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The company announced on April 30 that its iris-scanning devices, called orbs, are now active in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, Austin, and San Francisco. While the orbs had been shown at events across the country, full services had not been offered until now.

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Recently, Americans were blocked from claiming WLD tokens due to concerns over regulatory issues. Meanwhile, World had already launched in regions across Europe, South America, Africa, and Asia.

According to the company, more than 12 million people worldwide have created a World ID so far, with around 400,000 joining just in the past week. It announced:

World launches in the USA, at last.

A statement added, “The United States of America stands at the forefront of artificial intelligence innovation. Now, it’s time for the world’s AI hub to embrace the essential counterpart: proof of human”.

World ID is designed as a digital proof of identity based on biometrics. However, the company behind the project, Tools for Humanity, claims that users’ private data remains safe.

According to its founders, Sam Altman and Alex Blania, the data from the iris scan stays on users’ devices and is protected by cryptographic technology. No raw eye images are stored on central servers.

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The controversial crypto project Worldcoin (WLD) has launched its biometric identity verification system and WLD cryptocurrency in the United States, expanding to six major cities.

In a new blog post, Worldcoin says Americans can use their eye scanners to verify their IDs in Atlanta, Nashville, Miami, Los Angeles, Austin and San Francisco.

The project, backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, uses eye-scanning Orb devices to generate unique digital IDs. Once verified, users receive WLD tokens and a World ID, which can be used for authentication on platforms such as Minecraft, Reddit and Telegram.

The expansion follows scrutiny in several countries, including Spain and Portugal, which have suspended World operations over concerns about biometric data collection and security.

Last year, regulators in Spain ordered the project to stop collecting data after receiving numerous complaints from customers that its data-gathering process was invasive.

Despite regulatory challenges, World has secured partnerships, including a Visa-backed debit card for WLD spending and a trial with Match Group for identity verification on dating apps.

Yesterday, before Worldcoin’s announcement, Coinbase said it was adding WLD to its roadmap.

Following the launch, WLD prices briefly surged but later dropped, trading at just over $1 – a significant decline from its all-time high in March 2024. WLD is worth $1.08 at time of writing, up 20% in the last week.

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