Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Outlines Risks And Issues in Worldcoin (WLD)

Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin has noted down his thoughts on Worldcoin where he stated with issues and risks associated with its biometric identity.
By Coingape Staff
Updated July 21, 2025
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Vitalik Buterin, the creator of Ethereum, has expressed his opinions on Worldcoin’s biometric identity verification mechanism. Buterin claimed that personality-proof systems raise concerns about privacy and security but that they are still necessary and that continued development of these systems may take years. He pointed out that Worldcoin is distinctive in that it uses highly advanced biometrics to scan each user’s iris using specialized gear known as “the Orb.”

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The Risks And Issues With Worldcoin (WLD)

Buterin noted that Worldcoin’s guiding idea is simple, that is AI will benefit humanity much in terms of abundance and wealth, but it can also lead to the loss of many jobs and make it almost impossible to tell the difference between a human and a robot. 

Therefore, he highlighted that the gap must be addressed by creating a highly effective system for personality evidence that enables people to show their actual humanity and by offering a UBI to everyone. Using specialized hardware known as the “Orb” to scan each user’s iris, Worldcoin’s dependence on cutting-edge biometric technology sets it apart from other cryptocurrencies.

However, Worldcoin has drawn criticism, for its “coin”‘s poor design, privacy, and security concerns around the Orb, and some of the company’s business decisions, Butrin said. Some of the comments are very detailed, focusing on choices the project made that could have been made differently and that the Worldcoin project itself may be prepared to amend. 

Others, however, question whether biometrics in general. They doubt that the eye-scanning biometrics of Worldcoin and the more straightforward face-video-uploads and verification games employed in Proof of Humanity and Idena are even smart ideas. Others criticize any evidence of personhood in general, the Ethereum founder noted. 

In fact, due to these drawbacks, a few analysts have started to bad mouth Worldcoin and called the company fraud. Crypto analyst Dylan LeClair took to Twitter to inform its followers, not to buy Worldcoin or visit Orb. He asked the people to also stop sharing their biometrics data.

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Other Issues On Worldcoin (WLD) To Look Out For

According to Vitalik, the registry of iris scans may provide information when it comes to privacy. If someone else scans your iris, they can at the very least verify it against the database to see if you have a World ID. Iris scans could perhaps give more details.

Regarding accessibility, planet IDs won’t be dependably accessible unless there are a sufficient number of Orbs that anybody on the planet can reach with ease.

The WLD token is up by more than 50% in the last day and holds a global market cap of $265 million. It is trading at $2.54 at the time of writing. 

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