Worldcoin
WLDAI · Built in San Francisco, CA · Tools for Humanity Corp
Listing suspended on 2026-09-14
Neither Test 2 nor Test 3 is established. Test 3 rested only on Tools for Humanity Corp's SEC Form D/A (January 2024), the company's own notice filing, which is not regulatory engagement; no SEC Crypto Task Force memo, comment letter, licence, order, or litigation record was found, and no two independent sources report such engagement. Test 2 fails because no named founder's US status at founding is sourced. Tests 1 and 4 are met for Tools for Humanity Corp: Delaware incorporation (Form D/A) and a San Francisco street address in its privacy notice. Market data is withheld until verification meets the USCC evidence standard.
The verdict on record
Pathway: Foundation with a US principal contributor. Needs Tests 1 and 4, plus 2 or 3.
Test 1 · passes on primary documents
Headquartered in the United States
Tools for Humanity Corp is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
1 source· 1 primary
- Legal termstoolsforhumanity.com/legal/privacy-notice2026-09-14
Test 4 · passes on primary documents
Registered in a US state
Tools for Humanity Corp is registered in DE.
1 source· 1 primary
- Filingsec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1846939/000184693924000001/xslFor…2026-09-14
Test 2 · not met
American founding team
0 of 3 named founders are established US persons holding operational roles today; a majority is required.
Test 3 · not met
Primary operations in the United States
No US primary-operations claim is supported by a primary document or two independent sources.
Legal entities
Tools for Humanity Corp
Delaware · principal contributor · San Francisco, CA
4 sources· 4 primary
- Filingsec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1846939/000184693924000001/xslFor…2026-09-14
- Filingsec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1846939/000184693924000001/xslFor…2026-09-14
- Legal termstoolsforhumanity.com/legal/privacy-notice2026-09-14
- Legal termsworld.org/legal/privacy-notice2026-09-14
Tools for Humanity GmbH
Germany · operating company · Munich
1 source· 1 primary
- Legal termstoolsforhumanity.com/legal/privacy-notice2026-09-14
World Foundation
Cayman Islands · foundation · George Town, Grand Cayman
2 sources· 2 primary
- Legal termsworld.org/legal/user-terms-and-conditions2026-09-14
- Legal termsworld.org/legal/user-terms-and-conditions2026-09-14
World Assets Limited
British Virgin Islands · token issuer
2 sources· 2 primary
- Legal termsworld.org/legal/user-terms-and-conditions2026-09-14
- Legal termsworld.org/legal/user-terms-and-conditions2026-09-14
World Chain LLC
Cayman Islands · operating company
1 source· 1 primary
- Legal termsworld.org/legal/user-terms-and-conditions2026-09-14
World Network (Europe) GmbH
Germany · operating company · Munich
1 source· 1 primary
- Legal termsworld.org/legal/user-terms-and-conditions2026-09-14
Founders
Sam Altman
Co-founder; listed as Executive Officer and Director of Tools for Humanity Corp on its January 2024 Form D/A; described by Wikipedia as Chairman · US status not established · no operating role today
2 sources· 1 primary
- Filingsec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1846939/000184693924000001/xslFor…2026-09-14
- Referenceen.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_(blockchain)2026-09-14
Alex Blania
Co-founder; CEO, Tools for Humanity (German national, resident in San Francisco) · US status not established · operating role today
2 sources· 1 primary
- Filingsec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1846939/000184693924000001/xslFor…2026-09-14
- Referenceen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Blania2026-09-14
Max Novendstern
Co-founder; current role not established · US status not established · no operating role today
1 source
- Referenceen.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_(blockchain)2026-09-14
Regulatory posture
SEC
Form D/A filed 2024-01-09 by Tools for Humanity Corp for a Regulation D offering of warrants for future WLD tokens ($115,371,324 sold of a $120,000,000 offering).
1 source· 1 primary
- Filingsec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1846939/000184693924000001/xslFor…2026-09-14
Record history
2026-09-14 · suspended
Suspended: Test 3 rested only on Tools for Humanity's own Form D/A, which is not regulatory engagement, and Test 2 is not established.
2026-09-14 · review opened
Review opened: Test 3 relies on an SEC Form D/A filing as regulatory engagement; engineering location and recent US regulatory posture are still to be documented.
2026-09-14 · correction
Alex Blania corrected from "(US)" to a German national living in San Francisco. Entity names corrected: "Tools for Humanity, Inc." to Tools for Humanity Corp (Delaware, per SEC Form D/A) and "Worldcoin Foundation" to World Foundation. Added World Assets Limited (BVI, WLD issuance), World Chain LLC (Cayman), and the Munich GmbH entities. Removed the unsourced claim that a16z led the 2023 round, other unsourced investor and audit claims, and the stale US-eligibility note. Removed the SEC Form D/A as Test 3 evidence, since a notice filing is not regulatory engagement.
2026-04-29 · listed
Listed in the v0.1 allowlist.
About Worldcoin
Worldcoin (WLD) is the token of World, an identity and payments network built around iris-scanning Orb devices and the World App. Tools for Humanity Corp, a Delaware corporation headquartered in San Francisco, provides software development for the network and maintains World App. The World Foundation (Cayman Islands) stewards the protocol, and WLD is made available through World Assets Limited (British Virgin Islands).