This seems timely.

A technical deep dive on our iris biometric pipeline just debuted on the Worldcoin Blog.

“Worldcoin requires a system that can accurately verify one's uniqueness among billions of users. In this article, we will explain how our biometric pipeline processes iris images to enable uniqueness verification on a large scale.”

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Check it out at https://worldcoin.org/blog/engineering/iris-recognition-inference-system

GM everyone!

The Orb World Tour is really picking up steam — and starting tomorrow, the Orb will be back in NYC for a limited time!

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Stop by The Brass Factory in Williamsburg to check out the Orb June 7-9 from 2:30-5:30 pm local time.

https://discord.gg/nGZyG9Em?event=1115704538456916129

Reservations can be made here:
links.worldcoin.org/owt-nyc

Is World ID linked to personal or biometric data?

World ID is designed to enable anonymous actions. It isn't connected to your wallet—both are separate accounts w/ separate keys that serve different purposes.

Anyone can use World ID w/o providing personal info like names, emails, phone numbers, social profiles, etc.

Everything is optional, & no personal data is disclosed by default, enabling each holder to decide which (if any) personal data to share when using World ID.

A person’s World ID is generated on their device before any biometric checks take place.

Biometrics are only used to verify a person’s World ID and (if necessary) to recover it, and the underlying biometric data isn't shared with any third party when using World ID.

World ID is explicitly not a set of iris images, nor is it the numerical iris code generated from those images.

Instead, the iris code that the Orb outputs is compared against all other iris codes previously generated by all other Orbs.

For more answers to FAQs about 🌍🆔, check out the blog article here:

https://worldcoin.org/blog/worldcoin/world-id-faqs

Hola Worldcoin familia!

For the very first time, the Orb has arrived in Mexico City!

Stop by Frëims in Condesa to check out the Orb on June 9 from 10am - 1pm and on June 12, 14 & 16 from 10am - 2pm.

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Click below for reservations ⬇️

https://discord.gg/nGZyG9Em?event=1116418689038811266

That's a wrap on ETHSeoul and BUIDL Asia!

Special thanks to KryptoSeoul for organizing both events.
It was fantastic meeting with everyone there - both local community members & international attendees.

Without further ado - here are some of our favorite projects from the ETHSeoul hackathon.

Our "Best Overall" prize went to World Ticket by @theSmarthug, @somaseki, Heejoo Kim & Seonwu Kim.
World Ticket prevents scalpers from inflating ticket prices by limiting ticket purchases to verified humans with World ID.
https://devfolio.co/projects/world-ticket-803f

Our "Best Governance App" prize went to Badge Protocol by @0xvincent_eth, @0xYudhishthra, @BroJustKiddinn, @0xgavinowen & Viman Vinesh!
Badge Protocol is a privacy preserving protocol issuing soulbound tokens to better reward community members. he local community members & international attendees.
https://devfolio.co/projects/badge-protocol-membership-87eb

Our "Most Creative" prize went to Non-Fungible Time by @JoyMun777, @suhlidity, @uponaprince, @shizudio & @jiwoo_jun!
Non-Fungible Time creates a permanent, meaningful snapshot of each day's global events, limited to users verified with World ID.
https://devfolio.co/projects/nonfungible-time-1445

Our "Best Sign In with Worldcoin" prize went to Cross-Chain Worldcoin AA Wallet by @sigridjin_eth, @fulltimesloth, Seungju Lee & Jihoon Song!
This project used Worldcoin as a sign-in method to make cross-chain transactions from any device.
https://devfolio.co/projects/crosschain-worldcoin-aa-wallet-748d

Honorable Mentions:
VeriSocial (Verify your social through World ID), Roam (Censorship-resistant & anti-bias video platform) & HumanDrop (Airdrop platform powered by World ID)!

See all our winners at the link below - & thanks as always for building with Worldcoin.

https://ethseoul2023.devfolio.co/projects?tracks=bb5f4edddbe54698be348c08e99a2a66&show_winners=true

⚪️ Gm everyone! ⚪️

DYK: iris recognition is around four orders of magnitude (10,000x) more accurate than facial recognition. The human iris has enough entropy to theoretically distinguish between billions of individual humans.

Learn more about iris biometrics & the Orb here:

https://worldcoin.org/blog/worldcoin/orb-faqs

⚪️ Sup Worldcoiners! ⚪️

In just over 2 hours, join Sandro Herbig & Chris, heads of engineering & AI at Tools for Humanity along with Steven Smith on Twitter for a deep dive into biometrics, the Orb & the technology + security features behind it all.

Going to be a great one.

RSVP here:

https://discord.gg/nGZyG9Em?event=1117826181014761492

🪩 GN Worldcoiners! 🪩

Some amazing announcements coming very soon — but for now, your humble Community Manager is thrilled to invite you all two more opportunities to check out the Orb and hang with the Worldcoin team!

First up, if you are in Dubai tomorrow, make an appointment and head over to Hive Coliv from 3-6:30pm Dubai time. More engagements at other venues later this week will be announced shortly.

And next, the Orb will be back in NYC at the Brass Factory in Williamsburg Thursday, Friday, and Monday afternoons. Please make an appointment at the link provided to ensure your place.

So stoked to share this amazing piece of technology with our growing global community.

This is just the start.

Learn more and RSVP here:
https://discord.gg/QmSrsWUC?event=1118655919203561532
https://discord.gg/QmSrsWUC?event=1117835636100051006

GM Worldcoin family!

Some amazing content has launched today. First off, we are super stoked to share our new video podcast series created from our Twitter Spaces.

To watch all 4 episodes, go to
youtube.com/@worldcoinofficial

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And secondly, Worldcoin's co-founder Alex Blania was just featured on Bloomberg’s Odd Lots podcast. It’s a fascinating and wide-ranging conversation that touches on many of most of the most important questions inquiring minds have about the Worldcoin project.

Tune in here (or wherever you like to listen to your podcasts):

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2023-06-15/the-eyeball-scanning-plan-designed-to-save-us-from-ai-video

GM!

A brand new article is up over on the Worldcoin Blog!

Go check it out to read about the KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM WORLDCOIN’S SEOUL MEET UP WITH SAM ALTMAN AND ALEX BLANIA

In the article we highlight:

- The problems Worldcoin is solving
- How people will use World ID
- The relationship between Worldcoin and AGI/UBI
- Using blockchain to build better financial systems
- Why should people trust Worldcoin?
- The most important thing humans can be doing right now

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https://worldcoin.org/blog/worldcoin/key-takeaways-worldcoin-seoul-sam-altman-alex-blania

Hi everyone! Your humble Community Manager here with the first edition of the Worldcoin Weekend Update - a weekly summary of news and announcements from the rapidly growing world of TFH.

Here we go:

• The Orb World Tour went to another level this week, with activations in Mexico City, New York City, and Dubai. Hundreds of people had the chance to sign up and learn more about the project.

• Worldcoin co-founders Alex Blania and Sam Altman came together in Seoul for a private event where they discussed the power and potential of the mission - read about the key takeaways here: https://worldcoin.org/blog/worldcoin/key-takeaways-worldcoin-seoul-sam-altman-alex-blania

• Worldcoin's co-founder Alex Blania was just featured on Bloomberg’s Odd Lots podcast. It’s a fascinating and wide-ranging conversation that touches on many of the most important questions inquiring minds have about the Worldcoin project. Tune in @here (or wherever you like to listen to your podcasts): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2023-06-15/the-eyeball-scanning-plan-designed-to-save-us-from-ai-video

• Winners from the ETH Seoul hackathon were announced, featuring some excellent use cases of the World ID SDK: https://ethseoul2023.devfolio.co/projects?tracks=bb5f4edddbe54698be348c08e99a2a66&show_winners=true

• Worldcoin’s Heads of Engineering, AI, and Protocol came together for an epic Twitter Spaces event on Iris Biometrics in light of the recent Apple announcement: https://twitter.com/worldcoin/status/1668320692792590347?s=46

• And finally, a new FAQ page specifically around the Orb went live on the Worldcoin website: https://worldcoin.org/blog/worldcoin/orb-faqs

Additionally, our Community on Discord has reached 40,000 members, our Telegram channel crossed 14000 — and the Worldcoin Twitter page is about to hit six figures.

All in all it was another exciting week for the Worldcoin project — and we’re still just getting started. Stay tuned for much more to come and thank you for being a part of this journey!

We are thrilled to announce that Orb has arrived on tour to Dubai! This allows you to claim your very own World ID, a digital proof of the human uniqueness.

To keep yourself updated with further details on reservations, please follow our Twitter account at https://twitter.com/worldcoin.

To ensure smooth flow, we require all participants to register. Please remember that the Orb verification cannot be completed without a prior appointment. We will continue to add additional schedules as necessary, so stay tuned. Each reservation is valid for a single person only. 

Reserve your spot for today here: https://calendly.com/worldcoin/worldcoin-dubai-wrkbay

🌆gm gm, NYC! 🌆

The Orb is back in Brooklyn at The Brass Factory in Williamsburg today, Monday June 19th from 2-6pm local time.

Use the link here for reservations to come check out the Orb and connect with the Worldcoin team!

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https://discord.gg/QmSrsWUC?event=1117835636100051006

In case you've ever wanted to learn more about zero-knowledge machine learning (ZKML), here is a great way to get started featuring Worldcoin's own DCBuilder alongside Vitalik, Jason Morton, Daniel Shorr and Ryan Cao.

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(And don't forget to subscribe to the brand new Worldcoin Youtube Channel!)

https://youtu.be/zhXTdU_SpBE

Berlin - the Orb is here!

Stop by the Techspace Eiswerk space today from 3pm to 6pm to check it out and get to meet the Worldcoin team. This is just the beginning of a much larger presence in Worldcoin's home country of Germany. Very stoked to get it started.

Make your appointment at the link below:

https://discord.gg/pTzYyqtx?event=1120763028472868905

Greetings everyone!

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The Orb is making its way across North America at a scale never seen before. For the first time ever, folks will be able to visit the Orb in Canada, Mexico and the USA, all within the next few weeks.

Canada begins later today at ETH Pragma Waterloo and continues over the weekend at the ETHGlobal Waterloo main event.

Tomorrow (Friday the 23rd), the Orb returns to Miami for another round of signups at the Canvas in Wynwood.

Starting Monday 6/26, the Orb will be available at its new (and frankly epic) location at the Oculus in downtown Manhattan, NYC.

And finally, beginning at the end of next week, Worldcoin will begin its Mexican operations at a brand new location in Mexico City.

So many opportunities to grow the community — and a profound step forward in our work to fulfill the mission of making Worldcoin available to more and more people around the world.


Stoked to see you there.

⚪️ Happy Monday everyone! ⚪️

Wanted to share the latest epic article from the epic Worldcoin blog:

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO BLOCKCHAIN ORACLES

If you’ve ever wondered about:
- What is an oracle in blockchain?
- How do oracles gather data?
- Types of blockchain oracles
- The oracle problem
- Blockchain oracle use cases

… first off, you are not alone — and secondly, we’ve got you covered.

Go learn more at the full article here, and get ready for an epic week in the world of Worldcoin.

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https://worldcoin.org/articles/what-is-an-oracle-in-blockchain

Did you know each marble on a World ID has its own distinctly original color composition?

100% unique, just like each verified human.

Download the World App to get verified and claim your World ID today

New Twitter Spaces coming up today at 13:45 UTC!

Let's talk about self-custodial wallets 📱🔒

Join us for a conversation with as they discuss everything from Safe{Core} to the World App integration ⚪️

Event link here:
https://discord.gg/MGB3MAdE?event=1123651537873404024