Sam Altman


Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

World's Iris-Scanning Tech Misunderstood, Data Never Leaves Orb, Advisor Says

World Foundation Advisor Liam Horne spoke Wednesday at Consensus 2025.

World Foundation Advisor Liam Thorne Speaks at Consensus 2025 (CoinDesk)

Tech

Sam Altman’s World Crypto Project Launches in US With Eye-Scanning Orbs in 6 Cities

At a Wednesday press conference, World announced it would build an orb factory in Richardardson, Texas.

The Orb in Indonesia (Worldcoin)

Tech

Sam Altman's World Network Unveils New Chat Feature to Connect Real Humans

The new feature, a "mini app" accessible via the World App wallet, will offer special features to holders of World Network's digital passport, which lets users scan their iris in exchange for an account that verifies their "proof-of-personhood."

Worldcoin co-founders Alex Blania and Sam Altman (Marc Olivier/Worldcoin)

Tech

Lido Co-Founders Said to Plot Competitor to Sam Altman's World Network

The new digital identity platform, Y, forgoes World Network's controversial biometric authentication for a system based on users' online activities.

Worldcoin's iris-scanning technology is being questioned by regulators (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Videos

Bitcoin Price on the Rise Amid BTC ETPs' Best Week Since July; Dogecoin Extends Its Rally

Bitcoin price is on the rise as BTC ETPs saw their best week since July, registering a cumulative inflow of 25,675 BTC ($1.74 billion) in the last seven days. Plus, dogecoin extends its rally and Sam Altman's Worldcoin project makes some updates. "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today.

Recent Videos

Finance

Sam Altman's Eye-Scanning Orbs Can Now be Summoned 'Like a Pizza', Say Worldcoin Execs

The project will now be know simply as "World" and plans to release "Orb 2.0," the executives said during a media event.

Worldcoin's iris-scanning technology is being questioned by regulators (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Singapore Investigating Seven People for Providing Worldcoin Services

On Aug. 7, Singapore's police warned the public against giving away or selling their Worldcoin accounts or tokens.

Night view of Singapore from the habor. (Larry Teo/Unsplash)

Finance

Sam Altman's Worldcoin Surges 15% as Investor and Team Lockup Extended

WLD is up by more than 26% over the past 24-hours.

Worldcoin's iris-scanning technology is being questioned by regulators (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Tech

Sam Altman’s Layer-2 Blockchain Project, World Chain, Opens to Developers

This means that select developers can apply to build, test, and give feedback to Tools For Humanity, the developer firm behind Worldcoin, according to a press release shared with CoinDesk.

Worldcoin co-founders Alex Blania and Sam Altman (Marc Olivier/Worldcoin)

Tech

Worldcoin, Sam Altman's Crypto Project, Is Building a Layer-2 Chain

The human-focused blockchain network will be based on the OP Stack, a framework for building Ethereum-based layer-2 chains.

Worldcoin's iris-scanning technology is being questioned by regulators (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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