Worldcoin (WLD) is probably a no-go for most folks. Sure, it’s made some serious strides in user growth, hitting over 30 million users, with tens of millions completing iris verification and launching World Chain to create a closed-loop system for identity and applications. They snagged A16z as a lead investor, bringing in a total of $440M, with OPENAI's Sam Altman backing it as a co-founder.
But here’s the kicker: the economic model of the WID token is fundamentally unsustainable.
WLD's token structure is a classic growth-driven release model rather than a fixed supply model. Most of the tokens are allocated to user incentive pools, where users participate in verification and collect subsidies, which essentially triggers ongoing releases. There's a total of about 10 billion tokens, with the vast majority still tied up in a long-term release cycle, resulting in continuous selling pressure.
On top of that, WLD lacks a solid value recovery mechanism. There’s no stable transaction fee burn model, nor a clear path for protocol revenue to flow back, making it tough for the token to generate intrinsic demand. Another real-world factor is the iris data and privacy compliance issues; while the idea of a trusted identity layer on the internet is great, the regulatory uncertainty in some countries makes actual implementation tricky.
Just because a project looks good doesn’t mean the token will pump. Most of the projects that are seeing gains are those willing to share profits with token holders. WID doesn’t have significant revenue, nor does it capture protocol profits; it’s merely a governance token. Once the AI hype fades, the price will drop like a rock! $WLD
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