OpenAI CEO SAM Altman’s Crypto-bound digital identity project, World, previously known as Worldcoin, has launched “Priority Blockspace for Humans” (PBH) in his world chain Mainstet.
The new infrastructure is designed to prioritize transactions of verified human users, which marks a shift from traditional mechanisms for offering gas costs.
Priority Blockspace for people
According to a press release shared with CryptopotatoPBH automatically activates during network congestion, whereby part of each block is specifically reserved for transactions from Orb-Grantified persons.
This mechanism is intended to guarantee faster and more reliable access to core services, such as proof-of-human verifications, mini apps and subsidy claims, without requiring additional costs.
According to World, the initiative supports developers who want to build for his network of 13 million verified people. The launch is part of the broader goal of the project to make a worldwide network of more than a billion verified users.
Steven Smith, vice-president, engineering and protocol, for humanity tools, said that priority blocks for people effectively makes the world chain “fairer and more efficient” by providing real built priority of human transactions during the production of blocks.
He further said that:
“We are convinced that people and AI harmoniously can co-exist, and this development reflects our dedication to building user-friendly systems that improve humanity and at the same time get the most out of bleeding-EG technology.”
PBH underwent tests in a stimulated test network in which researchers and developers were involved, including contributors from Flashbots and Alchemy. The system is open-source and is integrated in the World Chain Block Builder and Rollup Boost, a modular component designed for OP-Stack chains that supports adapted transaction order. Both PBH and Rollup Boost are also subject to independent audits carried out by Blockchain infrastructure agency Nethermind.
Regulatory obstacles
The world was officially launched in the United States in April and expanded to six major cities: Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville and San Francisco. After previously avoiding an American rollout because of the concern of regulations on token distribution, the world now continues under what seems to be a more favorable regulatory climate.
Despite the expansion of the US, the project continues to be confronted with global control over its practices for data collection. Authorities in various countries, including Spain and Portugal, have suspended the project on privacy problems with regard to biometric data use.