{
  "url": "https://blockindex.ai/coin/wld",
  "name": "Worldcoin",
  "links": {
    "github": "https://github.com/worldcoin",
    "website": "https://world.org/",
    "whitepaper": "https://whitepaper.worldcoin.org/"
  },
  "dScore": 20,
  "market": {
    "priceUsd": 0.630724508093049,
    "marketCapUsd": 2151405174.982874,
    "volume24hUsd": 1131083891.445457,
    "priceChange7dPct": 27.46543462,
    "priceChange24hPct": 1.07040528
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  "source": "BlockIndex.AI",
  "supply": {
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    "circulating": 3411006148.2904725,
    "circulatingPct": null
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  "ticker": "WLD",
  "founder": "Sam Altman; Alex Blania; Max Novendstern",
  "vcFunded": true,
  "updatedAt": "2026-06-19T06:00:34.616264+00:00",
  "fairLaunch": false,
  "launchYear": 2024,
  "description": "Worldcoin (WLD) is an identity-first blockchain project that pairs a broadly distributed ERC-20 governance/utility token with an off-chain biometric verification system and a purpose-built OP-Stack Layer-2 mainnet called World Chain. The project originated with extensive R&D and a pre-launch commissioning of Orb devices beginning in May 2021, with more than two million Orb verifications reported through July 2023. Early development and operational coordination were conducted by Tools for Humanity (TFH) and the Worldcoin Foundation, which together stewarded token design, community distribution mechanisms, and the World ID privacy-preserving proof-of-personhood system. Worldcoin seeks to align large-scale human verification with on-chain governance by allocating a majority of initial supply to human recipients via recurring user grants tied to Orb-verified World IDs, while maintaining bridges and interoperability with Ethereum and Optimism.\n\nTechnically, Worldcoin’s architecture is hybrid: the WLD token was initially issued as an ERC-20 on Ethereum and used Optimism for distribution mechanics, and the project later launched World Chain — a proprietary OP-Stack Layer-2 mainnet intended to scale transactions and integrate seamlessly with existing Ethereum tooling. Core technical components include the Orb biometric hardware (designed to be privacy-preserving and to delete raw imagery by default unless users opt into data custody), zero-knowledge proofs for on-device privacy-preserving verification (World ID), the World App (wallet and UI that handles identity, grants, and payments), and cross-chain bridges that move WLD between Ethereum, Optimism, and World Chain. The whitepaper (v. July 24, 2023) and protocol documents describe a fixed 10 billion initial supply for 15 years and a governance-contingent inflation cap of up to 1.5% thereafter. The project emphasizes interoperability with established infrastructure (Ethereum/Optimism security model) while pursuing person-centered governance primitives such as quadratic voting or one-person-one-vote enabled by World ID.\n\nIn terms of tokenomics and ecosystem adoption, WLD’s initial distribution design allocates roughly 75% to the community, with the remainder split across development team allocations, investor allocations, and a reserve. Publicly reported snapshots place circulating supply at approximately 2.47 billion WLD with a circa-$0.51 spot price and market capitalization in the low billions at the time of the supplied data. Worldcoin has strong institutional backing, with reported fundraising in excess of $250M from major venture firms; that backing both accelerates rollout and shapes governance expectations. Exchange and wallet coverage is broad, with listings on major centralized exchanges and support across widely used wallets and hardware devices, enabling user access for both custody and issuance flows.\n\nGovernance and decentralization remain a work in progress: the Worldcoin Foundation is described as the steward for community proposals, and the whitepaper sets out mechanisms that could combine token-weighted voting with person-based eligibility enabled by World ID. The project is not described as a fully on-chain DAO at the time of the supplied materials; governance processes, timetables for transferring authority, and operational details are still being defined. Major operational risks include biometric privacy scrutiny, regulatory attention around identity and data handling, and multi-chain bridging complexity. Nonetheless, Worldcoin’s distinguishing proposition — coupling a global identity system with a broadly distributed token and a Layer-2 execution environment — positions it to enable novel governance experiments and broad user adoption if privacy, regulatory, and bridge-security challenges are managed effectively.",
  "methodology": "https://blockindex.ai/dscore",
  "classification": {
    "layer": "Layer 2",
    "isToken": true,
    "consensus": "Other",
    "parentChain": "ETH"
  },
  "dScoreComponents": {
    "autonomy": 0,
    "ageHistory": 9,
    "governance": 11,
    "nodeDistribution": 0,
    "initialDistribution": 0
  },
  "decentralizationVerdict": "Centralized Leaning"
}