importantSYS.SOURCE: TechCrunch• 2026-07-24T16:11:56Z

Sam Altman's Biometric Startup World Secures $52.5M in Crypto Token Sale

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Sam Altman's biometric startup World raised $52.5 million via a crypto token sale led by Pantera Capital, with funds allocated to the World Foundation for network expansion. The company offers 'proof of human' verification through iris scanning via Orbs, aiming to distinguish humans from AI bots online.

Sam Altman's side project — which seeks to scan the world's eyeballs and turn them into unique digital identifiers — has raised some fresh cash through a crypto sale.

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