Hackernews posts about Worldcoin

Worldcoin is a decentralized digital currency and virtual reality platform that claims to reward users with cryptocurrency for verifying their physical presence and movements through augmented reality experiences.

1. Worldcoin: Keynote Summary and Key Announcements [video] (www.youtube.com)
   1 points by surprisetalk 11 days ago | 1 comments
2. Sam Altman's eye-scanning project launches in the US (www.theverge.com)
   4 points by elsewhen 24 days ago | discuss
3. Sam Altman and Elon Musk are racing to build an 'everything app' (www.theverge.com)
   3 points by andrewstetsenko 22 days ago | 2 comments
4. Orb Mini: accessible human verification (twitter.com)
   3 points by mgiannopoulos 14 days ago | discuss
5. Sam Altman's eye-scanning project launches cryptocurrency in the US (www.theverge.com)
   1 points by ksec 21 days ago | 1 comments
6. Worldcon Is Getting Eviscerated for Using AI to Select Panelists (futurism.com)
   2 points by jalev 19 days ago | discuss
7. Statement From Worldcon Chair on use of AI tools in vetting process (seattlein2025.org)
   2 points by jalev 24 days ago | discuss
8. Worldcon Science-Fiction Convention using ChatGPT to vet panel selection (seattlein2025.org)
   1 points by jalev 18 days ago | 1 comments
9. Hugo Administrators Resign in Wake of ChatGPT Controversy (gizmodo.com)
   13 points by doctoboggan 18 days ago | 2 comments
10. Hugo Administrators Resign in Wake of ChatGPT Controversy (gizmodo.com)
    7 points by HiroProtagonist 20 days ago | 3 comments
11. Hugo Administrators Resign in Wake of ChatGPT Controversy (gizmodo.com)
    4 points by pseudolus 19 days ago | 5 comments
12. Worldcoin isn’t as bad as it sounds: It’s worse (blockworks.co)
    478 points by hammock almost 2 years ago | 352 comments
13. Police raid Worldcoin warehouse in Nairobi (www.capitalfm.co.ke)
    358 points by kpetermeni almost 2 years ago | 366 comments
14. Worldcoin: A solution in search of its problem (newsletter.mollywhite.net)
    234 points by ecliptik almost 2 years ago | 167 comments
15. Worldcoin ignored initial order to stop iris scans in Kenya, records show (techcrunch.com)
    213 points by JoachimS almost 2 years ago | 191 comments
16. Worldcoin hit with temporary ban in Spain over privacy concerns (techcrunch.com)
    156 points by melenaboija about 1 year ago | 196 comments
17. Worldcoin is now banned in Spain (www.elmundo.es)
    110 points by mariodev__ about 1 year ago | 1 comments
18. Govt warns kenyans about Worldcoin (www.kenyans.co.ke)
    98 points by GrumpyNl almost 2 years ago | 104 comments
19. 'Verified human': Worldcoin users queue up for iris scans (neuters.de)
    79 points by baal80spam almost 2 years ago | 133 comments
20. Sam Altman’s Worldcoin Token to Launch Monday (www.bloomberg.com)
    68 points by Brajeshwar almost 2 years ago | 93 comments
21. Deception, exploited workers, and free cash: How Worldcoin recruited 500K users (www.technologyreview.com)
    48 points by walterbell almost 2 years ago | 6 comments
22. Spain tells Sam Altman, Worldcoin to shut down its eyeball-scanning orbs (arstechnica.com)
    48 points by Brajeshwar about 1 year ago | 2 comments
23. People lining up in Argentina to have their iris scanned for Worldcoin (twitter.com)
    43 points by wslh almost 2 years ago | 43 comments
24. Sam Altman’s Worldcoin Crypto Project Officially Launches (www.bloomberg.com)
    37 points by flyaway123 almost 2 years ago | 35 comments
25. Worldcoin Banned in Kenya (techcrunch.com)
    37 points by Ian_Macharia almost 2 years ago | 15 comments
26. Worldcoin has a new Orb and is now just World (www.theverge.com)
    36 points by thunderbong 7 months ago | 92 comments
27. Worldcoin Has Placed Spheres Around the World in an Eye-Scanning Project (news.artnet.com)
    32 points by kelnos almost 2 years ago | 15 comments
28. Sam Altman's cryptocurrency Worldcoin suspended in Kenya due to eye-tracking (www.bbc.com)
    30 points by jussaying2 over 1 year ago | 8 comments
29. Ethereum’s Buterin Expresses Concerns over Sam Altman’s Worldcoin (www.coindesk.com)
    26 points by alphabetting almost 2 years ago | 5 comments
30. Worldcoin becomes World and shows new iris-scanning Orb to prove your humanity (techcrunch.com)
    19 points by askl 7 months ago | 28 comments
31. Worldcoin is surging in Argentina thanks to 288% inflation (restofworld.org)
    16 points by RobLach about 1 year ago | 1 comments
32. Open-Iris: Worldcoin's iris recognition pipeline is now open source (github.com)
    15 points by chrisbrndl over 1 year ago | 1 comments
33. Sam Altman's Worldcoin rebrands as project broadens (www.axios.com)
    14 points by rtg4869 7 months ago | 9 comments
34. What to Know About Worldcoin and the Controversy Around It (time.com)
    13 points by b2bsaas00 over 1 year ago | 3 comments
35. In Argentina, 500K Iris Scanned into Worldcoin (restofworld.org)
    11 points by ssahoo about 1 year ago | 2 comments
36. Worldcoin: A solution in search of its problem (newsletter.mollywhite.net)
    11 points by toomuchtodo almost 2 years ago | 1 comments
37. Scammers are cashing in on Worldcoin’s chaotic Kenya launch (restofworld.org)
    10 points by marban almost 2 years ago | 1 comments
38. Argentines recruiting friends, strangers into Worldcoin cash-for-eyeballs scheme (restofworld.org)
    10 points by jethronethro about 1 year ago | discuss
39. Sam Altman's Worldcoin startup is dropping the coin and doubling down on Orbs (www.engadget.com)
    9 points by prng2021 7 months ago | 5 comments
40. Portugal orders Sam Altman's Worldcoin to halt data collection (www.reuters.com)
    9 points by dev_tty01 about 1 year ago | 2 comments
41. Worldcoin: Sam Altman launches eyeball scanning crypto coin (www.bbc.co.uk)
    8 points by MarcScott almost 2 years ago | 13 comments