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Humanity Protocol Raises $30M at $1B for Decentralized Identification to Rival Worldcoin

15.5.2024
While Worldcoin's technology is based on iris scans, Humanity Protocol uses palm prints

Monero Tracing: Privacy Coin Proponents Dismiss Finnish Law Enforcement Agency’s Tracing Breakthrough Claims

31.1.2024
A Finnish law enforcement agency, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), recently claimed that it may have found a way to trace the privacy coin Monero. However, proponents of the privacy coin have dismissed the agency’s claims and insisted that the cryptocurrency is still untraceable....

Kresus App and Worldcoin’s Tools for Humanity Forge Web3 Partnership

29.1.2024
On Monday, Kresus, the Web3 platform specializing in cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), unveiled a collaboration with Tools for Humanity, the creators of the Worldcoin initiative and the World ID identification system. World ID Meets Kresus App Kresus and Tools for Humanity (TFH) have...

Stellar Delays Smart Contract Upgrade Following Bug Discovery

29.1.2024
The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has postponed its scheduled smart contract upgrade after discovering a bug in the upgrade. According to a recent announcement published by the Stellar Development Foundation, the Protocol 20 upgrade, originally slated for a Jan. 30 launch, was delayed...

Arkham Reveals Onchain Addresses Linked to 4 Major Bitcoin ETFs, Boosting Market Transparency

24.1.2024
On Jan. 23, Arkham, a firm specializing in onchain intelligence, announced the identification of four lists of connected addresses linked to four new spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). These groups of addresses are reportedly associated with fund managers including Blackrock, Fidelity...

Fiat-Crypto Payment Firm Alchemy Pay Adds BINs for Crypto Card

10.1.2024
Source: Alchemy Pay Alchemy Pay, a Singapore-based crypto payment gateway has added new Bank Identification Numbers (BINs) for its crypto card. The feature will be available for users in Hong Kong. According to a Tuesday release, the new BIN will start with the first 6 digits – “515783,”...

Securities Regulators’ Association Calls for the Identification of Individuals Who Exercise Control Over Defi Platforms

27.12.2023
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has urged regulators seeking to understand decentralized finance (defi) arrangements to identify individuals who “exercise control or sufficient influence at the enterprise level.” The identification of such individuals...

Analysts Fear European Digital Identity Wallet Implementation Might Lead to Mass Surveillance

21.11.2023
A group of analysts and companies have raised their voices against the risks that the upcoming European Digital Identity Wallet implementation might bring to Europeans’ privacy. Article 45 of a leaked Eidas document (Electronic Identification, Authentication, and Trust Services) indicates...

Brazil rolls out blockchain-based digital ID

30.9.2023
Brazil is launching its new national identity program powered by blockchain technology. Rio de Janeiro, Goiás, and Paraná will be the first states to issue identification documents on-chain

Buenos Aires to issue blockchain-based digital ID

28.9.2023
The first documents to be available on-chain in Buenos Aires include birth and marriage certificates, along with proof of income and academic verification

While Worldcoin Sees a 148% Surge in Unique Addresses, the Top 20 Wallets Command 94% of WLD Supply

6.8.2023
Worldcoin’s native cryptocurrency, worldcoin (WLD), has oscillated in value between $2.69 and $2.13 per token throughout the preceding 12 days, peaking at $3.30 per coin on July 24, 2023. The number of individual addresses possessing WLD under Worldcoin’s umbrella has surged by more...

Certik Uncovers Security Vulnerability in Worldcoin’s Verification Process

4.8.2023
On May 29, 2023, Certik, a blockchain and smart contract auditing firm, reported a critical security vulnerability within Worldcoin’s verification process. This flaw could have allowed attackers to bypass strict identification measures and operate an Orb, a device used to collect users’...

Worldcoin rebuts reports of lackluster takeup as Altman cites Japan queues

27.7.2023
A video shared by Worldcoin co-founder Sam Altman shows a long queue of people in Japan reportedly waiting to collect $50 worth of Worldcoin (WLD) tokens or 25 WLD

Examining Worldcoin’s Concentrated Supply at Token Launch

25.7.2023
Following the Monday, July 24, launch of the worldcoin (WLD) token, the cryptocurrency quickly peaked at $3.30 per coin but has since depreciated by over 35%. Despite 18 months of beta testing and claims of more than 2 million sign-ups, the token has a scant 164,195 holders with its circulating...

Worldcoin token launch sparks response from Vitalik Buterin

24.7.2023
The Ethereum co-founder released a long-form response to the launch of Worldcoin’s decentralized human identity verification system

Openai Boss Sam Altman Claims He’s Not Involved in Worldcoin’s Day-to-Day Operations at All

6.6.2023
After Tools for Humanity, the team behind the biometric cryptocurrency project Worldcoin announced it had raised $115 million in a Series C led by Blockchain Capital, Sam Altman, co-founder and chief executive of the artificial intelligence (AI) firm Openai, clarified at an event held at Tel Aviv...

Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon Denied Bail by Montenegrin High Court; Extradition Requests Loom

24.5.2023
A Montenegrin high court judge has reportedly invalidated the bail application of Do Kwon, the co-founder of Terraform Labs. Kwon was detained for providing false identification while boarding a flight to Dubai alongside a companion on March 23, 2023. Terraform Labs Co-Founder’s Bail Request...