and the CEO of OpenAI.
The Orb in Indonesia (Worldcoin)
People walking next to the World Network storefront in San Francisco’s Union Square.
Eric Soufer, consultant for World Network, scans his phone on an AI device to ID people online in the company’s San Francisco store.

Overview

  • World's Orb devices are now operational in Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, and San Francisco, enabling iris scans for digital World IDs and free WLD cryptocurrency airdrops.
  • The project has verified 12 million users globally and aims to scale to 7,500 Orbs across the U.S. by the end of 2025, supported by a planned production facility in Richardson, Texas.
  • World announced a partnership with Visa to launch the World Visa card this summer, allowing users to spend WLD tokens as fiat currency at over 150 million merchants.
  • Match Group will pilot World ID-based age verification tools on Tinder in Japan, marking the first integration of the technology into online dating platforms.
  • Despite its expansion, World continues to face global regulatory and privacy concerns, with its WLD token unavailable in New York due to state-specific regulations.