{"id":845192,"date":"2025-05-02T09:12:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T14:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/02\/worldcoin-launches-in-u-s-with-eye-scans-and-visa-card\/"},"modified":"2025-05-02T09:12:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T14:12:05","slug":"worldcoin-launches-in-u-s-with-eye-scans-and-visa-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/02\/worldcoin-launches-in-u-s-with-eye-scans-and-visa-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Worldcoin Launches in U.S. with Eye Scans and Visa Card"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Worldcoin<\/a><\/p>\n

The company announced<\/a> on April 30 that it\u2019s rolling out in six major cities. These cities include Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, and San Francisco.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The goal? Worldcoin wants to verify humans\u2019 eyeballs using a shiny, spherical device called the Orb. This tool links users to a decentralized identity system and rewards them with crypto.<\/p>\n

World Launches in U.S. with Eye-Scanning and Worldcoin<\/strong><\/h5>\n

World\u2019s main pitch is this: as AI continues to blur the line between human and machine, we need a reliable way to prove that we\u2019re human online. So, World does this by scanning a person\u2019s eyes and face through the Orb. Once verified, users receive a \u201cWorld ID<\/a>\u201d and are eligible to claim the project\u2019s native token, Worldcoin (WLD)<\/a>. This ID can then be used to authenticate identity across popular platforms like Telegram, Discord, Shopify, Minecraft, and Reddit.<\/p>\n

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World is live in the USA. Verify your World ID in six key cities now. pic.twitter.com\/cju65pn7L7<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 World (@worldcoin) May 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

While previously cautious about entering the U.S. due to regulatory concerns around issuing a crypto token, World now seems more confident amid shifting political winds and a potentially more crypto-friendly stance from the Trump-aligned GOP. Despite pushback in other countries\u2014Spain<\/a> and Portugal have temporarily suspended World\u2019s activities over data privacy concerns\u2014the U.S. launch signals renewed momentum.<\/p>\n

New Moves: A Visa Partnership and Real-World Use Cases<\/strong><\/h5>\n

World also announced<\/a> a partnership with Visa to launch the \u201cWorld Visa Card\u201d later this year. The card will let users spend WLD and other cryptocurrencies like regular money. This marks a growing trend of crypto projects integrating with traditional financial infrastructure\u2014an effort to bridge the gap between blockchain and everyday spending. Other projects, like Coinbase\u2019s Visa debit card<\/a>, have shown there\u2019s an appetite for crypto-powered payments, but Altman\u2019s unique biometric angle gives World an added layer of intrigue.<\/p>\n

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Personal finance ???? Rewards for verified humans.<\/p>\n

The World Card will let verified humans spend straight from World App and access rewards. Online, IRL, anywhere @Visa<\/a> is accepted. pic.twitter.com\/hSrzGcxHy2<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 World (@worldcoin) May 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

World claims over 5 million users globally and continues to expand, despite criticism. Concerns around biometric data security and surveillance remain front and center for skeptics and regulators alike.<\/p>\n

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The company announced on April 30 that it\u2019s rolling out in six major cities. These cities include Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, and San Francisco. The goal? Worldcoin wants to verify humans\u2019 eyeballs using a shiny, spherical device called the Orb. This tool links users to a decentralized identity system and rewards them with<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":845193,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2432,68823],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-845192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-launches","category-worldcoin"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/845192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=845192"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/845192\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/845193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=845192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=845192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=845192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}