{"id":66428,"date":"2026-03-30T09:19:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T02:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/sam-altmans-world-foundation-sells-65m-in-wld-as-token-hits-new-lows\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T09:19:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T02:19:41","slug":"sam-altmans-world-foundation-sells-65m-in-wld-as-token-hits-new-lows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/zh\/sam-altmans-world-foundation-sells-65m-in-wld-as-token-hits-new-lows\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Altman\u2019s World Foundation sells $65M in WLD as token hits new lows"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sam Altman\u2019s World Foundation has raised $65 million through an over-the-counter (OTC) sale of its WLD token, which has hit new record lows. <\/p>\n

In a Saturday post<\/a> on X, the foundation said its token issuance arm, World Assets, completed the sale to four counterparties over the past week, with the first tranche settling on March 20. The transactions were priced at an average of roughly $0.27 per token, suggesting that around 239 million Worldcoin (WLD<\/a>) changed hands.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis sale funds the project\u2019s core operations and activities, R&D, orb manufacturing, ecosystem development, and more,\u201d World Foundation wrote on X. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Of the total, $25 million worth of tokens are subject to a six-month lockup, while the remainder were immediately liquid. <\/p>\n

Related: <\/strong><\/em>World launches AgentKit with Coinbase integration to enable human-verified AI agents<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

WLD hits new low<\/h2>\n

Following the announcement, WLD briefly fell to an all-time low of around $0.24 before recovering to $0.27, leaving it down about 97% from its March 2024 peak near $11.82. The token is currently trading at $0.2725, up by 0.28% over the past day, according<\/a> to data by CoinMarketCap.<\/p>\n

WLD price. Souce: <\/em>CoinMarketCap<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Additional supply pressure may be on the horizon. A major community token unlock is scheduled for July 23, covering roughly 52.5% of the token\u2019s 10 billion total supply, according<\/a> to DefiLlama. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the new sale also comes at a steep discount to prior rounds. In May last year, World raised $135 million<\/a> at approximately $1.13 per token from backers including Andreessen Horowitz and Bain Capital Crypto. <\/p>\n

Related: <\/strong><\/em>Tools for Humanity expands World app toward super-app model<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Thailand raids World-linked iris scanning site <\/h2>\n

In October last year, authorities in Thailand raided an iris-scanning site<\/a> linked to World. The country\u2019s Securities and Exchange Commission, working with the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau, said the service may have violated digital asset laws by operating without a license, leading to arrests and an ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n

The move added to a growing list of regulatory challenges for World. Since launching in 2023, the project has faced probes and pushback in several countries, including Indonesia<\/a>, Germany, Kenya and Brazil<\/a>, with concerns ranging from licensing issues to the handling of sensitive biometric data.<\/p>\n

Magazine: <\/strong><\/em>Bitcoin may take 7 years to upgrade to post-quantum \u2014 BIP-360 co-author<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n