Sam Altman wants to scan your eyeballs in exchange for crypto... and then make your dating life easier

If you’re willing to have your eyeballs scanned, you will be handsomely (OK, maybe not that handsomely) rewarded with crypto, thanks to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. 

Starting this week, Altman’s blockchain project World, part of the Tools of Humanity startup, will enable Americans to have their eyes scanned using “signature NVIDIA-powered Orbs” in Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, and San Francisco.

To date, more than 12 million people have an Orb-verified World ID, which the company says allows you to “anonymously and securely verify that you are a real and unique human (and not a bot) for easy online verification, such as signing into social apps and ensuring fair online activities like voting or buying concert tickets.”

Altman’s company also plans to deploy 7,500 Orbs nationwide within the next 12 to 24 months.

In addition, Americans will now have access to “the complete World App experience, and claim the Worldcoin (WLD) airdrop,” according to a press release.

Once your eyes are scanned, you will receive 16 WLD, while early adopters who downloaded the World app will receive a “Pioneer Grant” of 150 WLD. (But not if you’re a New York resident!) WLD was up 2% this morning, but has fallen a whopping 90% since its all-time-high on March 10, 2024.

World also announced a World Card, in partnership with Visa, which enables WLD to be used across 150 million merchants worldwide.

“Merchants can seamlessly receive fiat currency without needing to understand crypto, while individuals can gain flexibility in how to use their digital assets. There’s no need to convert or transfer rewards — the card is expected to make rewards spendable with a seamless crypto-to-fiat usability,” according to the company.

Last, but not least, World also announced a partnership with dating site Match which will “pilot using World ID as a simple and secure solution for age verification, beginning with Tinder users in Japan.”