Worldcoin / World

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Summary

Worldcoin/World (WLD) is Sam Altman's biometric identity and cryptocurrency project using iris-scanning Orb devices. Founded in 2019 by Altman, Alex Blania, and Max Novendstern via Tools for Humanity. Regulatory enforcement or investigation in 10+ jurisdictions: Kenya High Court ruled operations illegal, Spain and Portugal banned operations, Germany issued binding GDPR order. MIT Technology Review documented deceptive recruitment practices. Token distribution has 23.3% insider allocation with major unlock expected July 2026. Rebranded to World in October 2024.

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Timeline(12 events)

2019-01-01

Worldcoin founded by Sam Altman, Alex Blania, and Max Novendstern

2022-04-06

MIT Technology Review publishes investigation documenting deceptive recruitment

technologyreview.com

2023-05-12

Orb operator credentials stolen by hackers

2023-07-24

Vitalik Buterin expresses concerns about Worldcoin

2024-03-06

Spain bans Worldcoin operations

2024-03-26

Portugal bans Worldcoin operations

2024-05-22

Hong Kong orders Worldcoin to cease operations

2024-10-17

Worldcoin rebrands to World; launches World Chain and World ID 3.0

2024-12-19

Bavaria/Germany issues binding GDPR order against Worldcoin

2025-05-01

World launches in the US with Orbs in 6 cities

2025-05-01

Kenya High Court rules Worldcoin operations illegal

amnestykenya.org

2025-05-05

Indonesia suspends Worldcoin operations

Provenance & Audit Trail

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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain and source URLs are archived via the Internet Archive.

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generated: 5/13/2026, 3:54:13 AM

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