Worldcoin has discontinued its Orb-verification service in India, Brazil, and France a few months after bringing its helmet-shaped eyeball-scanning gadget to the countries.
Worldcoin development foundation, Tools for Humanity, revealed to TechCrunch in a statement that it has brought the Orb to numerous markets this year for “limited time access.”
Still, it’s unexpected that they would withdraw so quickly. Pop-up kiosks, which Worldcoin has set up around India to welcome new users to the site, attracted large crowds as people waited in line to register and get their free tokens. Worldcoin’s Indian cryptocurrency business founders have been whispering for months that the company is having regulatory difficulties in the market.
Worldcoin is still dedicated to “working with partners globally to ensure it meets regulatory requirements and provides a safe, secure, and transparent service for verified humans,” Tools for Humanity spokesperson Lily Gordon, told TechCrunch.
The Orb is a five-pound chromatic sphere that looks into people’s eyes to confirm their identity.
Worldcoin, which was co-founded by Sam Altman, began offering its services globally in July of this year with the goal of assisting in the development of a dependable method for “distinguishing humans from AI online,” facilitating “global democratic processes,” and “dramatically increasing economic opportunity.”
