NiftyNoon: Worldcoin Lands in the U.S. with Eye Scans, Tokens, and Big Ambitions 👁️🪙🇺🇸
Worldcoin brings its eye-scanning Orbs and WLD crypto to the U.S., aiming to verify humanity in an AI-driven world (May 2, 2025)
Nifty Thought:
Sam Altman’s Worldcoin has officially launched in the United States, bringing its eye-scanning Orb devices and WLD token to six major cities amid continued controversy over biometric data collection. U.S. residents in Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, and San Francisco can now verify their identity by scanning their irises to receive WLD tokens and a World ID, which can be used for authentication across apps like Telegram, Reddit, and Minecraft. The launch includes a $150 WLD airdrop for preregistered users and introduces the new Orb Mini, a portable biometric device that may eventually function as a payment terminal.
Backed by Tools for Humanity and co-founded by Altman, Worldcoin is positioning itself as a digital identity layer in an AI-driven world, with ambitions to distinguish real humans from bots online. Despite regulatory suspensions in Spain and Portugal over privacy concerns, World is expanding rapidly, with 12 million verified users across more than 100 countries and upcoming integrations with Visa, Match Group, Stripe, and Razer. The launch coincides with an update to the World app, now offering DeFi features, prediction markets, and plans for stablecoin support. While WLD saw a brief price bump following the announcement, it remains volatile and below its all-time high.
Highlighted News:
🇺🇸 World is live in the USA. Verify your World ID in six key cities now:
https://x.com/worldcoin/status/1917792504877080763?s=46
❤️ World ID is coming to @Match Group:
https://x.com/worldcoin/status/1917771514029699434?s=48&t=tVSIfSaoZtiJw
💳 World Card will let verified humans spend straight from World App and access rewards. Online, IRL, anywhere @Visa is accepted:
https://x.com/worldcoin/status/1917772690414526508?s=48&t=tVSIfSdUoZtiJw
🎰 World App, meet @Kalshi prediction markets:
https://x.com/worldcoin/status/1917787758971736352?s=46
🏦 Introducing the @MorphoLabs Mini App on World App:
https://x.com/worldcoin/status/1917788384434729022?s=46
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An updated version of the Senate’s GENIUS Act — outlining a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins — was just introduced on the Senate floor: https://x.com/eleanorterrett/status/1918026364403548452?s=46
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sBTC is coming soon on Sui: https://x.com/suinetwork/status/1917868557880164840?s=46
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Why Two Prime is Going BTC Only: https://x.com/two_prime/status/1917982727800000945?s=46
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