GM everybody! ⚪🪩⚪
World App is the first wallet built for the Worldcoin protocol.
But it's much more than that.
Let's get into it on today's Twitter Spaces 🌍📱
Coming up in just over 3 hours at 10:15 Pacific.
Set your reminder and join us here:
https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1mrxmkvzZnDGy?s=20
World App is the first wallet built for the Worldcoin protocol.
But it's much more than that.
Let's get into it on today's Twitter Spaces 🌍📱
Coming up in just over 3 hours at 10:15 Pacific.
Set your reminder and join us here:
https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1mrxmkvzZnDGy?s=20
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GM everyone ⚪️🪩⚪️
The Orb world tour has officially landed in Miami!
Stop into the grand opening of @thecanvasglobal's newest independent web3 & digital creator gallery in Wynwood starting @ 6pm EST to verify your World ID, learn more about the protocol & join the community!
The Orb will be available for World ID verifications @ The Canvas Wynwood throughout May, Thursdays through Sundays 12pm to 9pm EST.
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Learn more here:
https://twitter.com/thecanvasglobal?s=21
The Orb world tour has officially landed in Miami!
Stop into the grand opening of @thecanvasglobal's newest independent web3 & digital creator gallery in Wynwood starting @ 6pm EST to verify your World ID, learn more about the protocol & join the community!
The Orb will be available for World ID verifications @ The Canvas Wynwood throughout May, Thursdays through Sundays 12pm to 9pm EST.
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Learn more here:
https://twitter.com/thecanvasglobal?s=21
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THE CANVAS (@thecanvasglobal) on X
The launchpad for independent creators and phygital experiences. Partnering with @opensea @SuperchiefNFT @SuperRare @Pussyrrriot @Worldcoin and more.
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Happy Tuesday Everyone 🪩
Just wanted to let you all know about two cool events coming back to back tomorrow.
First, join Worldcoin's Community Manager and Dev Relations Lead for the second edition of Discord Office Hours, where we talk anything and everything Worldcoin, and connect with this awesome, rapidly growing community!
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Immediately after that, there will be a fascinating Twitter Spaces happening over on the Optimism Twitter:
Tomorrow's guest OP Radio guest will be certified nerd & bicycle maximalist Remco, representing Worldcoin.
Set your reminders & see you there (on the internet)!
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Just wanted to let you all know about two cool events coming back to back tomorrow.
First, join Worldcoin's Community Manager and Dev Relations Lead for the second edition of Discord Office Hours, where we talk anything and everything Worldcoin, and connect with this awesome, rapidly growing community!
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Immediately after that, there will be a fascinating Twitter Spaces happening over on the Optimism Twitter:
Tomorrow's guest OP Radio guest will be certified nerd & bicycle maximalist Remco, representing Worldcoin.
Set your reminders & see you there (on the internet)!
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GM everyone!
So many new faces (/handles) here! Welcome all!
In the interest of learning more about World App, World ID, and our mission here, please check out our brand new introductory blog post over on the Worldcoin.
The TL;DR of it is that in order to fully participate in the Worldcoin ecosystem and project, you need to get verified in-person at an Orb.
This will be possible in more and more places around the globe in the coming months and years.
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For now, here's a quick & easy guide for downloading and using World App & verifying your World ID: https://worldcoin.org/blog/worldcoin/how-to-use-world-app-verify-world-id
So many new faces (/handles) here! Welcome all!
In the interest of learning more about World App, World ID, and our mission here, please check out our brand new introductory blog post over on the Worldcoin.
The TL;DR of it is that in order to fully participate in the Worldcoin ecosystem and project, you need to get verified in-person at an Orb.
This will be possible in more and more places around the globe in the coming months and years.
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For now, here's a quick & easy guide for downloading and using World App & verifying your World ID: https://worldcoin.org/blog/worldcoin/how-to-use-world-app-verify-world-id
worldcoin.org
How to sign up for World ID and use World App
Learn how to download and use World App, as well as how to sign up for your verified World ID.
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Whats up Worldcoiners ⚪
Let's take a walk through the actual mechanics and tech of the Orb tonight.
A brief look inside the Orb
The Orb is a custom biometric imaging device developed by TFH for the Worldcoin project. It uses iris biometrics to verify a person's humanness & uniqueness in a way that's secure & privacy-preserving.
Underneath the shell, the Orb consists of 2 hemispheres separated by a mainboard w/ a powerful computing unit to enable local processing for max. privacy. The front half is dedicated to the sealed optical system. The back half is dedicated to the cooling system & speakers.
The Orb's main imaging system consists of a telephoto lens & 2D gimbal mirror system, a global shutter camera sensor & an optical filter. The movable mirror increases the field of view by >2 orders of magnitude, & image capturing is controlled by several neural networks.
The custom telephoto lens has coated glass to optimize image capture in the near infrared spectrum. An integrated liquid lens allows for millisecond autofocus, controlled by a neural network to optimize focus. The shutter sensor is synced w/ pulsed illumination to avoid blur.
The Orb’s custom battery is made of Li-Ion 18650 cells (the same cells used in many electric cars). With close to 100Wh, the capacity is optimized for battery lifetime while complying with transportation regulations. A USB-C connector makes recharging convenient.
The front of the mainboard holds capacitors to power the pulsed, near infrared illumination (certified eye safe). There are also drivers to power the deformation of the liquid lens in the optical system. A microcontroller controls precise timing of the peripherals.
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Let's take a walk through the actual mechanics and tech of the Orb tonight.
A brief look inside the Orb
The Orb is a custom biometric imaging device developed by TFH for the Worldcoin project. It uses iris biometrics to verify a person's humanness & uniqueness in a way that's secure & privacy-preserving.
Underneath the shell, the Orb consists of 2 hemispheres separated by a mainboard w/ a powerful computing unit to enable local processing for max. privacy. The front half is dedicated to the sealed optical system. The back half is dedicated to the cooling system & speakers.
The Orb's main imaging system consists of a telephoto lens & 2D gimbal mirror system, a global shutter camera sensor & an optical filter. The movable mirror increases the field of view by >2 orders of magnitude, & image capturing is controlled by several neural networks.
The custom telephoto lens has coated glass to optimize image capture in the near infrared spectrum. An integrated liquid lens allows for millisecond autofocus, controlled by a neural network to optimize focus. The shutter sensor is synced w/ pulsed illumination to avoid blur.
The Orb’s custom battery is made of Li-Ion 18650 cells (the same cells used in many electric cars). With close to 100Wh, the capacity is optimized for battery lifetime while complying with transportation regulations. A USB-C connector makes recharging convenient.
The front of the mainboard holds capacitors to power the pulsed, near infrared illumination (certified eye safe). There are also drivers to power the deformation of the liquid lens in the optical system. A microcontroller controls precise timing of the peripherals.
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An encrypted M.2 SSD can be used to store images for opt-in data custody & image data collection. Those images are secured by a 2nd layer of irreversible encryption via the public key from a server such that, if an Orb is compromised (unlikely), no data would be exposed.
The contribution of data is optional and data deletion can be requested at any time through the app. A SIM card slot enables optional LTE connectivity.
The back of the mainboard holds connectors for active elements of the optical system. Additionally, a GPS module enables precise location of Orbs to prevent fraud. A wifi module enables the Orb to upload iris codes to make sure every person can only sign up once.
Finally, the mainboard hosts a Nvidia Jetson Xavier NX which runs multiple neural networks in real time to optimize image capture, perform local anti-spoof detection & calculate the iris code locally to maximize privacy.
The front PCB powers multispectral illumination & fraud sensors. Bright illumination (certified eye safe) is needed for high quality image capture. Fraud prevention algorithms based on multispectral sensors are designed to prevent spoofing & run locally for max. privacy.
If you'd like to learn more & access all relevant, hardware-related engineering files for the current version of the Orb, see our blog article below.
https://worldcoin.org/blog/engineering/opening-orb-look-inside-worldcoin-biometric-imaging-device
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The contribution of data is optional and data deletion can be requested at any time through the app. A SIM card slot enables optional LTE connectivity.
The back of the mainboard holds connectors for active elements of the optical system. Additionally, a GPS module enables precise location of Orbs to prevent fraud. A wifi module enables the Orb to upload iris codes to make sure every person can only sign up once.
Finally, the mainboard hosts a Nvidia Jetson Xavier NX which runs multiple neural networks in real time to optimize image capture, perform local anti-spoof detection & calculate the iris code locally to maximize privacy.
The front PCB powers multispectral illumination & fraud sensors. Bright illumination (certified eye safe) is needed for high quality image capture. Fraud prevention algorithms based on multispectral sensors are designed to prevent spoofing & run locally for max. privacy.
If you'd like to learn more & access all relevant, hardware-related engineering files for the current version of the Orb, see our blog article below.
https://worldcoin.org/blog/engineering/opening-orb-look-inside-worldcoin-biometric-imaging-device
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world.org
Opening the Orb: A look inside World’s biometric imaging device
After years of R&D, we’re opening up the Orb to explain how it works and releasing corresponding hardware engineering files.
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Gm everyone 🤙🏽🤙🏽
World App is being built by a new venture called Tools for Humanity - TFH.
In the future, more and more of the Worldcoin project will find its home there, as well as at the non-profit Worldcoin Foundation.
Just wanted to invite everyone to tune in to the new TFH Twitter page and the upcoming TFH website!
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https://twitter.com/tfh_technology/status/1655573487623258114?s=46
World App is being built by a new venture called Tools for Humanity - TFH.
In the future, more and more of the Worldcoin project will find its home there, as well as at the non-profit Worldcoin Foundation.
Just wanted to invite everyone to tune in to the new TFH Twitter page and the upcoming TFH website!
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https://twitter.com/tfh_technology/status/1655573487623258114?s=46
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GM and happy Saturday everyone! ⚪️🪩⚪️🪩⚪️
Advanced AI highlights a need for authentic human recognition & verification to:
- Limit sybil attacks
- Prevent the dissemination of AI-generated disinformation at scale
Proof of personhood addresses both.
In a nutshell, proof of personhood (PoP) is a mechanism that establishes an individual’s humanness and uniqueness.
It can be thought of as the first and most fundamental building block in establishing digital identity.
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Learn more about PoP, why it’s needed, and how it can help here:
https://t.co/YAXjnyK7va
https://twitter.com/worldcoin/status/1659904742003298305
Advanced AI highlights a need for authentic human recognition & verification to:
- Limit sybil attacks
- Prevent the dissemination of AI-generated disinformation at scale
Proof of personhood addresses both.
In a nutshell, proof of personhood (PoP) is a mechanism that establishes an individual’s humanness and uniqueness.
It can be thought of as the first and most fundamental building block in establishing digital identity.
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Learn more about PoP, why it’s needed, and how it can help here:
https://t.co/YAXjnyK7va
https://twitter.com/worldcoin/status/1659904742003298305
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⚪ GM and happy Sunday Worldcoiners! ⚪
Worldcoin had another epic hackathon last weekend at ETHGlobal Lisbon.
Enjoy this video encapsulating some of the highlights, and get ready for a dive into the winning projects this coming week!
And don't forget, if you're a dev looking to build with World ID 🌍🆔 —
You can sign up for the SDK waitlist here:
https://toolsforhumanity.typeform.com/sdk-waitlist?typeform-source=worldcoin.org
Worldcoin had another epic hackathon last weekend at ETHGlobal Lisbon.
Enjoy this video encapsulating some of the highlights, and get ready for a dive into the winning projects this coming week!
And don't forget, if you're a dev looking to build with World ID 🌍🆔 —
You can sign up for the SDK waitlist here:
https://toolsforhumanity.typeform.com/sdk-waitlist?typeform-source=worldcoin.org
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What’s up everyone 🪩
Wanted to share a super cool podcast that our fearless leader Alex was featured on last week while it’s still fresh. So many interesting pieces coming out that it’s hard to keep up!
Enjoy this episode of the Empire podcast -
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Why Proof-of-Humanity Matters in an AI Future
Today we are joined by Alex Blania to discuss Worldcoin and its attempt to solve proof-of-humanity. ChatGPT and AI have hit the world by storm, making it harder to distinguish humanity from machine. In this episode, we discuss how proof of humanity is necessary in an AI-driven world, why Worldcoin uses biometric data and crypto rails, how privacy concerns are mitigated, questions around UBI, and how Worldcoin will be crypto's largest onboarding catalyst over the next 12 months.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7GuG4tTjCZ2WKLiolK3pIH?si=EpDCbA-YTXOmXdcrFGvywQ
Wanted to share a super cool podcast that our fearless leader Alex was featured on last week while it’s still fresh. So many interesting pieces coming out that it’s hard to keep up!
Enjoy this episode of the Empire podcast -
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Why Proof-of-Humanity Matters in an AI Future
Today we are joined by Alex Blania to discuss Worldcoin and its attempt to solve proof-of-humanity. ChatGPT and AI have hit the world by storm, making it harder to distinguish humanity from machine. In this episode, we discuss how proof of humanity is necessary in an AI-driven world, why Worldcoin uses biometric data and crypto rails, how privacy concerns are mitigated, questions around UBI, and how Worldcoin will be crypto's largest onboarding catalyst over the next 12 months.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7GuG4tTjCZ2WKLiolK3pIH?si=EpDCbA-YTXOmXdcrFGvywQ
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Brand new article is up on the Worldcoin Blog! Really interesting exploration of the many partners that make World App everything it is.
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COMPOSABILITY ON WORLD APP:
The protocols powering Worldcoin’s first wallet
The magic of Ethereum’s composability means that a global identity and finance tool like World App, which would normally have required decades to build and thousands of people to maintain, can become a reality today.
How is this possible? Through mixing and matching open protocols and APIs into a seamless, easy to use app. While the ecosystem is continuing to grow, here’s a look at the protocols World App currently uses to give people around the world access to private digital identity and a new financial system.
Go check it out here:
https://worldcoin.org/blog/product/composability-world-app-protocols-powering-worldcoin-first-wallet
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COMPOSABILITY ON WORLD APP:
The protocols powering Worldcoin’s first wallet
The magic of Ethereum’s composability means that a global identity and finance tool like World App, which would normally have required decades to build and thousands of people to maintain, can become a reality today.
How is this possible? Through mixing and matching open protocols and APIs into a seamless, easy to use app. While the ecosystem is continuing to grow, here’s a look at the protocols World App currently uses to give people around the world access to private digital identity and a new financial system.
Go check it out here:
https://worldcoin.org/blog/product/composability-world-app-protocols-powering-worldcoin-first-wallet
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Welp, the news is out.
TFH has closed our Series C led by Blockchain Capital.
In the age of AI, the ability to prove humanness in a privacy-preserving way is imperative. We look forward to building more tools and resources to help the Worldcoin project do just that.
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Enjoy this little video from BlockchainCap about the announcement and get ready for lots more cool news to come.
TFH has closed our Series C led by Blockchain Capital.
In the age of AI, the ability to prove humanness in a privacy-preserving way is imperative. We look forward to building more tools and resources to help the Worldcoin project do just that.
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Enjoy this little video from BlockchainCap about the announcement and get ready for lots more cool news to come.
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GM everyone!
DYK peer-to-peer payments on World App support ENS Domains usernames for friendlier ERC-20 transfers?
ENS (Ethereum Name Service) lets you seamlessly send money to friends & family by using easy to remember human-readable-address names vs. long wallet addresses or bank accounts.
Check out the recent Twitter Space conversation for more on World App's ENS integration:
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https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1ynKOawPerZJR
DYK peer-to-peer payments on World App support ENS Domains usernames for friendlier ERC-20 transfers?
ENS (Ethereum Name Service) lets you seamlessly send money to friends & family by using easy to remember human-readable-address names vs. long wallet addresses or bank accounts.
Check out the recent Twitter Space conversation for more on World App's ENS integration:
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https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1ynKOawPerZJR
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⚫️ Happy Memorial Day! ⚫️
This awesome community is growing around the clock — and I know it has a lot of questions about World ID.
So to help answer them, we just put together a new World ID FAQ over on the Worldcoin blog to make it easier to get the answers you're looking for.
Check it out below - and enjoy this day of remembrance. Another amazing week of Worldcoin community news and activities is around the corner.
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https://worldcoin.org/blog/worldcoin/world-id-faqs
This awesome community is growing around the clock — and I know it has a lot of questions about World ID.
So to help answer them, we just put together a new World ID FAQ over on the Worldcoin blog to make it easier to get the answers you're looking for.
Check it out below - and enjoy this day of remembrance. Another amazing week of Worldcoin community news and activities is around the corner.
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https://worldcoin.org/blog/worldcoin/world-id-faqs
world.org
World ID FAQs
What is World ID? How is it issued? Is it linked to personal data? Find the answers to the most common World ID FAQs here.
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Join Worldcoin in Waterloo, Ontario from June 23-25 and compete for the $20,000 in prizes that will be awarded as prizes for the top projects built with World ID in the weekend-long hackathon.🍁🇨🇦🍁
The event is going to be amazing, with talks by Vitalik, Evan Van Ness, and many other top minds in the Ethereum world — and the community is the best part.
Learn more and apply to attend here:
https://ethglobal.com/events/waterloo2023
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What tools are used to protect your privacy when using World ID? 👀⬇️
When a person uses World ID, a zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) prevents 3rd parties from knowing their wallet public key or tracking them across apps.
ZKPs also protect the use of World ID from being tied to a person's biometric data or iris code.
World ID uses an open source protocol known as Semaphore that confirms verifications can't be tracked to a person’s identity or to verifications in other apps.
Find more answers to 🌍🆔 FAQs below:
https://worldcoin.org/blog/worldcoin/world-id-faqs
When a person uses World ID, a zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) prevents 3rd parties from knowing their wallet public key or tracking them across apps.
ZKPs also protect the use of World ID from being tied to a person's biometric data or iris code.
World ID uses an open source protocol known as Semaphore that confirms verifications can't be tracked to a person’s identity or to verifications in other apps.
Find more answers to 🌍🆔 FAQs below:
https://worldcoin.org/blog/worldcoin/world-id-faqs
world.org
World ID FAQs
What is World ID? How is it issued? Is it linked to personal data? Find the answers to the most common World ID FAQs here.
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⚪️ ETH SEOUL begins tomorrow! ⚪️
This weekend, Join Worldcoin along with many of the top teams in the Ethereum world for an epic hackathon in one of the great cities on Earth!
Stop by our booth to say hi & check out the Orb June 2nd to 4th at the Sky31 Convention, Lotte World Tower - and go catch our talk on Humanness in the Age of AI on Friday.
Good luck to everyone attending. Stoked to share the winners here once the dust settles.
This weekend, Join Worldcoin along with many of the top teams in the Ethereum world for an epic hackathon in one of the great cities on Earth!
Stop by our booth to say hi & check out the Orb June 2nd to 4th at the Sky31 Convention, Lotte World Tower - and go catch our talk on Humanness in the Age of AI on Friday.
Good luck to everyone attending. Stoked to share the winners here once the dust settles.
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⚪️ Twitter Spaces with Jake Brukhman of Coinfund and Tiago Sada of TFH is live now! ⚪️
https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1gqGvyEePYpKB
https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1gqGvyEePYpKB
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🪩 GM everyone! 🪩
Woke up to find our humble little global decentralized identity project backed by some of the best names in the space as the lede in Coinbase Bytes, Coinbase’s weekly newsletter.
This is especially cool because they wrote this and featured us completely on their own, without any requests or inputs from our side, offering a fair and balanced perspective on the future of the project.
Have a great weekend and enjoy some light reading here:
https://links.coinbase.com/e/evib?_t=3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=2596937b31bd4c918a3d5afd96a1e804&_e=yXhm5wIgCJLUD9tArWBA0d_ZQFBj6zPh4khWSyxIynhJSm5bej2TnS5-_Y-dEhE5F2d-xlOaikYNeTbkfXZ_yw%3D%3D
Woke up to find our humble little global decentralized identity project backed by some of the best names in the space as the lede in Coinbase Bytes, Coinbase’s weekly newsletter.
This is especially cool because they wrote this and featured us completely on their own, without any requests or inputs from our side, offering a fair and balanced perspective on the future of the project.
Have a great weekend and enjoy some light reading here:
https://links.coinbase.com/e/evib?_t=3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=2596937b31bd4c918a3d5afd96a1e804&_e=yXhm5wIgCJLUD9tArWBA0d_ZQFBj6zPh4khWSyxIynhJSm5bej2TnS5-_Y-dEhE5F2d-xlOaikYNeTbkfXZ_yw%3D%3D
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The Story Behind Worldcoin’s New Logo
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At the heart of the Worldcoin mission is the belief that everyone deserves access to the global economy, including the 4.4 billion people worldwide whose lack of a legal or digitally verifiable identity makes it difficult to access financial services.
To more clearly express and communicate this mission, we recently updated the Worldcoin logo. This new symbol is an amalgam of three existing symbols: a globe (🌐), the mathematical “belongs to” symbol (∈) and a circle (◯).
When combined, they convey a simple but important message: the global economy belongs to everyone.
Go check out the new blog post diving into the story behind the logo here:
https://worldcoin.org/blog/worldcoin/story-behind-new-worldcoin-logo
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At the heart of the Worldcoin mission is the belief that everyone deserves access to the global economy, including the 4.4 billion people worldwide whose lack of a legal or digitally verifiable identity makes it difficult to access financial services.
To more clearly express and communicate this mission, we recently updated the Worldcoin logo. This new symbol is an amalgam of three existing symbols: a globe (🌐), the mathematical “belongs to” symbol (∈) and a circle (◯).
When combined, they convey a simple but important message: the global economy belongs to everyone.
Go check out the new blog post diving into the story behind the logo here:
https://worldcoin.org/blog/worldcoin/story-behind-new-worldcoin-logo
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