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According to Business Insider, Worldcoin developer Tools For Humanity previously hired two law firms to investigate internal financial irregularities, employee classification, and whether there were violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in its operations in Thailand.The report also stated that the investigation involves allegations of senior management approving large payments to foreign companies to boost the performance of Worldcoin tokens. The company stated that after the investigation, it has terminated its relationships with Thai partners and strengthened internal compliance policies and due diligence processes, and currently has not found sufficient evidence to prove that the company or its employees violated relevant anti-bribery laws.

On-chain detective ZachXBT posted questioning BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes for frequently changing his views and selling tokens in a short period, asking how much exit liquidity he had received from followers in the past few days.ZachXBT pointed out that before WLD, Arthur Hayes had expressed bullish views on tokens such as NEAR, HYPE, and ZEC, and in his latest operation, after publicly expressing a strong bullish stance on Worldcoin (WLD) multiple times and giving a target far above the current price, he chose to liquidate his position in a short time.In response, Arthur Hayes stated that he was simply selling assets at market prices to buyers willing to take over according to his trading targets, and if the price continued to rise, outsiders would think his sale was a wrong decision, "this time it just happened to be a correct judgment."Subsequently, ZachXBT posted again, sharing Arthur Hayes's previous bullish comments on WLD and questioning his rapid exit from the position after loudly promoting it, sparking discussions in the community about the influence of opinion leaders on the market and the issue of "exit liquidity."Previously, Arthur Hayes had stated that he had liquidated his WLD position, claiming that the price trend was "not right," and announced his exit from that position.

According to PRNewswire, the publicly listed company Eightco Holdings Inc. announced its latest asset structure as of May 27, 2026, with a total holding size of approximately $374 million. The assets include: approximately $90 million in indirect equity of OpenAI (held through SPV), $18 million in equity of Beast Industries, approximately $144 million in cash and stablecoins, as well as 11,068 Ethereum and approximately 283 million Worldcoin (WLD), and also includes an investment of about $1 million in Mythical Games.Eightco stated that the future portfolio will cover core assets in AI and the digital economy, emphasizing strategic exposure to private tech companies such as OpenAI and Beast Industries.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the WorldCoin team deposited 13.18 million WLD into Coinbase, worth 30.9 million dollars.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated in a podcast that his belief in Universal Basic Income (UBI) has weakened compared to the past, and he is more inclined to distribute the benefits brought by AI through methods such as "collective ownership."Meanwhile, the cryptocurrency project World (formerly Worldcoin) that he promotes has a current token price of about $0.25, down over 98% from its historical high of $11.82 on March 2024. Data shows that the World Foundation previously sold approximately 239 million WLD tokens, cashing out about $65 million.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, two wallets deposited a total of 21.177 million WLD into the cryptocurrency exchange Bybit, worth 5.57 million dollars. The related wallets may be associated with the WorldCoin team.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, wallets associated with the Worldcoin team/investors (0xDe2...fF2c) deposited 4.63 million WLD into Binance, worth 1.25 million dollars. This address received these WLD a year ago for 9.78 million dollars, and currently has a loss of 8.53 million dollars.

According to OnchainSchool monitoring, after the WorldCoin team related address transferred 89.65 million WLD previously, this morning it transferred another 75 million WLD to another address, worth approximately 19.72 million USD, and the related funds may further flow to exchanges. Data shows that this address currently still holds about 103.9 million WLD, worth approximately 25.76 million USD.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the WorldCoin (@worldnetwork) team has transferred 89.65 million WLD to a new address, worth approximately 26.17 million USD, after which the address began to transfer funds to centralized exchanges.

Recently, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa), the Worldcoin project-related wallet deposited 6.29 million WLD to Binance, worth 2.58 million USD.The source of funds for this address traces back to a WalletSimple (Bitgo) multi-signature contract, primarily for asset custody wallets; over the past 7 months, it has cumulatively deposited 16.51 million WLD to trading platforms, with a total value of 15.29 million USD.

According to monitoring by onchainschool.pro, the Worldcoin project team wallet transferred WLD tokens worth $8.8 million to Coinbase.Just 4 days ago, that wallet received WLD worth $14 million from another team-associated wallet.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the Worldcoin team wallet has transferred another 20.66 million WLD (worth 27.07 million USD) to Kraken.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the Worldcoin team wallet transferred 110 million WLD tokens from the Ethereum mainnet half an hour ago, worth approximately 144 million USD. Among them, 85 million tokens (worth 111 million USD) were cross-chain transferred to World Chain, and 25 million tokens (worth 32.75 million USD) were transferred to Kraken exchange.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the Worldcoin team wallet transferred 110 million WLD tokens from the Ethereum mainnet half an hour ago, worth approximately 144 million USD.Among them, 85 million tokens (worth 111 million USD) were cross-chain transferred to World Chain, and 25 million tokens (worth 32.75 million USD) were transferred to Kraken exchange.

ChainCatcher news, according to market news, Worldcoin investor Selini Capital transferred 900,000 $WLD to Amber Group in the past half hour, worth approximately $1.57 million. This is the first external transfer operation from this address in a year.Selini received 2.5 million tokens from the Worldcoin project when the token price was $1.73, but its actual token cost remains unclear.

According to a report by PR Newswire, Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: OCTO) announced that its recently announced $270 million private placement financing has been successfully completed, and the funds will be used to implement the Worldcoin treasury strategy.This transaction was led by MOZAYYX, with numerous institutional investors participating, including World Foundation, Discovery Capital Management, GAMA, FalconX, Kraken, Pantera, GSR, Coinfund, Occam Crest, Diametric, Brevan Howard, Wedbush, and others. BitMine Immersion (NYSE American: BMNR) invested $20 million. The funds raised from this private placement will be used for the company to acquire and hold Worldcoin (WLD) as its treasury reserve asset, while continuing to focus on core business operations. Although the treasury may also hold cash and Ethereum as secondary reserve assets, the emphasis will be on Worldcoin. The company also announced that its common stock trading symbol on NASDAQ will change to "ORBS."

ChainCatcher message, UPBIT will open trading for Worldcoin (WLD) on September 9, 2025, at 21:30, supporting KRW, BTC, and USDT markets. Users can deposit within 2 hours after the announcement is made, with deposit networks being World Chain, Ethereum, and Optimism.

ChainCatcher news indicates that, according to SoSoValue data, the encrypted market sectors have generally risen, with the AI sector increasing by 14.38% in 24 hours. Within this sector, Worldcoin (WLD) continues to climb, with a 24-hour increase of 53.82%. In terms of news, Nasdaq-listed company Eightco plans to raise $250 million to establish a Worldcoin reserve. Meanwhile, OpenLedger (OPEN), which was launched yesterday, surged by 650.60%, and KAITO rose by 45.91%. Additionally, the SocialFi and CeFi sectors fell by 0.23% and 0.33%, respectively. Within the SocialFi sector, Toncoin (TON) decreased by 0.65%, while in the CeFi sector, Hyperliquid (HYPE) rose against the trend by 7.16%, reaching a new all-time high.In other sectors, the NFT sector rose by 4.34%, with Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) increasing by 10.57%. The Meme sector increased by 3.75%, with Bonk (BONK) rising by 8.89%. The Layer2 sector rose by 3.50%, with Optimism (OP) increasing by 3.39%. The DeFi sector rose by 2.53%, with MYX Finance (MYX) surging by 235.49%. The PayFi sector increased by 2.05%, and the Layer1 sector rose by 1.48%.The cryptocurrency sector indices reflecting historical market trends show that the ssiAI, ssiDePIN, and ssiNFT indices increased by 15.48%, 6.33%, and 6.32%, respectively.

ChainCatcher news, according to market data, the stock price of the new WLD treasury company Eightco Holdings (OCTO) has surged over 2100% during the trading session, currently reported at $30.31, with a market capitalization of approximately $90.79 million.It is reported that the company's closing price on the previous trading day was only $1.45, with a market capitalization of just $4.4149 million.ChainCatcher previously reported that, according to market news, Eightco Holdings announced a $250 million private placement and received a $20 million strategic investment from BitMine to launch the world's first Worldcoin (WLD) treasury strategy.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, World Foundation, a subsidiary of the Worldcoin project, announced on May 21 that it raised $135 million by selling WLD tokens to Andreessen Horowitz and Bain Capital Crypto at market price, to support the expansion of the World network in the United States and globally.Previously disclosed investors also include Selini Capital, Mirana Ventures, and Arctic Digital.