Worldcoin News

Tracking Worldcoin’s biometric ID system, regulatory challenges, and decentralized identity ambitions.

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Investments

BitMine surpasses 2 million Ethereum holdings, invests $20 million in Worldcoin treasury

BitMine seeks to capture 5% of Ethereum's supply by leveraging Wall Street's growing blockchain demand.

7 months ago

Tokenization

WLD falls 4% as Worldcoin replaces USDC rewards with native token for Orb operators

Worldcoin Foundation said its WLD reward program will become accessible to all Orb operators from November.

2 years ago

Legal

Kenyan authorities claim Worldcoin’s activities amount to ‘espionage’

The company applied for registration as a data controller on August 22, 2022, a year after commencing its activities in the country, violating the Data Protection Act of 2019.

3 years ago

Privacy

Op-ed: Why Worldcoin fails to strike the balance between progress and privacy

Worldcoin's biometric approach raises concerns, offering crypto at the potential cost of privacy.

3 years ago

Tokenization

Worldcoin claims to verify one Argentinian every 9 seconds; WLD dumps 9%

Worldcoin's WLD token has tanked by more than 50% since its launch.

3 years ago

Tokenization

Kenya clamps down on Worldcoin over national security and tax evasion concerns

Kenya's Attorney General said Worldcoin is not a registered business in the country.

3 years ago

Tokenization

Worldcoin whistleblower publicly severs ties with project, says it ‘deserves whatever will come next’

A whistleblower who "worked with Worldcoin" released a video on Aug. 23 cutting ties with the project and warning of substantial red flags.

3 years ago

Legal

Kenyan authorities raid Worldcoin warehouse in Nairobi under search warrant

The Kenyan government has suspended Worldcoin's operations in the country and launched an investigation into its data collection and storage methods.

3 years ago

Tokenization

Worldcoin global ID demand doubles despite regulatory hiccup, WLD token turbulence

Worldcoin founder founder Sam Altman previously said the project was onboarding eight users per second.

3 years ago

Patched Worldcoin bug could have made Orbs vulnerable to remote takeovers: CertiK

Privacy 3 years ago

Worldcoin WLD token jumps nearly 5% despite Kenyan government suspension

Regulation 3 years ago

German privacy watchdog has been investigating Worldcoin since November 2022

Legal 3 years ago

French authorities launch probe into Worldcoin over data collection practices

Legal 3 years ago

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Worldcoin News

BitMine surpasses 2 million Ethereum holdings, invests $20 million in Worldcoin treasury

WLD falls 4% as Worldcoin replaces USDC rewards with native token for Orb operators

Kenyan authorities claim Worldcoin’s activities amount to ‘espionage’

Op-ed: Why Worldcoin fails to strike the balance between progress and privacy

Worldcoin claims to verify one Argentinian every 9 seconds; WLD dumps 9%

Kenya clamps down on Worldcoin over national security and tax evasion concerns

Worldcoin whistleblower publicly severs ties with project, says it ‘deserves whatever will come next’

Kenyan authorities raid Worldcoin warehouse in Nairobi under search warrant

Worldcoin global ID demand doubles despite regulatory hiccup, WLD token turbulence

Patched Worldcoin bug could have made Orbs vulnerable to remote takeovers: CertiK

Worldcoin WLD token jumps nearly 5% despite Kenyan government suspension

German privacy watchdog has been investigating Worldcoin since November 2022

French authorities launch probe into Worldcoin over data collection practices