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Ben Weiss

Americans can finally scan their eyeballs for crypto in return after Sam Altman-backed World launches in U.S.

Sam Altman speaks on stage in Paris, France, in February. (Credit: Nathan Laine—Bloomberg/Getty Images)

An eyeball-scanning crypto project that’s backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has launched in the U.S., Tools for Humanity, the venture’s developer, announced Wednesday evening. Originally dubbed Worldcoin, the project, now rebranded to World, aims to scan human’s irises through an orb to prove that humans aren’t AI. In return, participants receive a cryptocurrency called WLD.

Americans can now access the eyeball-scanning orb, claim cryptocurrency, and use the associated World app. The project is first rolling out its iris scanners in Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville and San Francisco, according to a press release.

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