Sam Altman's biometric startup World raises $52.5M via crypto sale
Sam Altman's biometric startup World has raised $52.5 million through a cryptocurrency sale to fund its ambitious project of scanning iris patterns and converting them into unique digital identifiers. The company aims to create a global system of biometric digital IDs based on eyeball scans. This funding demonstrates investor confidence in the potential of biometric authentication technology despite the unconventional crypto-based fundraising approach.
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Sam Altman’s biometric startup World raises $52.5M via crypto sale
Sam Altman's biometric startup World has raised $52.5 million through a cryptocurrency sale to fund its ambitious project of scanning iris patterns and converting them into unique digital identifiers. The company aims to create a global system of biometric digital IDs based on eyeball scans. This funding demonstrates investor confidence in the potential of biometric authentication technology despite the unconventional crypto-based fundraising approach.
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