{"id":4807,"date":"2025-05-23T04:11:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T04:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitcotasks.com\/blog\/sam-altmans-worldcoin-raises-135-million-wld-token-jumps-15\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T04:11:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T04:11:09","slug":"sam-altmans-worldcoin-raises-135-million-wld-token-jumps-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitcotasks.com\/blog\/sam-altmans-worldcoin-raises-135-million-wld-token-jumps-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Altman\u2019s Worldcoin Raises $135 Million\u2014WLD Token Jumps 15%"},"content":{"rendered":"

Worldcoin\u2019s parent entity, the nonprofit World Foundation, has injected fresh momentum into its biometric-identity project after selling $135 million worth of liquid WLD tokens at spot price to two of its earliest backers, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Bain Capital Crypto. The direct purchase\u2014explicitly \u201cnot a venture round\u2026 a direct purchase of non-discounted liquid tokens,\u201d according<\/a> to the foundation\u2014adds the same amount of WLD to circulating supply and leaves no lock-ups or preferential terms on the table.<\/p>\n

Worldcoin Rakes In $135 Million<\/h2>\n

The sale is meant to bankroll a rapid expansion of Worldcoin\u2019s iris-scanning \u201cOrb\u201d hardware in the United States\u2014still the project\u2019s toughest regulatory theater\u2014and to keep pace with surging demand abroad. \u201cTo date, more than 26 million users participate in the World network and more than 12.5 million people have an Orb-verified World ID,\u201d the foundation said in its press release, adding that the capital will help the network become \u201cone of the first self-sustaining protocols.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andreessen Horowitz\u2019s participation is consistent with its early role in the project. The venture firm was a lead investor in Tools for Humanity\u2014the company that incubated Worldcoin\u2014during its 2021 Series A, making it a foundational backer of the ecosystem even before the World Foundation was established.<\/p>\n

Market observers were struck by the size and terms of the buy. Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan Sam Altman is involved with that\u2019s so cheap,\u201d Hougan replied, \u201cyes, could be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Worldcoin casts its \u201cproof-of-personhood\u201d scheme as a necessary counterweight to the acceleration of artificial general intelligence. The foundation insists that identity verification tools \u201cshould scale at a similar pace to help prepare humanity for the AGI era,\u201d and says the latest funding will be deployed primarily to manufacture more Orbs, subsidize US city roll-outs, and refine the protocol\u2019s fee model.<\/p>\n

With venture capital titans effectively doubling down at market price\u2014and doing so after a near-90% drawdown\u2014the trade is being interpreted as a high-conviction signal that the biometric-identity narrative may be poised for a second act. Whether that confidence can overcome regulatory headwinds and lingering privacy concerns will define the next chapter for Sam Altman\u2019s most controversial crypto experiment.<\/p>\n

WLD Chart Check<\/h2>\n

A weekly chart of WLD\/USDT (Binance) shows price rebounding in a V-bottom manner from the low at $0.57\u2014the 0-Fib anchor in the current retracement grid\u2014and pushing into the cluster of moving averages that have capped every rally since the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n

The 20-week EMA ($1.27) is the immediate hurdle; clearing it would expose the 50-week EMA at $1.87 and then the 0.236 Fibonacci retracement at $3.27.The psychologically weighty $5 region around the 0.382 level could come afterwards.<\/p>\n

Notably, momentum has brightened: the weekly RSI is curling upwards, while higher volume bars confirm fresh dip-buying interest. Still, the longer-term structure remains decisively bearish so long as price trades beneath the $1.33-$1.41 resistance area.<\/p>\n

At press time, WLD traded at $1.337.<\/p>\n

\"Worldcoin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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