Nível comparável ao da FTX! Detetive on-chain acusa World Coin de ser um token de saque, e a verificação de íris acaba gerando um mercado negro

On-chain detective ZachXBT raised four major structural questions about World, founded by Sam Altman, accusing $WLD of being a predatory token designed with risks similar to FTX.

On April 28, ZachXBT posted a tweet on X, following Musk’s “Scam Altman” post the day before, shifting focus from the OpenAI lawsuit to another controversial project of Sam Altman, WorldCoin (now called World), and the $WLD token, raising four structural questions. The same day, Musk and OpenAI’s lawsuit was being heard in the Northern District Court of California (related reports).

ZachXBT’s main tweet: Four questions

Key points from ZachXBT’s original tweet translation:

1. $WLD is a “predatory low-circulation token,” described as having a structure “comparable to SBF/FTX companies”
2. Targeting residents of low-income countries: exchanging small amounts of $WLD for iris biometric data
3. “Proof of human” design has led to black markets: verified World accounts are bought and sold
4. Token supply inflation while insiders continue OTC distribution

ZachXBT also added: “KYC-approved accounts are mainly traded on Telegram, not Facebook.”

Additional evidence from reply threads

Multiple on-chain analysis accounts and individuals from the targeted countries continued to comment under ZachXBT’s main tweet:

• @somaxbt quoted a screenshot indicating: “In the past 90 days, insiders sold approximately $64 million worth of WLD OTC”
• @serpinxbt mentioned: Early Facebook groups traded verified accounts at about $65 each; currently, trading volume in that channel has decreased
• ZachXBT cited an older post: When WLD launched, VPN IP geolocation blocking vesting schedule pages prevented the public from viewing token unlock timelines
• Several users from the Philippines (@Raimasamune), the Philippines (@_zynxonchain), Kenya (@KenyaFraternity), @0xdefrank, Sri Lanka (@AlwisInoka), and others shared firsthand accounts: their countries do have scenes where “iris scans are exchanged for about $10,” with some respondents unaware of how their data is used

There are also differing opinions. @Myhackz commented: “People willing to sell biometric data is a personal choice, unrelated to token value.”

Context: The Musk vs. Altman lawsuit as an extension of the same day’s battle

The timing of ZachXBT’s tweet coincides with Musk’s public attack on OpenAI’s “Scam Altman” lawsuit. Musk’s case focuses on OpenAI’s governance and profit model; ZachXBT’s tweet, however, targets Sam Altman’s other controversial venture outside OpenAI. There is no legal connection between the two, but it deepens the attack surface for Altman personally and his related ventures in public opinion.

WorldCoin/World has not responded to ZachXBT’s tweet as of now.

• This article is reprinted with permission from: 《Chain News》
• Original title: 《ZachXBT Questions WorldCoin: Issues with Iris Data Exchange for WLD》
• Original author: Elponcrab