Worldcoin opens developer access to World Chain for digital ID integrations

Following the initial announcement of World Chain, a blockchain platform from Worldcoin, earlier this year, the company has launched a limited access Developer Preview program. This program provides developers from around the globe with an opportunity to interact with the platform, explore its digital ID integration capabilities, develop applications, and test functionalities.

For the developers at Worldcoin, this program will provide feedback essential for optimizing the World Chain platform ahead of its public release later this summer. Developers can set up their deployments in preparation for the anticipated migration of over 10 million users from the OP Mainnet to World Chain.

The OP Stack, situated behind the World Chain, is a modular framework specially created for L2 scaling. It integrates with the Worldcoin protocol and is backed by the Ethereum blockchain for a secure environment. In the developer preview phase, Reth, a high-performance Ethereum execution client, will operate in shadow mode.

“We’re beyond excited to have Worldcoin, one of the largest projects in our space, build World Chain using Optimism’s OP Stack, joining the Superchain and working alongside other core development groups to push the OP stack forward while contributing sequencer revenue to the Optimism Collective,” says Ryan Wyatt, chief growth officer, Optimism Unlimited.