{"id":122317,"date":"2023-07-14T06:45:36","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T06:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/sam-altmans-worldcoin-passes-2m-sign-ups-after-months-of-touring-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2023-07-14T06:45:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T06:45:38","slug":"sam-altmans-worldcoin-passes-2m-sign-ups-after-months-of-touring-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/sam-altmans-worldcoin-passes-2m-sign-ups-after-months-of-touring-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Altman’s Worldcoin passes 2M sign-ups after months of touring\n – Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency and digital identification project has seen more than two million users sign up to its “global identity protocol” dubbed World ID. <\/p>\n

According to a July 13 statement, the World ID project\u2014which is still in beta testing\u2014passed two million in less than half<\/a> the time it took to reach the first million. <\/p>\n

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2 million strong Thank you to everyone who helped Worldcoin reach this milestone. The timing couldn’t be more appropriate.https:\/\/t.co\/dXNpb6h2hr<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Worldcoin (@worldcoin) July 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In a nutshell, World ID aims to offer a \u201cglobal digital passport\u201d that users can store on their phones to prove their identity, while using zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs to protect their privacy. <\/p>\n

To sign up to the World ID program and receive a “digital passport”, individuals must visit an orb to scan one of their eyeballs. This creates a unique “IrisHash,” that is used to verify their uniqueness. Users who successfully upload their sensitive biometric data are paid for their efforts in a self-titled cryptocurrency known as Worldcoin. <\/p>\n

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1\/ Proof of personhood addresses two of the key considerations presented by the Age of AI:<\/p>\n

\u2705 Protecting against Sybil attacks
\u2705 Minimizing the spread of AI-generated misinformation<\/p>\n

\u2014 Worldcoin (@worldcoin) April 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Worldcoin credited its sign-up rush to a recent multi-city tour that spanned across Barcelona, \u200b\u200bBerlin and Tokyo. The tour averages 40,000 new verified World ID members every week, it said.<\/p>\n

Worldcoin anticipates that these five-pound, chrome eye-scanning devices known as “Orbs” will become increasingly available worldwide over the next several months, due to an uptick in demand. <\/p>\n

“Additionally, just as more people are signing up, a growing number of apps and services are making use of the World ID protocol.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It is also noted that other protocols including Okta’s Auth0 and Talent Protocol, have begun to use World ID and Worldcoin in their respective onboarding procedures. <\/p>\n

Related: <\/em><\/strong>Worldcoin confirms it is the cause of mysterious Safe deployments<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

On May 8, the project launched the World App<\/a>, a gas-free crypto wallet for verified humans that works on Android and iOS operating systems. Roughly two weeks later on May 25, Worldcoin raised $115 million in a Series C<\/a> funding round to support the further rollout of its World ID program.<\/p>\n

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