Worldcoin Price Jumps 15% as World Money Launches in 150+ Countries
Worldcoin (WLD)
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Eugene Serbin
bitcoinethereumnews.com reports that Sam Altman-backed World Money has launched across 150+ countries, combining stablecoins, payments, trading, and earning in a self-custodial app. This launch brought new attention to World’s financial ecosystem and token utility, driving the Worldcoin (WLD) price above $0.43. The asset climbed 15% as the expansion occurred. The report notes the price movement specifically in the context of this global rollout.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for WLD, measured when this story was written up on 18 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio spot data shows WLD trading at $0.3835 with a 24-hour buy ratio of 49.7%, indicating a near-even split between buyers and sellers. The 1-hour buy ratio sits at 48.0%, suggesting a slight dip in immediate buying pressure compared to the 24-hour average of 51.1%. However, the 4-hour buy ratio of 51.1% shows that buying pressure has strengthened over the medium term relative to the shorter 1-hour window. Volume delta reflects this shift, turning positive to +$242,886 over 4 hours after being negative -$144,117 in the last hour. A positive volume delta means buyers are executing larger trades than sellers, indicating net accumulation during that period.
The latest daily buy ratio of 50.7% sits at the 74th percentile of the last 324 days, against a median of 49.3% - stronger buying than most days.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for WLD, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the buy ratio averaged 47.6%, making today's 24-hour ratio of 49.7% an improvement of 2.0 percentage points. Spot volume reached $31,161,943, which is 1.71 times the average daily volume, signaling significantly higher activity than usual. Despite this volume surge, the 8-day price change remains negative at -3.1%, and the total volume delta for the period is -$6,099,447. Only 2 of the past 7 days saw net buying, suggesting that this recent activity is an unusual spike rather than a sustained trend.