Summary
TLDR: Worldcoin’s WLD token, linked to Sam Altman’s digital ID project, has surged 40% in the past day. Altman’s firm OpenAI launched a text-to-video AI app, Sora, on the same day. Tokens linked to AI projects are also performing well. Worldcoin aims to create a global ID system using eye-scanning technology, facing scrutiny from governments. Altman’s OpenAI has launched impressive AI models and is looking to raise billions in funding for AI chip manufacturing.
Key Points
1. WLD, the token of Sam Altman’s crypto-powered digital ID project Worldcoin, has surged 40% in the past day.
2. Worldcoin’s WLD token is currently trading at $7.44, up 39.8% on the day and 185.8% in the past week, per data from CoinGecko.
3. The token’s price surge kicked off on February 15, the same day that Altman’s firm OpenAI launched text-to-video AI app Sora. Keep in mind that the projects are entirely unrelated. But Worldcoin is the only crypto project directly linked to Altman, who co-founded the company—suggesting that crypto traders are seeking exposure to the OpenAI CEO as the firm’s cachet rises following the launch of Sora.