![]() ![]() In 2021, Worldcoin CEO Alex Blania told TechCrunch that the currency is part of a larger effort to drive a more unified and equitable global economy driven by the internet economy, something cryptocurrencies notably haven’t nailed in their first several years. In March 2022, Worldcoin raised $100 million at a $3 billion valuation. ![]() Other investors in the Series C round include a16z, Bain Capital Crypto and Distributed Global. While the public may be hesitant, investors are still diving into the project as it’s one of the few crypto companies still receiving hefty sums of capital amid an ongoing bear market. “Per default, the original biometric is immediately destroyed and the iris code is the only thing that leaves the orb.” ![]() “However, what’s actually happening under the hood is that the orb takes a picture of an iris and the device subsequently generates a unique encoding of the randomness of the iris (an 'iris code'),” Bogart added. “For good reason, folks get concerned and sensitive when it comes to biometrics - particularly so when you add a dose of crypto,” Spencer Bogart, general partner at Blockchain Capital, wrote in a post on Wednesday. Worldcoin has faced some concerns from people worried about privacy risks because it requires scanning a billion people’s eyeballs with a five-pound chromatic sphere called “The Orb” in exchange for its token. The crypto-focused project was co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman with a three-part mission: create a global ID, a global currency and an app that enables payment, purchases and transfers using its token - alongside other cryptocurrencies and traditional assets. ![]()
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