PANews reported on May 3rd that World Chain launched the portable biometric device Orb Mini. Orb Mini is designed to simplify the iris scanning process and make identity verification more convenient. It was launched in the United States on May 1, 2025, and may be used as a point-of-sale terminal in the future, allowing users to pay by iris.

World Chain is Worldcoin’s blockchain platform that focuses on digital identity verification. Orb Mini is a hardware device in its ecosystem that is primarily used to confirm human identity through iris scanning.