World (formerly Worldcoin) raises $52.5M via crypto sale to scale proof-of-human ID network

World Foundation has raised $52 million through a locked token sale to expand the reach of World ID, its iris-scan-based system for proving someone is a real human. The funding aims to scale the proof-of-human network amid growing demand.

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