Worldcoin, the Sam Altman co-founded "proof of personhood" crypto startup that scans people's eyeballs, announced on Thursday that it dropped the "coin"

Launched as Worldcoin, now simply “World,” the startup will focus on verifying users are human, in an age of AI and bots.

Sam Altman’s Worldcoin is going to need some new business cards printed up because it’s dropping the “coin” in its name. The OpenAI CEO’s startup is shifting from cryptocurrency to focus more on its identification technology and it just unveiled a new version of its signature gadget.

Worldcoin, a startup co-founded by OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman, announced a new name and introduced the latest version of its eyeball-scanning Orb at an event in San Francisco on Thursday.

World rebrands from Worldcoin, expanding its mission beyond cryptocurrency with new identity verification technologies like the updated Orb.

Worldcoin, now 'World', sees a 10% token drop after unveiling new tech and expansion plans at San Francisco event.

Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency project founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, said on Thursday it was rebranding to World Network and was ramping up efforts to scan every human's iris using its "orb" devices.

Worldcoin, the identity and cryptocurrency venture co-founded by Sam Altman, is rebranding itself as World (and World Network) to reflect what it says is a broader mission. Why it matters: World is pitching its technologies as key to helping distinguish bots from humans in an increasingly AI-dominated society.