--- title: World Foundation raises $52 million in token sale to... description: World Foundation has raised $52 million through a locked WLD token sale led by Pantera Capital to expand World ID, its iris-scan-based proof-of-human system.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/world-foundation-raises-52-million-in-token-sale-to-scale-proof-of-human-infrastructure-btr30zvvq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: World Foundation raises $52 million in token sale to scale proof-of-human infrastructure | daily.dev og:description: World Foundation has raised $52 million through a locked WLD token sale led by Pantera Capital to expand World ID, its iris-scan-based proof-of-human system.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/world-foundation-raises-52-million-in-token-sale-to-scale-proof-of-human-infrastructure-btr30zvvq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Btr30zVvQ.png og:image:alt: World Foundation raises $52 million in token sale to scale proof-of-human infrastructure 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. # World Foundation raises $52 million in token sale to scale proof-of-human infrastructure **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary World Foundation has raised $52 million through a locked WLD token sale led by Pantera Capital to expand World ID, its iris-scan-based proof-of-human system. Enterprise platforms including Zoom, Docusign, Okta, Vercel, and Tinder have signed integration deals. The system uses physical Orb devices to scan irises and generate cryptographic credentials verified via zero-knowledge proofs, with over 39 million users across 160 countries. Funding will also support World ID version four, enabling third-party developers to build credentials into the zero-knowledge proof stack. The project continues to face regulatory resistance over biometric data collection, with enforcement actions in Spain, Germany, Kenya, and several other countries. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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