WLD Weeping While Altman's SBF Vibes Get Stronger

Worldcoin ($WLD) slipped 2.9% to $0.2432 as social media digested a bombshell New Yorker investigation accusing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman of systematic deception. The token is now down over 10% in the past seven days. For those keeping score at home, that's what happens when your founder's credibility takes a hit harder than $LUNA did during its whole "it's totally stable" era.

The Shadow of SBF Looms Larger

The 15,000-word piece by Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz draws on interviews with over 100 people. An unnamed OpenAI board member didn't hold back: "He has two traits that are almost never seen in the same person. The first is a strong desire to please people, to be liked in any given interaction. The second is almost a sociopathic lack of concern for the consequences that may come from deceiving someone." Ah yes, the classic "good vibes, crimes later" combo that somehow keeps appearing in tech founder bingo cards.

Senior Microsoft executives told the reporters Altman had repeatedly misrepresented agreements and reneged on deals. One reportedly said there's a real chance Altman gets remembered alongside Bernie Madoff or Sam Bankman-Fried as a major financial fraud. Katie Miller amplified the comparison on X, noting that those who worked closest with Altman—including Elon Musk and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei—consistently flagged him as dishonest. Musk responded that Altman is "not who