According to ChainCatcher, Worldcoin officially announced that it has opened applications for the community funding program Wave 1 since April and launched World Chain at the same time. The new World Chain funding category aims to support infrastructure, projects, and research to help World Chain scale up, serve billions of people, and improve their on-chain experience. The categories that can be funded include: improved developer experience and tools, digital identity, ecosystem growth, and governance. Funding applications are now open and the deadline is May 24, 2024.