Why more Ethereum dApps are requiring World ID – and how to get verified?

You’ve probably seen it:

• Gitcoin Grants asking for “proof of personhood”
• New airdrops gating access behind World ID
• DAOs using it to prevent vote spam

That’s because Ethereum is hitting a Sybil problem – bots drain funds, skew governance, and ruin fairness. World ID (built on zero-knowledge proofs) offers a privacy-first way to prove you’re human without revealing who you are.

To get it, you need to visit an Orb – a physical device that scans your iris pattern, generates a unique hash, and doesn’t store your biometrics. Yes, really.

I found out it's free, takes 2-3 minutes and works with MetaMask, Rainbow, and most wallets + they reward you with WLD tokens. Kinda airdrop for iris scan.

I got mine in Berlin last month and now I can participate in gated rounds on Base, Optimism, and Ethereum L1.