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Worldcoin to launch new Orb to make its eyeball scanning device look “more friendly”


It’s been a little over 180 days since Worldcoin publicly launched – and its futuristic looking Orb device is getting an upgrade, Alex Blania, CEO and

It’s been a little over 180 days since Worldcoin – and its futuristic looking Orb device is getting an upgrade, Alex Blania, CEO and co-founder of Tools for Humanity, shared exclusively with TechCrunch. The startup is well-known across the venture capital and crypto spaces for its eyebrow-raising Orb device, which scans peoples’ irises then assigns them a “World ID” that lets users access Worldcoin’s application and a digital passport. And while some may be skeptical of it – during the StrictlyVC event in downtown San Francisco, a “couple dozen” attendees scaned their irises in exchange for a World ID, a Tools for Humanity employee manning its booth shared.

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