Hello, World: Proof of Human Comes to Messaging
Every major messaging system still assumes you can trust a username, a voice, or a video.
AI has made that assumption obsolete.
Today, that changes.
World has integrated XMTP to create World Chat, the first messaging network built on proof of human and decentralized, quantum-resistant encryption. For the first time, you can know, with cryptographic certainty, that the person you’re chatting with is real.
Verified humans, messaging freely and safely, anywhere on earth. Secured by XMTP. Download on iOS & Android today. Message me on World Chat: @shanemac.
The End of Trust-as-Assumption
For thirty years, digital communication has worked on faith. We trusted that a message came from who it claimed to. Phone numbers, emails, usernames meant real identity.
That era is over.
AI can now generate infinite messages and mimic any identity.
It has industrialized deception.
Here’s some stats…
- Fraud losses from generative AI are projected to grow from $12.3 billion in 2023 to $40 billion by 2027, a 32% compound annual growth rate. (source: Deloitte)
- Identity fraud attempts using deepfakes surged 3,000% in 2023, with deepfake attacks now driving 1 in 20 identity verification failures. (source: thenextweb)
- SMS Phishing incidents rose 18% (source: NordVPN) globally in 2024, with some reports showing a 328% increase.(source: proofpoint)
What used to be spam has evolved into synthetic fraud with bots sending nearly 500 million fraudulent messages daily (source: F5), spoofed as real humans. The problem isn’t that machines can talk like humans. The problem is that humans can no longer tell the difference.
Identity used to be a feature. Now it’s a liability.
Introducing the Human Layer of the Internet
After decades of networks built for engagement, not trust, a new foundation is forming.
It’s the first messaging network built for verified humans.
World and XMTP have come together to create the world’s first messaging system where participants are cryptographically verified as unique human beings.
World brings proof of humanity, a protocol that securely proves you are a unique human online.
XMTP brings decentralized, quantum-resistant encryption, a protocol that ensures every message is private, secure, and censorship-resistant.
Together, they form the human layer of the internet — a global network where proof of human and communication are bound by cryptography instead of trust alone.
This isn’t a new app. It’s a new architecture for trust.
When You Know Who’s Real, Everyone, Anywhere Can Trust To Send Money
In every message thread, trust is the hidden cost.
You hesitate before clicking a link, sending money, or sharing information, because you can’t be sure if there's a real person on the other side.
61% of consumers have changed their behavior or reduced use of digital payment platforms due to cyber scam concerns
World Chat removes that doubt.
With World Chat, sending money becomes as simple as sending a message: choose from 100+ tokens in World App. There are no intermediaries, no currency conversions, no fees & no uncertainty about whether the recipient is real.
This creates the first global messaging economy, where people can communicate, trade, and build together without ever leaving the chat.
A New Foundation for Builders
Every major platform begins with one breakthrough. For World Chat, that breakthrough is verified humanness.
Developers can now build Mini Apps on a network where you can verify who is a real person, not a bot, not a farm, not a fake. That single truth removes entire layers of complexity: no need for CAPTCHAs or bot defense systems.
Every Mini App inherits the network’s proof of human and privacy.
With World Chat, Mini Apps live inside conversations, powered by the same verified proof of human and secure messaging layer. They can transact, communicate, and coordinate without ever leaving the chat.
Prediction markets show what’s possible…
On World Chat, you can see what friends are predicting on Polymarket or Kalshi and make your own instantly, right inside the conversation. Transact where you talk.
This means users can make predictions with people they trust, right inside the chat. No app-switching. No friction.
When developers build on trust, everything changes:
- Lending protocols can offer better rates without complex verification.
- Marketplaces can run with almost no escrow.
- Social apps can guarantee authenticity.
- Communities can grow without the noise of bots.
For developers, this removes the “cold start” problem. You can choose to only allow verified humans.
A New Trust Flywheel
The internet has always been open. But openness without verification created the perfect breeding ground for automation and abuse.
World Chat, secured by XMTP, changes that by rebuilding the network around verified humanness.
From that truth, everything else follows.
- Verified proof of human makes messaging trustworthy.
- Trustworthy messaging makes value transfer safe.
- Safe value transfer makes in-app economies possible.
- Human-only networks make those economies meaningful.
Each layer strengthens the next, forming a closed loop of trust, privacy, and utility.
This isn’t another social network. It’s the first network built for global trust, where communication and commerce are secured by proof of humanity.
Download World App on iOS & Android today. Message me on World Chat: @shanemac.