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Published on July 31, 2024 09:23 GMT+00:00edited on July 31, 2024 09:44 GMT+00:00

The Worldcoin Foundation announced the launch of World ID orb verifications in Austria on Wednesday, increasing access to its “proof of humanness” technology in Europe.

The eyeball-scanning orbs are available at multiple locations in the Austrian capital of Vienna, enabling anyone over 18 to join the 6.3 million people the Worldcoin Foundation claims are already participating in the Worldcoin network by verifying their World ID.

The Worldcoin project aims to ensure the future health of the internet by distinguishing between human and non-human actors. It assigns World IDs to individuals who prove their humanity through an iris scan and rewards them with WLD tokens.

Austria joins neighboring Germany in Worldcoin’s orb rollout. However, the project hasn’t always seen eye-to-eye with …