Living definition
What is World Network (Worldcoin → World, World ID / Orb)?
Decentralized Identity Security & Identity
- As of
- 2026-08-20
- Revision
- 2026-08-17.1
- Method
- v1.3.0
Definition
The term, in context
AI-assisted draft · approved dataset
World Network, formerly Worldcoin, is a digital identity project co-founded with involvement from Sam Altman that uses a hardware device called the Orb to scan a person's iris and generate a unique World ID, a privacy-preserving cryptographic proof of personhood intended to let people confirm they are a unique human online without revealing other personal information.
Live readiness status
Status as of the current dateline
AI-assisted assembly · derived results
As of 2026-08-20, verified readiness is 72 (claimed 90, reported 82, gap 18) — Strong evidence strength; current signals suggest Proceed with caution.
The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for World Network (Worldcoin → World, World ID / Orb).
Dataset approval
Human editorial release
pragma.vision editorial — standing authorization (operator dev@soft.house, 2026-07-17)
- Dataset
- 2026-08-17.1
- Hash
- sha256:0c37108a182f510fc8cf4d1dfc3a30339f2b59e62654201edea2f530a268707e
- Approved
- 2026-08-17