Worldcoin, a crypto project launched by ChatGPT founder Sam Altman last month, has seen a surge in popularity in Argentina. The project has seen a new user sign up every nine seconds, and its Orbs in four Argentinian cities verified the World IDs of over 9,500 citizens in a single day. Despite an ongoing investigation into its operations by local agencies, Worldcoin’s growth in Argentina remains strong.

In a blog post published earlier today, Worldcoin described Argentina as one of the world’s leading countries for innovation and crypto adoption and added that August had been a rather successful month. The project crossed a major milestone after it verified the World ID of 9,500 Argentinians in one day, setting a new single-day record for Orb verifications.

Alex Blania, the co-founder of Worldcoin and the chief executive of its parent firm Tools for Humanity, took part in the Ethereum Argentina Mainnet Stage earlier this month. Blania stated that the people in Argentina were more understanding of the fundamental principles of crypto, and that Argentina was overall one of the most crypto-forward countries in the world.

Worldcoin’s Orbs are currently available in four cities in Argentina, namely Buenos Aires, Mar del Plata, Cordoba, and Mendoza. The project has gained traction in the country, despite an ongoing investigation by The Agency for Access to Public Information (AAIP) into its handling of sensitive data.

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Information	Details
Geography	South America
Countries	🇦🇷
Sentiment	positive
Relevance Score	8
People	Sam Altman, Alex Blania, The Agency for Access to Public Information (AAIP)
Companies	Ethereum Argentina Mainnet Stage, Worldcoin, Tools for Humanity, None, The Agency for Access to Public Information (AAIP)
Currencies	Ethereum, US Dollar, Bitcoin, Worldcoin, Num ARS
Securities	None