Worldcoin Surges 10% as World Foundation Secures $135M from Early Backers

Another day, another crypto project cashing in on early believers—this time with a double-digit price pop.

Worldcoin’s token spiked 10% after its parent foundation announced a $135 million funding round. No details on whether the backers got in before or after the regulators started circling.

Bullish signal or just another case of ’throw money at it and see what sticks’? The market’s voting with its wallet—for now.

Overwhelmingly Positive Market Reaction

The market’s reaction to the funding announcement has been overwhelmingly positive. Trading volume for WLD surged 87% to over $508 million. Furthermore derivatives volume exploded by 112% to $879 million. Everything signals a renewed trader confidence.

Worldcoin’s price action continues to show signs of strengths. WLD recovered from $1.00 to $1.24. Furthermore, expanding Bollinger Bands suggest a possible breakout, with the next major resistance level at $1.30 and $1.38.

Sam Altman’s $WLD is flashing a textbook double bottom. Volume rising. Structure primed.

Worldcoin has huge potential:
• 7,500 new Orbs deploying this year
• Visa, Snap, Reddit, Tinder onboarded
• Future ChatGPT native integration?

10x just to revisit ATH. pic.twitter.com/ljj9xv818y

— Darτhy.eth (@Darthy_eth) May 20, 2025

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Recently Worldcoin Launched Iris Scanning Project In the US

Worldcoin (WLD) was made available in most of the US for the first time ever early this month. Its US debut will see it listed on Coinbase, the most popular crypto exchange in America.

Like its launch in Asia and other territories, participants who scan their eyes at a World Orb location were set to receive 16 WLD. However, it remains to be seen how popular the project will be in the US compared to other countries.

Explore: Sam Altman Backed Worldcoin Launches Iris Scanning in US

The Worldcoin website claims that over 12 million retinas have been scanned. There are currently 894 Orb locations around the world. Locations include Brazil, Germany, Japan, Singapore, and now the US.

Over 7,000 orbs will be available for iris scans at physical “World Space” locations. The locations are Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, and San Francisco, as well as in Razer gaming stores.

Worldcoin was created by Tools for Humanity, a start-up co-founded by Sam Altman.

Key Takeaways

• Worldcoin’s prie action continues to show signs of strengths. WLD recovered from $1.00 to $1.24.

• Worldcoin’s biometric identity platform, World ID, is expanding globally. The newly injected funds are primarily for US and other key markets.