Worldcoin will reduce the daily opening rate of WLD by about 43% from July 24th, halving the public issuance and the decision-making team and the opening of funds as the concern of selling increases.
Summary
- Worldcoin says 4.9b WLD (49% of supply) is open, with about 3.3b in circulation; daily openings will decrease from ~5.1m WLD to ~2.9m in July.
- Public openings fell 50% from 3.2m to 1.6m WLD per day, while team and investor openings fell 32% from 1.9m to 1.3m WLD.
- The project emphasizes the continuous opening of the WLD line “without cliffs,” arguing that the on-chain adjustment is aimed at “gradually reducing sales pressure” rather than shocking markets.
Worldcoin’s development team has outlined a major change in the WLD token issuance process, saying it will reduce the daily opening rate by around 43% from late July in a move aimed at gradually easing pressure on the building’s sales. In a blog post on its official site, the project said that from July 24, 2026, the combined opening rate will decrease from about 5.1 million WLD per day to about 2.9 million, as on-chain contracts automatically adjust the flow of new tokens to the community, the group and the initial investors.
According to Worldcoin, a total of 4.9 billion WLD – 49% of the token’s 10 billion maximum supply – has been opened so far, about 3.3 billion WLD in real blood. The project emphasized that WLD uses a continuous method of sequential opening that “does not open at the same time (cliffs),” arguing that the change in the planned rate is “due to the on-chain contract systems” rather than the discretionary decision of the foundation or donors.
The adjustment will affect different stakeholder buckets in different ways. The opening level of the “global community” share, which includes tokens distributed to users and operators, will be cut from 3.2 million WLD per day to 1.6 million, a reduction of 50%. At the same time, the opening rate of the “team and investors” will decrease from 1.9 million WLD per day to 1.3 million, a small but significant decrease of 32%. Overall, daily openings fell from 5.1 million WLD to about 2.9 million WLD, a change the group said was intended to “gradually reduce selling pressure” as more supply becomes liquid.
The blog features this as a “tokenomics milestone,” suggesting that the most intense phase of gas emissions is now behind the project. Worldcoin officials say a predictable, gradual opening schedule is better for long-term holders than endless issuances or cliff events that can shock markets.
For existing traders and owners, the immediate takeaway is complicated. On the other hand, a 43% cut in the daily opening rate automatically reduces the amount of new WLD that can enter the secondary markets each day, all else being equal. On the other hand, about half of the total is already open, and about 3.3 billion WLD are in circulation, which means that any future slow issuance relief must be weighed against the large base of tokens that can already be sold.
The market’s reaction will ultimately depend on whether the demand for WLD – from governance, holding, ecosystem stimulation or speculative flows – grows faster than the slow opening curve. If the work around the Worldcoin protocol and its associated World ID infrastructure accelerates, the new system could help absorb the sales and support value. If adoption stalls, slow openings alone may not be enough to prevent further dilution from existing owners.
