Worldcoin Price Prediction: 2025, 2030, 2040

Worldcoin [WLD] found itself in a tricky spot starting May 2025, caught between exciting project growth and mounting trouble with regulators worldwide. This clash created real uncertainty about where the token was headed. As of May 5th, WLD was stuck around $0.94, losing ground against the US dollar and Bitcoin (BTC) despite some stabilization efforts and generally positive vibes in the wider crypto space.

On the upside, World (which dropped the 'coin' from its main branding) made headlines by bringing its Orb verification to six big US cities like San Francisco and Miami on May 1st. Getting into the vital US market, a hotbed for AI development, was clearly a big move for the Sam Altman co-founded venture. They also revealed the "World Card," a Visa-backed crypto card linked to the World App wallet. The idea is to let people easily spend their digital money wherever Visa is accepted globally, with a US launch planned later in 2025. The World App itself got upgrades, like Stripe integration and built-in USDC support, to make the whole system more useful. Remember, the project's core mission, driven partly by Altman (who's also talked about universal basic income ideas), is to offer a way to prove you're human in an AI-heavy world, focusing now on digital ID.

But this forward momentum ran straight into regulatory roadblocks popping up globally. Early in May 2025, Indonesia put a temporary stop to Worldcoin and World ID services. Officials claimed the project broke registration rules, essentially operating without the proper Electronic System Operator (PSE) license and wrongly piggybacking on another company's permit (PT Sandina Abadi Nusantara) through its local partner (PT Terang Bulan Abadi). Indonesia joins places like Spain, Portugal, Germany, and Hong Kong that have already questioned or stopped Worldcoin, mostly because of how it collects biometric data. Adding to the pressure, a Kenyan High Court told Worldcoin's operator, Tools for Humanity (TFH), to wipe all biometric data it gathered illegally in the country. The court found the data collection happened without the required Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) or proper user permission, breaking Kenya's 2019 Data Protection Act. They gave Worldcoin seven days to delete the data under the watch of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) and banned any more data handling until they comply. This wasn't Kenya's first run-in with Worldcoin; investigations and suspensions started back in 2023.

You can see this push-and-pull reflected in the market's mood. WLD did have green days half the time in the last month (15 out of 30), but its price swung wildly, showing nearly 20% volatility over that period. Short-term technical charts aren't looking particularly strong, leaning towards neutral or bearish. The overall crypto market feeling, measured by the Fear & Greed Index, cooled off from "Greed" to just "Neutral" (a score of 52), showing wider caution. This index tracks things like price swings, trading volume, social media buzz, and Bitcoin's market share to get a sense of investor emotion.

Nobody seems to agree on where WLD's price is going in May 2025. One prediction floated a possible jump to $1.21 by May 9th (a 30% increase), but even that came with a warning sign. Other analysts think it might slip down towards $0.85-$0.88 soon. Looking further into May, forecasts are all over the map – some see modest averages like $1.12-$1.17, while others talk about hitting over $3.00, though without much strong backing right now. Traders are watching support around $0.93, $0.90, and $0.85, and resistance near $1.01, $1.06, and $1.09.

Another factor pressing down on the price is how Worldcoin's tokens work. There's a hard cap of 10 billion WLD ever, but only about 1.3 billion were circulating as of late April 2025. A huge chunk is still locked up. However, tokens set aside for early investors and the team started unlocking bit by bit in July 2024 (a year after launch) and will keep doing so until July 2028. This slow release is bound to add more sell pressure over time. Back at the launch, 100 million WLD were loaned to market makers, helping set the initial price around $2. Plus, the project constantly gives out new tokens to people who get verified, which automatically increases the number of coins available and adds a unique, ongoing downward pressure on the price.

So, Worldcoin (WLD) is walking a tightrope in May 2025. The buzz from expanding into the US and the promise of the useful World Card could definitely lift its prospects. But that hope is getting seriously weighed down by the growing regulatory fights in places like Indonesia and Kenya, which threaten how it operates and how people see the project. Throw in the constant sell pressure from its token release schedule, and WLD has some major challenges ahead. What everyone's watching now is whether the project's growth plans can actually overcome these mounting compliance headaches and the tricky supply situation in the coming weeks.