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Sam Altman\'s biometric authentication startup World raises $52.5 million from cryptocurrency sale

World, an online authentication startup co-founded by Sam Altman, raised $52.5 million by selling WLD tokens to strategic investors, with a 12-month lockup, TechCrunch reported. Investors cannot sell or trade WLD for a year. World said the condition reflects long-term investment in its growth and expanding utility. Proceeds will go to the Cayman Islands-based World Foundation. Pantera Capital led the purchase, with other firms participating.

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Grayscale moves to launch spot Worldcoin ETF, pending SEC and Nasdaq approval

Asset manager Grayscale has begun procedures to launch a spot exchange-traded fund based on the Worldcoin token, WLD. It filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the Grayscale Worldcoin ETF, which would track a CoinDesk benchmark rate and list on Nasdaq under the symbol GWLD. The filing details custody and administration partners and flags regulatory risks, token volatility and ownership concentration.