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Sam Altman’s Eyeball-Scanning Crypto Venture Finally Lands in the US—Brace for Biometric Banking
Sam Altman’s Eyeball-Scanning Crypto Venture Finally Lands in the US—Brace for Biometric Banking
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After years of hype and skepticism, Sam Altman’s controversial Worldcoin project—where users trade iris scans for crypto—has officially launched stateside. The move sparks fresh debates about privacy, decentralization, and whether Silicon Valley’s obsession with biometrics will finally make ’your eyes as your wallet’ more than a dystopian punchline.
Privacy advocates are already screaming surveillance overreach, while crypto bros hail it as the ultimate Sybil-resistant ID solution. Meanwhile, Wall Street analysts quietly wonder if this will be the first blockchain project to actually monetize eyeballs—literally.
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