Why are people lining up for Worldcoin eyeball scans? “Easy $50”

Rest of World reporters visited Worldcoin sign-up booths in Nairobi, Bengaluru and Hong Kong and found that interest was driven mainly by sign-up bonuses rather than the project's goals. Worldcoin's official launch on July 24 brought crowds, including in Nairobi, where people were offered 25 WLD tokens, roughly $50. Regulators responded: France's privacy regulator called the strategy "highly questionable," and Kenya's data protection commissioner urged public vigilance while assessing its legality. Worldcoin did not respond to a request for comment.