Sam Altman


Policy

Singapore Investigating Seven People for Providing Worldcoin Services

On Aug. 7, Singapore's police warned the public against giving away or selling their Worldcoin accounts or tokens.

Night view of Singapore from the habor. (Larry Teo/Unsplash)

Finance

Sam Altman's Worldcoin Surges 15% as Investor and Team Lockup Extended

WLD is up by more than 26% over the past 24-hours.

Worldcoin's iris-scanning technology is being questioned by regulators (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Tech

Sam Altman’s Layer-2 Blockchain Project, World Chain, Opens to Developers

This means that select developers can apply to build, test, and give feedback to Tools For Humanity, the developer firm behind Worldcoin, according to a press release shared with CoinDesk.

Worldcoin co-founders Alex Blania and Sam Altman (Marc Olivier/Worldcoin)

Tech

Worldcoin, Sam Altman's Crypto Project, Is Building a Layer-2 Chain

The human-focused blockchain network will be based on the OP Stack, a framework for building Ethereum-based layer-2 chains.

Worldcoin's iris-scanning technology is being questioned by regulators (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Videos

Worldcoin’s WLD Drops as Elon Musk Sues OpenAI; Robinhood Teams Up With Arbitrum

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including a Reuters report on Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman for breach of contract. Plus, a group of state attorneys general are arguing that the SEC exceeded its authority in suing the crypto exchange Kraken. And, the latest announcements coming out of ETHDenver on Robinhood's partnership with Arbitrum.

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Markets

Worldcoin’s WLD Drops as Elon Musk Sues OpenAI

WLD is considered a proxy bet on OpenAI, the Sam Altman-owned artificial intelligence company.

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Markets

Worldcoin Gains 40%, Hits Record High as AI Tokens Surge on Nvidia

The sector was up as Nvidia's earnings results spurred broader optimism surrounding artificial intelligence.

Worldcoin price 2/22/24 (CoinDesk)

Videos

Worldcoin Unveils Major Expansion to Its Eye-Scanning Identity Platform

Worldcoin, the crypto startup co-founded by Open AI CEO Sam Altman, announced a major update to its eye-scanning identity platform, including integrations with major tech firms and a new verification system for the World ID "digital passport." Tiago Sada, head of product at Tools for Humanity, discusses the significance of this 'humanness' update and the problem the company is trying to solve.

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Tech

Sam Altman Is Bringing Worldcoin's Controversial Eye-Scanning Orb to Reddit and Microsoft

World ID has added integrations with Shopify, Minecraft, and Reddit alongside a slew of developer-focused updates that could expand the OpenAI founder's blockchain-based "proof-of-personhood" service to more users.

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Videos

Meanwhile Group CEO on Starting Bitcoin Private Credit Fund for Institutional Investors

Bitcoin-focused financial services company Meanwhile Group, backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has started a bitcoin (BTC) private credit fund. Zachary Townsend, co-founder and CEO of Meanwhile Group, weighs in. Plus, Townsend's outlook on the intersection of crypto and artificial intelligence and his interactions with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

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