Sam Altman’s biometric startup World raises $52.5M via crypto sale

July 24, 2026 Lucas Ropek

Sam Altman's side project — which seeks to scan the world's eyeballs and turn them into unique digital identifiers — has raised some fresh cash through a crypto sale.

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OpenAI’s own model went rogue before Kimi had Wall Street sweating
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