随着用户群爆炸式增长，世界币正面临宝珠短缺的问题

Worldcoin 是一家旨在将每个人融入其金融网络的初创公司，但由于快速普及，它面临着虹膜扫描球的短缺。该公司拥有 1000 万用户和高交易量，提高了球体产量，但在管理人群方面面临后勤挑战。开源其球体设计和软件赢得了良好的声誉，其新的区块链可以实现经过验证的身份的免费交易。尽管存在监管方面的不确定性，世界币仍在继续增长，并有可能通过各种渠道产生收入。

Worldcoin Faces Orb Shortage Amid Rapid User Growth

用户快速增长，世界币面临 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项目 Worldcoin 遇到了意想不到的挑战：缺少 orbs，即扫描用户虹膜以换取代币的设备。

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 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）。

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.

世界币背后的初创公司 Tools for Humanity 已经承认球体短缺。该公司首席执行官 Alex Blania 在接受采访时表示，他们已经提高了产量以满足高需求，目前流通的球体数量约为 300 至 500 个。

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.

这些球体在德国制造，外观不起眼，但配备了复杂的传感器，以防止创建欺诈性的“世界 ID”。这确保了每个数字身份都与唯一的个人相关联。

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.

世界币已将球体设计和软件作为开源发布，在加密社区中培养善意。上周，该公司宣布在以太坊协议之上创建自己的区块链，为通过世界 ID 验证身份的用户提供免费交易。

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，由于监管方面的不确定性，Tools for Humanity 选择不在包括美国在内的某些国家分发球体。美国人可以注册世界身份证，但不会收到硬币。收集的生物识别数据用于生成与个人相对应的唯一数字字符串，并且不会由 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.

尽管 Tools for Humanity 已获得 Khosla Ventures、Andreessen Horowitz 等公司的融资，但具体的商业模式尚未确定。如果协议得到广泛采用，潜在的收入来源可能包括世界币本身或交易费用。

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.

布拉尼亚最初预计球体会在世界各地旅行以捕获虹膜扫描。然而，用户的涌入导致人们前往球体，排队扫描眼睛，以换取 10 个世界币的首期付款，随后每两周支付 3 个世界币。

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."

这种意外的投票人数给后勤带来了挑战，要求该公司聘请安保团队和人群控制经理。 “在某些方面，这要容易得多，而在其他方面，则要复杂得多。我认为早期我们不需要在每个市场都聘请一支强大的团队，”布拉尼亚说。 “我以为我们会有更多时间。”