--- title: teej presents: World Coin | The Standup | daily.dev description: Worldcoin is a cryptocurrency project founded by Sam Altman that scans users' irises with a device called "the orb" to create unique digital identities (World... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/teej-presents-world-coin-the-standup-aq09vjhmt twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: teej presents: World Coin | The Standup | daily.dev og:description: Worldcoin is a cryptocurrency project founded by Sam Altman that scans users' irises with a device called "the orb" to create unique digital identities (World... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/teej-presents-world-coin-the-standup-aq09vjhmt og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/AQ09vJHMT.png og:image:alt: teej presents: World Coin | The Standup og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # teej presents: World Coin | The Standup **[ThePrimeTime](https://daily.dev/sources/primeagen)** · 61 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Worldcoin is a cryptocurrency project founded by Sam Altman that scans users' irises with a device called "the orb" to create unique digital identities (World IDs) for proof of personhood. The project has scanned over 17.5 million people globally, often in lower-income countries, offering small amounts of cryptocurrency in exchange for biometric data. While marketed as a solution to AI-generated bots and a pathway to universal basic income, the project raises significant privacy concerns, operates through a multi-level marketing-style referral system, and has attracted hundreds of millions in venture funding despite unclear monetization plans and questionable ethical practices. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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