隨著用戶群爆炸式增長，世界幣正面臨寶珠短缺的問題

Worldcoin 是一家旨在將每個人融入其金融網絡的新創公司，但由於快速普及，它面臨著虹膜掃描球的短缺。該公司擁有 1000 萬用戶和高交易量，提高了球體產量，但在管理人群方面面臨後勤挑戰。開源其球體設計和軟體贏得了良好的聲譽，其新的區塊鏈可以實現經過驗證的身份的免費交易。儘管存在監管方面的不確定性，世界幣仍在繼續增長，並有可能透過各種管道產生收入。

Worldcoin Faces Orb Shortage Amid Rapid User Growth

用戶快速成長，世界幣面臨 Orb 短缺

Worldcoin, the ambitious crypto project backed by OpenAI's Sam Altman, has encountered an unexpected challenge: a shortage of orbs, the devices that scan users' irises in exchange for tokens.

由 OpenAI 的 Sam Altman 支持的雄心勃勃的加密項目 Worldcoin 遇到了意想不到的挑戰：缺少 orbs，即掃描用戶虹膜以換取代幣的設備。

The issue stems from the surging popularity of Worldcoin since its launch last July. With a mission to create a universal financial network, the World App has garnered 10 million users in 160 countries and boasts over seven transactions per second,跻身全球最受欢迎的加密钱包之列。一枚 Worldcoin 目前市值约为 5.10 美元（周三上午交易价）。

The issue stems from the surging popularity of Worldcoin since its launch last July. With a mission to create a universal financial network, the World App has garnered 10 million users in 160 countries and boasts over seven transst,ad加密錢包之列。一枚 Worldcoin 目前市值約為 5.10 美元（週三上午交易價）。

Tools for Humanity, the startup behind Worldcoin, has acknowledged the orb shortage. Alex Blania, the company's CEO, stated in an interview that they have ramped up production to meet the high demand, with approximately 300 to 500 orbs currently in circulation.

世界幣背後的新創公司 Tools for Humanity 已經承認球體短缺。該公司執行長 Alex Blania 在接受採訪時表示，他們已經提高了產量以滿足高需求，目前流通的球體數量約為 300 至 500 個。

Manufactured in Germany, the orbs are inconspicuous in appearance but are equipped with sophisticated sensors to prevent the creation of fraudulent "World IDs." This ensures that each digital identity is linked to a unique individual.

這些球體在德國製造，外觀不起眼，但配備了複雜的感測器，以防止創建欺詐性的「世界 ID」。這確保了每個數位身分都與唯一的個人相關聯。

Worldcoin has released the orb design and software as open source, fostering goodwill within the crypto community. Last week, the company announced the creation of its own blockchain on top of the Ethereum protocol, enabling free transactions for users who verify their identity through their World IDs.

世界幣已將球體設計和軟體作為開源發布，在加密社群中培養善意。上週，該公司宣佈在以太坊協議之上創建自己的區塊鏈，為透過世界 ID 驗證身分的用戶提供免費交易。

However, Tools for Humanity has opted not to distribute orbs in certain countries, including the United States, due to regulatory uncertainties. Americans can register for a World ID but will not receive coins. The biometric data collected is used to generate a unique string of numbers corresponding to an individual and is not retained by Tools for Humanity.

然而，由於監管方面的不確定性，Tools for Humanity 選擇不在包括美國在內的某些國家分發球體。美國人可以註冊世界身分證，但不會收到硬幣。收集的生物辨識資料用於產生與個人相對應的唯一數字字串，並且不會由 Tools for Humanity 保留。

Although Tools for Humanity has secured funding from Khosla Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, and others, a concrete business model has not yet been defined. Potential revenue streams could include Worldcoin itself or transaction fees if the protocols gain widespread adoption.

儘管 Tools for Humanity 已獲得 Khosla Ventures、Andreessen Horowitz 等公司的融資，但具體的商業模式尚未確定。如果協議得到廣泛採用，潛在的收入來源可能包括世界幣本身或交易費用。

Blania initially anticipated orbs traveling worldwide to capture iris scans. However, the influx of users has resulted in people traveling to the orbs, forming queues to have their eyes scanned in exchange for an initial payment of 10 Worldcoins, followed by three Worldcoins every two weeks.

布拉尼亞最初預計球體會在世界各地旅行以捕捉虹膜掃描。然而，用戶的湧入導致人們前往球體，排隊掃描眼睛，以換取 10 個世界幣的首期付款，隨後每兩週支付 3 個世界幣。

This unexpected turnout has created logistical challenges, requiring the company to hire security teams and crowd control managers. "It's much easier in some ways and more complicated in others. I didn't think we'd need to hire a strong team in every market in the early days," Blania remarked. "I thought we'd have more time."

這種意外的投票人數給後勤帶來了挑戰，要求該公司聘請保全團隊和人群控制經理。 「在某些方面，這要容易得多，而在其他方面，則要複雜得多。我認為早期我們不需要在每個市場都聘請一支強大的團隊，」布拉尼亞說。 “我以為我們會有更多時間。”