Worldcoin integrates World ID on Solana via Wormhole's new cross-chain bridge. The integration enables privacy-focused DApp authentication across blockchains. Worldcoin is experiencing rapid growth and expanding into Austria and Southeast Asia.
Worldcoin has confirmed that it will launch seamless World ID integration for Solana via Wormhole Foundation’s new cross-chain protocol.
Big day for AI. Big day for humanity. @wormhole introduces World ID to @solana 🫡 pic.twitter.com/LQYJLHg0gS
— World Coin (@worldcoin) September 13, 2024
This achievement comes just two and a half months after Wormhole Foundation received a WorldCoin Wave 1 Community Grant, positioning the project as a key player in bridging decentralized identity solutions across multiple blockchains.
World ID, Worldcoin's privacy-focused identity verification service, is built on World Chain, a layer-2 Ethereum network. It allows users to securely authenticate their identity without disclosing any personal data and facilitates private, verified login for DApps. The integration with Solana, one of the fastest growing blockchain ecosystems, creates new opportunities for developers to implement World ID in their applications.
Robinson Varkey, co-founder of the Wormhole Foundation, emphasized the importance of this collaboration, saying, “Bringing World ID to Solana is a major step forward for identity verification.”
The integration of World ID and Wormhole queries will make it easier for developers to build applications that prioritize real users across chains, increasing trust in the decentralized ecosystem.”
The expansion is part of Worldcoin's broader strategy to drive adoption of its World ID service, which has more than 6.63 million users as of July 31, 2024. The company has experienced rapid growth since its launch in July 2023, particularly in Europe and Southeast Asia.
Recently, WorldCoin expanded into Austria, becoming its second European country, but has suspended operations in Spain due to privacy concerns.
As cross-chain compatibility becomes increasingly important to the blockchain ecosystem, this integration is expected to improve the security and utility of decentralized applications and further drive adoption of Worldcoin's World ID service.
Despite the launch, the price of WorldCoin's native token, WLD, is down 4.73% at the time of writing, trading at $1.52. The token saw a steep drop earlier in the day, testing an intraday low of $1.46 before rising slightly to its current price.
