REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz Acquire Licensing Rights May 25 (Reuters) - OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman has raised $115 million in a Series C funding round led by Blockchain Capital for a cryptocurrency project he co-founded. The project, Worldcoin, aims to distribute a crypto token to people "just for being a unique individual".
What is OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's 'worldcoin' project?
In context: When OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has a project, people pay attention. His current mission is Worldcoin, a crypto network that uses an iris-scanning identification system to give people access to a free digital currency. It's already raised $100 million and could launch within the next few weeks.
What is Alex Altman doing now?
His current mission is Worldcoin, a crypto network that uses an iris-scanning identification system to give people access to a free digital currency. It's already raised $100 million and could launch within the next few weeks. Altman founded Worldcoin alongside Alex Blania in 2019.
Who are worldcoin founders Alex blania & Sam Altman?
Worldcoin founders Alex Blania (left) and Sam Altman. Even as Silicon Valley magnate Sam Altman captures headlines with his world-eating artificial intelligence startup OpenAI, his side project Worldcoin continues to attract eyeballs —literally.
