WLD Extends Rally With 15% Jump as OpenAI Explores Proof of Personhood
- WLD climbs 15% with volume up 836% to $694M, showing stronger market interest in identity tech.
- A breakout from a long descending channel boosts WLD momentum as buyers protect key support.
- Open interest jumps 70% to $208M, signaling heavier trader positioning and rising volatility.
Worldcoin’s native token, WLD, pushed higher again today, extending the previous session’s burst of strength as fresh attention settled on the growing debate over identity verification in the digital era. The move followed a sharp swing the day before, when WLD briefly ran toward a fortnight peak around the $0.65 area before cooling off.
Even after the pullback, the token managed to hold a gain of more than 15% over 24 hours, trading close to $0.51. However, the surge wasn’t just noise. Trading activity jumped dramatically, with 24-hour volume rising about 836% to roughly $694 million.
That kind of spike tends to reflect more than passing speculation. Besides, analysts watching the order flow noted heavier participation from both spot and derivatives desks, a sign that buyers weren’t simply reacting to a headline but leaning into the move with size.
OpenAI: Identity Push Puts Spotlight on Verification Tech
The renewed interest followed a Forbes report on January 28 describing an OpenAI social network in development that aims to keep automated actors out by relying on biometric checks. The concept, something designed strictly for human users, sparked new attention toward verification systems already operating in the crypto space.
Worldcoin’s model was quickly pulled into the discussion because of its focus on confirming user uniqueness without collecting sensitive personal information. The overlap between leadership at the two organizations added to the attention, though no working relationship has been disclosed.
Instead, the story placed a broader industry shift in the spotlight: as digital environments grow more crowded with machine-generated activity, markets are beginning to reassess the value of identity infrastructure. That undercurrent helped lift sentiment around the WLD token, even if the market remains cautious about drawing direct lines between the projects.
Breakout Pattern Signals a Shift in Tone
Similarly, price action on the daily chart showed a clean push out of a descending channel that had guided the token lower since mid-October. After slipping along the channel floor for weeks, WLD finally broke through the upper boundary and slipped back to test it, holding that level before pressing higher again.
Despite the structure not being perfect, it was enough to suggest momentum had shifted to the upside. Equally notable was the defense of a broad support zone between roughly $0.47 and $0.27.
Source: TradingView
This range had previously acted as a base earlier in January, preceding a rally of about 40%. The latest move again originated from this area, reinforcing its technical significance. As long as prices remain above this zone, near-term structure points toward higher resistance levels.
Key Levels Come Into View
If the current tone holds, the next technical marker sits near $0.72, around the 23.6% retracement. Traders often watch that level for early signs of hesitation. Beyond it lie more meaningful checkpoints at $1.00 and $1.23, aligning with the 38.2% and 50% Fib levels, respectively.
Those levels sit closer to prior congestion areas, where upward attempts have historically slowed. Nevertheless, failure to maintain momentum would bring attention back toward the broad $0.47-$0.27 support region. That zone has absorbed pressure before, but a sharper return, especially with weakening volume, could alter the tone quickly.
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Rising Derivatives Activity Adds Volatility Risk
Meanwhile, momentum indicators looked balanced. The relative strength index hovered near the midpoint, neither signaling exhaustion nor urgency. That neutral stance fit the broader tape, which showed interest building but not yet tipping into euphoria.
Source: CoinGlass
Derivatives data told a more energetic story. According to CoinGlass data, open interest climbed roughly 70% in a day to about $208 million, a three-month high. Futures volume also jumped, rising around 476% to $1.34 billion.
Source: CoinGlass
Often, heavy derivatives participation tends to sharpen intraday swings, and with traders adding fresh exposure, WLD may face wider ranges in the sessions ahead. Overall, the latest move, backed by volume and renewed attention on digital identity, leaves the token in a more assertive position than it has held in months, though the path forward depends as much on sentiment as on structure.
