Worldcoin / World

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32/100

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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

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

6 April 2022

MIT Technology Review publishes investigation documenting deceptive recruitment

technologyreview.com

12 May 2023

Orb operator credentials stolen by hackers

24 July 2023

Vitalik Buterin expresses concerns about Worldcoin

6 March 2024

Spain bans Worldcoin operations

26 March 2024

Portugal bans Worldcoin operations

22 May 2024

Hong Kong orders Worldcoin to cease operations

17 October 2024

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

19 December 2024

Bavaria/Germany issues binding GDPR order against Worldcoin

May 2025

World launches in the US with Orbs in 6 cities

May 2025

Kenya High Court rules Worldcoin operations illegal

amnestykenya.org

5 May 2025

Indonesia suspends Worldcoin operations

Provenance & Audit Trail

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Decision Log

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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (1 event). 12 of 12 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.

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

last updated: 7/25/2026, 10:30:01 AM

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