{"id":27375,"date":"2024-03-09T13:02:52","date_gmt":"2024-03-09T13:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/worldcoin-soars-amid-major-development-at-openai\/"},"modified":"2024-03-09T13:02:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T13:02:52","slug":"worldcoin-soars-amid-major-development-at-openai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/worldcoin-soars-amid-major-development-at-openai\/","title":{"rendered":"Worldcoin soars amid major development at OpenAI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Crypto News, Alt Coin News and Cryptocurrency Comparison )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"post-article-image  -mt-24  mb-8  lg:-mt-32  rounded  overflow-hidden\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2023\/07\/1690185274861-fb8b135f-259d-4a40-9f66-2f6867430e8e-smartcrop-750x375.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2023\/07\/1690185274861-fb8b135f-259d-4a40-9f66-2f6867430e8e-smartcrop-363x181.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2023\/07\/1690185274861-fb8b135f-259d-4a40-9f66-2f6867430e8e-smartcrop-750x375.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2023\/07\/1690185274861-fb8b135f-259d-4a40-9f66-2f6867430e8e-smartcrop-363x181.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/>\n<\/picture>                    <\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Worldcoin (WLD) price jumped to a new all-time high of $10.92 on March 9.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gains have come amid fresh developments at OpenAI, where WLD co-creator Sam Altman is the CEO.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Worldcoin contributor Tools for Humanity recently filed a lawsuit against Spanish authorities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The price of Worldcoin (WLD) has spiked more than 50% in the past 24 hours, reaching a new all-time high above $11.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WLD, which traded at lows of $7.47 early Saturday, soared past the psychological $10 level. This sees bulls eyeing new heights amid price discovery, with price testing $11.05 on Binance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/x\/fC4seqmd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-191293\" src=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WLDUSD_2024-03-09_15-28-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1074\" height=\"545\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Worldcoin price was up 48% in 24 hours at the time of writing, and 358% in the past 30 days.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Data from CoinGecko also shows 24-hour trading volume was up 286% to $1.56 billion.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Worldcoin price surges as Altman returns to OpenAI board<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Worldcoin\u2019s latest spike above $10 comes as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman returned to the company\u2019s board of directors, with this happening amid the inclusion of new members. Altman\u2019s comeback continues after the debacle that followed his ouster and swift reinstatement as CEO in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meanwhile, new board members Fidji Simo, Sue Desmond-Hellmann, and Nicole Seligman have joined. OpenAI\u2019s release of the text-to-video AI model Sora in February <a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/openai-helps-worldcoin-token-skyrocket-to-new-ath-now-eyes-10\/\">helped WLD price surge<\/a> alongside other <a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/tag\/ai\/\">AI<\/a>-related tokens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, earlier this month, Worldcoin\u2019s price fell more than 5% to lows of $6.10 after Elon Musk sued OpenAI. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The token\u2019s value also faced downside pressure this week as Spanish authorities ordered Worldcoin to halt its activities in the country. The three-month ban was down to concerns around the project\u2019s biometric data privacy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/worldcoin.org\/blog\/worldcoin\/worldcoin-aepd-spain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blog post<\/a> published March 6, Worldcoin stated that it had operated \u201clawfully in Spain.\u201d This includes its engagement with BayLDA, the regulatory watchdog for GDPR compliance in the EU.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt is unfortunate that the Spanish data protection authority (AEPD) is circumventing established procedures under GDPR with their actions today,\u201d Jannick Preiwisch, Data Protection Officer at the Worldcoin Foundation, said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The project has however paused all World ID verification services in the country. Meanwhile, Worldcoin contributor Tools for Humanity has <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schwaebische.de\/regional\/bayern\/worldcoin-klagt-gegen-verbot-in-spanien-2331037\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">filed a lawsuit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> against the AEPD order.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-meta\">\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Share this article<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Categories<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Tags<\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/worldcoin-soars-amid-major-development-at-openai\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Crypto News, Alt Coin News and Cryptocurrency Comparison ) Worldcoin (WLD) price jumped to a new all-time high of $10.92 on March 9. Gains have come amid fresh developments at OpenAI, where WLD co-creator Sam Altman is the CEO. 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