OpenAI’s CEO plans to raise $100 million for Worldcoin, a global crypto

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, is leading the iris-scanning cryptocurrency project known as Worldcoin, which is still in beta but continues to draw investors.

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Worldcoin is “in advanced talks” on a fresh round of funding for around $100 million, according to the Financial Times, which cited three people with knowledge of the arrangement.

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According to one of the people, the round has support from both current and new investors.

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The last round of funding for Worldcoin includes contributions from the venture capital companies Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Khosla Ventures, raising the project’s estimated value to $3 billion.

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