The CEO of the company OpenAI, Sam Altman, launched this Monday, 24, your WLD cryptocurrency. The digital currency is part of the Worldcoin project, which also proposes a new digital identity system. The owner of the popular AI tool (Artificial intelligence), ChatGPT, seeks to reinforce the use of secure methods in crypto transaction systems.
Like this, The proposal is to check whether the user, in fact, it is a human and not a robot through ocular testing and recognition. Altman and the co-founders of the novelty defend the use of identification technology due to the constant evolution of AI. For him and his partner, Alex Blania, the proposal is “to create a new identity and a financial network controlled by everyone”.
In this scenario, WLD is already listed on several renowned crypto brokers, standing out in the market. According to data from CoinGecko, since launch, the asset has already appreciated in value by more than 50% with current exchange rate of US$ 2,36.
How World ID works?
World ID seeks to preserve user privacy also through the “World App” digital wallet application, already available for download. The distribution of WLD coin, however, will depend on the identification of the natural person through a type of “eye registration”.
Like this, to access the system and transactions, Worldcoin will verify users' identity through customer iris scanning technology. The retina is analyzed using the Orb, a biometric verification device. The creation of World ID and the sending of cryptocurrency will only happen with the proof that the person is not a robot.
The active crypto is already being distributed to those who register their retinas in the system. For that, information from more than 2 millions of users were collected to make up the beta testing version of Worldcoin. Nonetheless, It has already been announced that eyeball scanning operations will include a total of 35 cities in 20 countries.
Verification in Brazil
The worldwide distribution of Obrs, inclusive, is already in an accelerated phase. To join the system, interested parties must schedule a date and make a face-to-face visit at official locations of the Worldcoin project. Not Brazil, at the moment, There are three locations that have the device. Nonetheless, all are located in the city of São Paulo, SP.
In letter, the partners defended their latest launch. “Worldcoin is an attempt at alignment on a global scale. The journey will be challenging and the outcome is uncertain. But finding new ways to broadly share future technological prosperity is a critical challenge of our time.”, stated.
