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Worldcoin, the crypto company founded by the former head of YC, plans to give away free Bitcoin to users and may raise money again

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Worldcoin previously raised $25 million in funding from Coinbase Ventures, A16Z, LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, Day One Ventures and others.

BlockBeats news, October 22, new crypto unicorn funded by crypto giant & NBSP;Worldcoin Revealed its plans to make bitcoin freely available to everyone in a bid to accelerate the adoption of encryption around the world.

Offering free cryptocurrency to the world's population may sound like a "moon project," but the company founded by former YC chief Sam Altman has already secured funding from some of the world's leading crypto investors.$25 million investment，估值达到 10 亿美元。这或许为该公司的「免费比特币」计划增添了一些可信度。

由 Alex Blania、Sam Altman 和 Max Novendstern 共同创立的 Worldcoin 在测试期间吸引了超过 10 万名来自世界各地的用户，该公司的目标是在两年内覆盖超过 10 亿人。数据显示，截至 2021 年，全球有超过 3 亿加密用户。

据官方介绍，Worldcoin 公司旨通过一种新颖的方法帮助经济体向 Crypto token 过渡，并计划向全球每个人发行一种全球化的数字货币。任何人都可以创建账户，提交交易，并参与验证过程。其主网预计将于明年启动。

Blania 解释说，其生态系统的包容性、免费 token 的分发和对新注册用户的激励是推动 Crypto 采用的三个杠杆。注册 Worldcoin 不需要任何财务资源。Worldcoin 通过使用名为 Orb 的自定义硬件扫描用户的虹膜，来验证该用户是否真实存在，是否已经获得了免费份额。全球各地的独立企业家将以「Orb 运营商」的身份运营这些设备。Blania 解释说，这些运营商每注册一个 Worldcoin 用户就会获得奖励。

The team is developing an unhosted mobile wallet application to simplify the process of logging on to the platform. The goal is to scale up quickly and distribute 50,000 ORBs a year, possibly raising another round in the coming months.

According to Rhythm, Worldcoin raised $25 million in funding, Coinbase Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz (A16Z), LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, Day One Ventures and others contributed.