ALTMAN'S WORLD RAISES $52.5M IN CRYPTO TOKEN SALE
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World Foundation, the nonprofit behind Sam Altman's biometric identity protocol, has raised $52.5 million through a strategic sale of WLD tokens. Pantera Capital led the funding round, with all tokens subject to a one-year lockup.
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