The Worldcoin project aims to create a global identity and financial network as a public utility. Its core component is World ID, a privacy-preserving identity network built on zero-knowledge proofs. This technology allows users to verify their humanness online while protecting their personal privacy.

World ID enables individuals to prove they are unique humans to integrated platforms, protecting against bots and enabling fair airdrops. It also supports global democratic processes and governance mechanisms. The WLD token grants governance rights and is distributed as grants to Orb-verified users, who verify their identity through a physical imaging device that deletes all images by default.