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Verification register Security & Identity

Living definition

What is World Network (Worldcoin → World, World ID / Orb)?

Decentralized Identity Security & Identity

As of
2026-07-27
Revision
2026-07-28.1
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 2026-07-27, 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
2026-07-28.1
Hash
sha256:02aa1ee2b9f805eacafe59552c1be4a62ac3e0edb8374314ff1adcfa3147c32f
Approved
2026-07-28

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