Introducing World Chain, a new blockchain designed for humans ⚪️
World Chain will be open to everyone. Verified humans, including more than 5 million verified World ID holders, will get priority blockspace over bots & a gas allowance for casual transactions.
World Chain will be secured by Ethereum & engineered for scalability with the Superchain ecosystem, with a broad community of projects building apps for everyday life.
2/ The Orb is a custom biometric imaging device developed by @tfh_technology for the Worldcoin project. It uses iris biometrics to verify a person's humanness & uniqueness in a way that's secure & privacy-preserving.
3/ Underneath the shell, the Orb consists of 2 hemispheres separated by a mainboard w/ a powerful computing unit to enable local processing for max. privacy. The front half is dedicated to the sealed optical system. The back half is dedicated to the cooling system & speakers.
1/ Introducing World App. Built by @tfh_technology, its simple yet powerful tools are designed to be accessible to everyone. Use it to prove personhood w/ World ID, claim Worldcoin where available & send digital money anywhere for free. worldcoin.org/blog/announcem…
2/ Since its debut, more than 1.6 million people have joined the World App pre-release, 500,000+ of whom use it every month.
World App processes 60K transactions and 25K World ID checks daily.
3/ World App’s lightweight size (only 18MB) makes it incredibly easy to download anywhere, and it supports nearly 100% of active smartphones globally, including some more than 10 years old (98.2% of Androids and 94.5% of iPhones).
Worldcoin’s mission is ambitious, and decentralization has always been a key part of its success. Building the largest global financial and identity network can't happen without a motivated and diverse community.
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The creation of the nonprofit Worldcoin Foundation is a significant step towards decentralization, and this process will keep moving forward in a natural and progressive way.
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Why now? Two realities are converging that result in an increased need for a fundamentally universal financial and identity network that must be both privacy-preserving and decentralized.
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