Grayscale Files S-1 for Spot Worldcoin ETF

Grayscale filed an S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 20, 2026, to launch a spot Worldcoin ETF, according to the filing's EDGAR record.

The filer entity, Grayscale Worldcoin ETF, is registered under file number 333-297570 and accession number 0001193125-26-308957. The filing fee exhibit lists the offering as "Exchange-Traded Vehicle Securities" under the name "Grayscale Worldcoin ETF Shares."

The product would hold WLD, the token of the Worldcoin project, which operates the World Network identity system built around iris-scanning "orb" devices. WLD traded, up 4,5% over the 24 hours to a circulating market capitalization of about $1.35 billion. Over the same window Bitcoin was up 2.6%.

The S-1 is an early step in the ETF approval process and does not guarantee the fund will begin trading. The registration statement must become effective and the listing exchange must clear its own rule-change process before shares can be offered.

The Worldcoin filing extends Grayscale's push to register single-asset ETFs tied to altcoins. The firm, headquartered at 290 Harbor Drive in Stamford, Connecticut, has previously filed for products covering Solana and Zcash, among others.

Grayscale has not published a fee, ticker, or listing venue for the Worldcoin product in the initial S-1 fee table, which shows a $0.00 registration fee at this stage.