Worldcoin slides 10% even after partnerships with Zoom, DocuSign and Tinder

Worldcoin added fresh corporate partners on Friday, but its token moved sharply lower. Zoom and DocuSign are the latest companies to adopt World's identity verification system, joining a growing list of mainstream platforms testing the iris-scanning technology backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Tinder is also beginning a rollout of World ID for users in the U.S. The announcements landed the same day Worldcoin's token, WLD, fell about 10% to roughly $0.28. The decline was notable as WLD traded against broader strength in crypto during the session. At the center of World's system is the Orb, a device that scans a user's iris to create a unique digital identity. The company says the process confirms a user is human without storing or exposing personal data. That identity can then be linked to third-party services through World ID. Zoom is using a feature called Deep Face authentication to detect and block deepfakes during video calls. DocuSign is applying World's ID verification to electronic agreements. Both integrations aim to address a common issue: AI-generated content is making it harder to distinguish humans from machines, while fraud involving synthetic identities is rising. "As AI agents increasingly act on behalf of real people, the infrastructure to prove a human stands behind each agent becomes critical," World said. World also said it has updated its account system, adding key recovery and multi-device support to make verification easier to use across platforms. Privacy concerns remain a major sticking point. Critics argue biometric collection at this scale raises risks around data security and potential misuse, including fears the system could enable surveillance if applied beyond its stated purpose. WLD powers the World Network. Users can earn the token by verifying their identity through the Orb, and it can be used for transactions within the ecosystem. In March, Coinbase said it would use World's AgentKit—a developer toolkit that connects AI agents to verified human identities—for its x402 micropayments protocol, adding to Worldcoin's push deeper into AI use cases where proving human oversight is becoming a priority.