[duskwuff]

An even more cynical possibility is that it isn't even about the biometric data. If you treat that part as a distraction, the rest of it looks exactly like a typical cryptocurrency "airdrop" pump-and-dump scheme -- give away a bunch of your tokens to build hype and set a (bogus) price target, then start selling the tokens for liquid currency.

[luma]

The organization behind it is, of course, keeping 10% of the coin for themselves. Tracks very well with your theory.

[tromp]

Where can one find this information? Is it on their website?

[downvotetruth]

https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/04/06/1048981/worldcoi...