Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has launched with a token and "World ID" designed to act as a digital passport. However, the project is not available to US citizens, residents or companies. Worldcoin has included American cities in its "Orb tour" to educate and answer questions about the protocol and facilitate sign-ups for World ID using the Orb, but anyone who completes an Orb scan in the US will not be able to participate in the token drop. The project hopes to increase economic opportunity and enable global democratic processes, while preserving privacy.