World Assets, a subsidiary of the World Foundation, has raised US$135 million through the sale of WLD tokens to early backers.
The funds will be used to expand the World network and meet the demand for Orb-verified World IDs, focusing on the United States and international markets.
World aims to implement protocol fees to become self-sustaining and has notable backers like Andreessen Horowitz and Bain Capital Crypto.
However, the project faces regulatory scrutiny worldwide, especially in countries like Argentina, France, the United Kingdom, and others over privacy and data concerns.