Sam Altman

Worldcoin's iris-scanning technology is being questioned by regulators (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Worldcoin, Sam Altman's Crypto Project, Is Building a Layer-2 Chain
The human-focused blockchain network will be based on the OP Stack, a framework for building Ethereum-based layer-2 chains.
Worldcoin's iris-scanning technology is being questioned by regulators (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Worldcoin’s WLD Drops as Elon Musk Sues OpenAI; Robinhood Teams Up With Arbitrum
Worldcoin’s WLD Drops as Elon Musk Sues OpenAI; Robinhood Teams Up With Arbitrum
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including a Reuters report on Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI...
Worldcoin’s WLD Drops as Elon Musk Sues OpenAI; Robinhood Teams Up With Arbitrum

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Worldcoin’s WLD Drops as Elon Musk Sues OpenAI
WLD is considered a proxy bet on OpenAI, the Sam Altman-owned artificial intelligence company.
Elon Musk (Steve Jurvetson/Wikimedia Commons)

Worldcoin price 2/22/24 (CoinDesk)
Worldcoin Gains 40%, Hits Record High as AI Tokens Surge on Nvidia
The sector was up as Nvidia's earnings results spurred broader optimism surrounding artificial intelligence.
Worldcoin price 2/22/24 (CoinDesk)

Worldcoin Unveils Major Expansion to Its Eye-Scanning Identity Platform
Worldcoin Unveils Major Expansion to Its Eye-Scanning Identity Platform
Worldcoin, the crypto startup co-founded by Open AI CEO Sam Altman, announced a major update to its eye-scanning identity platform, including integrations with major tech firm...
Worldcoin Unveils Major Expansion to Its Eye-Scanning Identity Platform

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Sam Altman Is Bringing Worldcoin's Controversial Eye-Scanning Orb to Reddit and Microsoft
World ID has added integrations with Shopify, Minecraft, and Reddit alongside a slew of developer-focused updates that could expand the OpenAI founder's blockchain-based "proo...
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Meanwhile Group CEO on Starting Bitcoin Private Credit Fund for Institutional Investors
Meanwhile Group CEO on Starting Bitcoin Private Credit Fund for Institutional Investors
Bitcoin-focused financial services company Meanwhile Group, backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has started a bitcoin (BTC) private credit fund. Zachary Townsend, co-founder and...
Meanwhile Group CEO on Starting Bitcoin Private Credit Fund for Institutional Investors

Meanwhile co-founder and CEO Zachary Townsend on CoinDesk TV (CoinDesk)
Sam Altman-Backed Meanwhile Group Starts Bitcoin Private Credit Fund for Institutional Investors
The fund, offered by the startup's investment management arm, Meanwhile Advisors, aims to attract institutional investors with a 5% yield.
Meanwhile co-founder and CEO Zachary Townsend on CoinDesk TV (CoinDesk)

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Sam Altman: The World That Sam Made
From ChatGPT to Worldcoin, Sam Altman changed everything in 2023.
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The Protocol: CZ's out, Altman's in, and Kraken's Sued
CZ is out at Binance, Altman is back in at OpenAI, Kraken is Sued and HTX is Hacked in a whirlwind week for crypto and tech.
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