Worldcoin

5 statements across 4 episodes · 3 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Feb 28, 2024 by Ben Horowitz · said 8 times in 5 episodes since 2024 · across every show →

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brought up most by Chris Dixon (3), Ben Horowitz (3), Erik Torenberg (1), Ali Yahya (1)

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Feb 28, 2024 negative
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Horowitz: Worldcoin is unable to list on exchanges in the United States
“We have an investment in a company called world coin, which is like a very kind of topical relevant technology because it's proof of human. They can do a zero knowledge proof that proves you're a human being and not an AI bot. But the one country that they can…”
Ben Horowitz Feb 28, 2024 ▶ 1:09:08 Future of Crypto, Blockchain & Web3 w/ Chris Dixon
Jul 16, 2024 positive
Assertion Contradicted
Horowitz: Half of Buenos Aires residents frequently use Worldcoin
“It's something that half of the citizens of Buenos Aires use on a frequent basis, so, like, it's a really great, useful, important product that, you know, can make everybody's lives better, and we've just outlawed it in the United States, and it is you know, j…”
Ben Horowitz Jul 16, 2024 ▶ 33:42 Trump Vs. Biden: Tech Policy
Jul 16, 2024 negative
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Horowitz: Worldcoin launched globally except in the U.S. due to regulations
“And they have launched their product everywhere in the world except the United States, because the United States of these, of this behavior and these laws”
Ben Horowitz Jul 16, 2024 ▶ 33:25 Trump Vs. Biden: Tech Policy
Nov 12, 2024 bullish
Assertion Contradicted
Horowitz: Half the population of Buenos Aires uses Worldcoin
“Half the people in Buenos Aires use them.”
Ben Horowitz Nov 12, 2024 ▶ 31:00 Trump is About to Change Everything For Tech Startups
Jul 9, 2025 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Yahya: Worldcoin orb never transmits raw biometric data off-device
“In fact, like, the data itself never leaves the orb, and only a code or a cryptographic object that is derived from the biometric data ever leaves the orb, and from that cryptographic object that is not possible to infer anything about the biometric data itsel…”
Ali Yahya Jul 9, 2025 ▶ 25:03 Crypto Experts Explain Stablecoins & the Future Financial System w/ Ali Yahya & Arianna Simpson
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