Citizens of the United States, you too can now line up to gaze into the Orb. For Sam Altman’s World project has finally made its way to your shores, enabling you to scan your eyeballs in exchange for cryptocurrency.
Under Donald Trump’s pro-crypto Presidency, the biometric identity project no longer finds itself hobbled by regulatory concerns over its WRLD token.
But World has attracted controversy around the, well, world—with the project facing a backlash from privacy advocates, data watchdogs and regulators, who have cracked down on World’s activities in countries ranging from Germany to Brazil.
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“Bitcoin's recent price appreciation is the result of long-term momentum rather than a temporary phenomenon.”
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