Worldcoin

Worldcoin
WLD
Contract address
0x163f...318753
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$0.5044
-$0.002323(-0.46%)Today
Market cap
1.92B
Total volume (24h)
239.41M
Volume / Market cap
0.1244
Circulating supply
3.82B
Day range (24h)
$0.4867$0.538
All-time low
$0.23
All-time high
$11.74

About Worldcoin (WLD)

What is Worldcoin (WLD)?

Worldcoin, now branded as World, is a digital identity and cryptocurrency project co-founded by Sam Altman, Alex Blania, and Max Novendstern. Altman (CEO of OpenAI) serves as Chairman of the Board of Tools for Humanity, the project's primary developer; Blania serves as CEO. The project's core product is World ID, a biometric verification system that uses Orb devices to scan a person's iris, generating a zero-knowledge proof that confirms they are a unique human without revealing their identity. As of April 2026, nearly 18 million people have verified their humanness through Orb technology across 160 countries, with over 30 million total World App users.

The WLD token powers the World ecosystem. It serves as the governance and utility token for World Chain, an OP Stack Layer 2 blockchain secured by Ethereum and designed to prioritize verified humans over bots. World ID holders receive priority blockspace and free gas allowances on World Chain, while unverified addresses can still transact but without priority access.

Institutional presence

Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) holds 283,452,700 WLD tokens (~8.3% of circulating supply as of May 20, 2026), making it the largest publicly disclosed institutional holder. Eightco raised $250 million in September 2025 specifically to build a WLD treasury strategy, with participation from the World Foundation, Pantera, Brevan Howard, Kraken, Discovery Capital Management, and others.

Regulatory status

Worldcoin has faced regulatory scrutiny in multiple jurisdictions over biometric data privacy. Spain's AEPD issued a temporary ban in 2024 under GDPR Article 66 urgency procedures; Tools for Humanity voluntarily extended the pause through end of 2024 pending a BayLDA audit. Kenya suspended Orb operations in August 2023 and a court ordered deletion of collected biometric data in May 2025. Investigations or suspensions have also occurred in Portugal, Hong Kong, South Korea, Indonesia, and Colombia. Bavaria's data protection authority (BayLDA) is the lead EU DPA conducting an ongoing GDPR compliance investigation.

Price history

Today (October 17, 2026)$0.5044-0.46%
24 hours ago (October 16, 2026)$0.5067-0.46%
1 week ago (October 10, 2026)$0.5642-10.60%
1 month ago (September 17, 2026)$0.3792+33.01%
1 year ago (October 17, 2025)$0.8774-42.52%

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24h change: -6.82%. From $0.5647 to $0.5262.

  • World launched its World Money self-custodial app supporting stablecoin balances in multiple currencies, cross-border transfers, yield opportunities through Morpho, trading, and mini apps. World ID verification unlocks boosted rewards and features for verified users. The rollout in mid-September 2026 has been linked to higher on-chain activity including increased active addresses and whale transactions. This represents a shift toward product-led growth beyond token incentives.
  • World integrated its World ID system into peaqOS, enabling connected machines and AI agents to verify unique human operators using privacy-preserving proofs without collecting personal data. A demonstration showed a robot unlocking a prescription only after World ID verification. This addresses the growing need to distinguish humans from AI in digital and physical interactions as agentic systems proliferate.
  • The World Foundation released ProveKit v1, an open-source toolkit that lets developers generate privacy-preserving authentication proofs using zero-knowledge technology directly on consumer smartphones. Personal data stays on the user's device and proofs take seconds to generate. This builds on internal use since April 2026 and supports wider integration of World ID for human verification in the age of AI agents.

24h change: +3.43%. From $0.5757 to $0.5954.

  • The WLD token rose approximately 6 to 8 percent in the last day to trade near 0.61 dollars. Market capitalization reached about 2.3 billion dollars while 24-hour volume exceeded 600 million dollars. Analysts highlight a breakout from a long-term descending trendline with targets near 0.70 dollars, supported by increases in active addresses, whale activity, and social dominance.
  • World emphasizes World ID to allow AI agents to prove a real human initiated actions while protecting privacy. Integration with peaqOS enables robots and connected machines to request human verification for transactions such as prescription delivery without receiving personal data. This aligns with releases like ProveKit v1 for on-device zero-knowledge proofs and growing focus on distinguishing humans from bots in the AI era.
  • World launched its self-custodial World Money financial app in over 150 countries. The platform supports stablecoin balances, cross-border transfers, yield through Morpho, on-chain trading, and mini-apps. World ID verification unlocks enhanced features, marking a shift toward product-led adoption after changes to prior incentive programs.

24h change: +19.44%. From $0.4868 to $0.5815.

  • World launched its World Money financial super app in mid-September 2026 across more than 150 countries. The self-custodial platform supports stablecoin balances in multiple currencies, cross-border transfers, yield through Morpho, trading, and third-party mini apps. World ID verification provides boosted features, and the release has aligned with higher on-chain activity including whale transactions, active addresses, and new wallets.
  • The World Foundation released ProveKit v1, an open-source toolkit for privacy-preserving authentication via zero-knowledge proofs generated on consumer devices. Proofs keep personal data on the user's device and take seconds on standard smartphones. This builds on internal use since April 2026 and supports broader integration of World ID for human verification in the age of AI agents.
  • WLD has seen renewed attention as a play tied to distinguishing humans from AI agents and bots. The project's biometric World ID and Orb verification aim to provide trust infrastructure as AI adoption grows. Recent price action has coincided with broader market discussion around AI agents and related technologies.

24h change: -11.23%. From $0.5529 to $0.4908.

  • World launched its World Money self-custodial financial application across more than 150 countries on September 17. The app supports stablecoin balances in eight currencies, cross-border transfers, yield opportunities through Morpho, on-chain trading, and mini apps such as prediction markets. World ID biometric verification unlocks boosted rewards and features, marking a shift from incentive-driven growth to product-led adoption for verified users. This launch has been linked to recent price movement and increased ecosystem engagement.
  • The World Foundation released ProveKit v1 in early September as an open-source toolkit. It allows developers to generate privacy-preserving zero-knowledge proofs on standard smartphones or browsers in seconds without sending personal data off-device. The technology has been in internal use since April, has undergone security audits, and supports World ID adoption for verifiable claims in applications while targeting post-quantum security.
  • WLD declined over 11 percent in the past day, trading near its 24-hour low around $0.48 after recent gains that took it above $0.55. Market capitalization stands near $1.8 billion with 24-hour volume exceeding $500 million on major exchanges. The move follows digestion of the World Money launch catalyst and occurs against a backdrop of reduced daily token emissions implemented in July.

24h change: +1.11%. From $0.549 to $0.5551.

  • WLD has gained more than 35 percent over the past seven days and approximately 40 percent over the past month, breaking above recent resistance levels on significantly higher than average trading volume. Price analysis highlights a multi-timeframe breakout and renewed social discussion around its AI and digital identity use case. The token has shown strength independent of modest bitcoin moves, with analysts watching for sustained support above 0.50 dollars to target higher levels.
  • World launched its World Money financial super app across more than 150 countries in mid-September 2026. The self-custody platform combines stablecoin payments, trading, yield earning via Morpho, portfolio tracking, and third-party mini apps such as Kalshi prediction markets. Stripe integration enables easy fiat-to-stablecoin funding via Apple Pay in the US, while World ID verification unlocks boosted rewards. The release shifts focus from incentives to real utility built around verified human users.
  • World Foundation released ProveKit v1 as an open-source toolkit in early September 2026 after internal use since April. It enables developers to generate privacy-preserving zero-knowledge proofs on standard smartphones or browsers in seconds without sharing personal data or requiring a trusted setup. The toolkit targets 128-bit post-quantum security, uses the Noir language, and has been audited. It supports broader adoption of World ID for verifiable claims in the AI era while keeping data local on user devices.

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