Bubble
Worldcoin WLD
Worldcoin (WLD) was trading at $0.40, ranked #61 by market cap at $1.09B, with 24h volume of $150.43M.
Data snapshot: 2026-08-03 09:00 UTC.
WLD is the token of World Network (formerly Worldcoin), a project built around iris-scanning "Orb" devices that issue a unique, privacy-preserving digital identity — a proof of personhood — meant to distinguish real humans from AI bots online. WLD funds and governs this identity network, and has drawn attention for pairing a genuinely novel biometric approach with real debate over privacy trade-offs. World's proposition is proof of personhood: verifying that an account belongs to a unique human, using an iris scan, so that systems can distinguish people from bots without knowing who anyone is. The problem it addresses is real and getting worse as AI makes fake accounts cheap. The method is genuinely contested — several jurisdictions have restricted or investigated the biometric collection, and the objections are not trivial. It is one of the few assets on this map where the central question is not economic but whether the mechanism should exist in this form.
What is proof of personhood?
Verifying that an account belongs to a unique human without necessarily identifying who they are. It is aimed at distinguishing people from bots, a problem AI has made much harder.
Why is the biometric approach contested?
Collecting iris data raises privacy and consent concerns, and several jurisdictions have restricted or investigated the practice. The objections are substantive rather than procedural.
What is WLD used for?
It is distributed to verified users and used within the network's ecosystem and applications.
Why does the problem matter?
As AI makes convincing fake accounts cheap, systems that assume one account equals one person break down. Some solution is needed; whether this is the right one is the debate.
Market cap decides how big a bubble is drawn, so rank is what places WLD on the map relative to the rest of its sector.
| Rank | Coin | Market cap |
|---|---|---|
| #12 | Rain (RAIN) | $10.20B |
| #61 | Worldcoin (WLD) | $1.09B |
| #113 | Pump.fun (PUMP) | $823.56M |
| #161 | Ethereum Name Service (ENS) | $225.65M |
| #361 | Threshold Network (T) | $66.26M |