Worldcoin Raises $115M as Controversial Iris Scans Reach 2.5M Users, Altman Remains Chairman
• Sam Altman is still involved with Worldcoin crypto project as chairman and co-founder, his ouster from OpenAI not affecting this • Worldcoin raised $115M in Series C funding in May 2022 led by Blockchain Capital • Worldcoin's controversial "Orb" hardware scans irises to assign IDs for digital verification of users • Over 2.46 million people have signed up for Worldcoin IDs since its public launch 120 days ago • Altman expected to remain involved in Worldcoin's mission of "building a more human internet" through verified digital IDs