The launch of Worldcoin led to enormous controversy and debate across the crypto community. But that hasn’t stopped the project from continuing to grow at a rapid pace.

‍What’s happening:‍

• Worldcoin, the crypto project co-founded by Sam Altman, has unveiled new technology integrations that support their World ID platform with Minecraft, Reddit, Telegram and Shopify
  
• The new integration aims to make it easy for other technology platforms to distinguish between human beings and digital bots
  

The big idea:‍

• Worldcoin has multiple types of verification processes to confirm that a user is a human being, ranging from anonymous verification all the way to scanning your iris to confirm your identity
  
• Once you have been verified through Worldcoin’s platform, you are then able to use World ID integrations on other platforms that support their technology
  
• The platforms using World ID will enable special access and permissions to users who have successfully confirmed their identity
  

By the numbers:‍

• Worldcoin now has 5 million users globally
  
• Currently, Worldcoin is growing by about 100,000 new users per week
  

Yes, but:‍

• Worldcoin has been banned in multiple countries due to regulators citing privacy violations and concerns over data
  
• There has also been consistent criticism around offering free Worldcoin tokens to incentivize users to sign up, especially in countries with high rates of poverty