#108 - ALEX BLANIA

Published: July 13, 2022, 2:49 p.m.

Alex is the co-founder and CEO of Worldcoin, a privacy-preserving proof-of-personhood protocol seeking to reach a billion people. Learn more about Worldcoin at worldcoin.org and follow Alex on Twitter @alexblania.

[2:18] - How Alex’s research background led him to join Sam Altman in creating Worldcoin

[10:13] - Identifying personal rates of growth

[15:14] - An introduction to how Worldcoin works

[23:26] - The role of privacy in Worldcoin’s proof-of-personhood model

[27:28] - Possible applications and narratives for Worldcoin if it can successfully scale to one billion users

[35:58] - Dissecting Worldcoin’s growth model and expectations

[44:00] - Early and prospective challenges for Worldcoin

[48:31] - Worldcoin’s upcoming roadmap

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