Worldcoin is one of the most audacious projects in recent memory—a company directly out of a sci-fi movie, with a promise to gift individuals crypto tokens if they scan their eyeballs using a futuristic orb. Those scans can be used to prove people's "humanness," as the project describes it: a valuable asset in a society increasingly dominated by artificial intelligence.
After three years of trials, with headlines fixating on Worldcoin's ambitious hopes, fatal flaws, and straight-up weirdness, the token—also named Worldcoin—is launching on Monday through an airdrop to users who have been verified through an orb. Other users can secure their tokens by downloading the company's app until they get access to an orb, including for future airdrops, although the token distribution will be limited to certain countries. Users in the U.S., for example, are not eligible to receive the tokens amid regulatory uncertainty.
