Worldcoin

WLD

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Launch

World launched out of beta on July 24, 2023. secondary source source

Founders and creators

Tools for Humanity, a company founded in 2019 by Sam Altman, Max Novendstern, and Alex Blania. secondary source source

Origin story

World, formerly Worldcoin, is a project started by OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman. secondary source source

Stated purpose

Build the world's largest identity and financial network as a public utility. secondary source source
World's stated mission is to provide a reliable and anonymous way to authenticate humans online, which it calls World ID. secondary source source

Consensus mechanism

The WLD token contract is deployed on Ethereum Mainnet and the token is bridged to the Optimism layer 2 network. secondary source source

Supply model

Ten percent of all WLD tokens were reserved for World investors, while another 11.1 percent were reserved for employees at contributing organizations. secondary source source

Main uses today

World ID, a privacy-preserving global identity network using zero-knowledge proofs. secondary source source

Key milestones

Worldcoin was rebranded as World Network in October 2024. secondary source source

Notable events and controversies

Its biometric collection process has caused privacy concerns in multiple countries. secondary source source

Sources & studies

Last checked: 2026-11-04 · Prices, market caps and circulating supply are left out on purpose because they change by the minute. Educational, not financial advice.

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