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Humanity Protocol Teases Several Major Partnerships Following $1 Billion Valuation
20.5.2024
Humanity Protocol, the artificial intelligence startup pioneering new identity verification technology, is teasing “several major partnerships” ahead of its testnet launch. The news follows its $1 billion valuation last week that saw key investors such as Kingsway Capital and Animoca Brands...
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
Regulators are cracking down on financial privacy, but ZK-proofs can help
14.5.2024
The convergence of ZK-proofs and decentralized identity systems could create more compliant privacy-preserving protocols, without sacrificing user privacy
Galxe integrates World ID for enhanced human verification in Web3
9.5.2024
Galxe connects with World ID through the usage of World ID creator API, which will make it possible for users to identify themselves as humans, keeping privacy factors intact. The company’s prime aim is to initiate Web3 availability and strengthen digital privacy. World ID’s proof of being...
Microstrategy Plans to Launch a Decentralized Identity Solution on Bitcoin
2.5.2024
Microstrategy has introduced a new enterprise decentralized identity platform, Microstrategy Orange, during the Bitcoin for Corporations segment at Microstrategy World 2024 event in Las Vegas. Microstrategy Intends to Leverage the Bitcoin Blockchain for Identity Management According to...
Worldcoin Enhances Privacy Measures and Age Verification, Allows Users to Unverify World ID
9.4.2024
Sam Altman's Worldcoin is taking measures to improve the protection of user data and ensure that its platform is available only to people over 18.
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Worldcoin Orb Software Goes Open-Source — What Does it Mean for User Data Privacy?
22.3.2024
The Worldcoin Orb, a futuristic iris-scanning device for identity verification, has open-sourced its software. Developers can now review the components on GitHub, allowing transparency into the project's data privacy measures. Stay updated on the Worldcoin Orb and what it means for user data...
Canada’s EQ Bank Partners with Trulioo for Biometric Identity Verification + More Crypto News
19.2.2024
Crypto news today: Trulioo joins hands with the digital platform of Canada’s challenger bank, ChainLight reveals a new database that enables users to track all Web3 hacks, and spot volumes rise for the fourth consecutive month.
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ZK Proofs Enable Defi Platforms to Meet Regulatory Requirements Without Compromising User Data, Says Ex-FCA Regulator
16.2.2024
Diana Tlupova, Head of Compliance at Nexera ID, has argued players in the decentralized finance (defi) space can stay ahead of regulators who might want to impose stringent Know-Your-Customer (KYC) rules by using zero-knowledge (zk) proofs to authenticate user credentials. Tlupova contends that,...
Crypto Phishing Group Angel Drainer Reportedly Steals $400,000 From 128 Wallets
14.2.2024
Phishing group Angel Drainer stole over $400,000 from 128 crypto wallets after deploying a malicious vault contract yesterday. According to an X post published on February 13 by blockchain security firm Blockaid, Angel Drainer employed a new attack vector that exploited Etherscan’s...
Worldcoin Hits New Record in Argentina, Adoption in India Still High
12.1.2024
Source: Worldcoin Worldcoin has hit a new record in Argentina and released an update to the verification process. A spokesperson talked with Cryptonews about plans in 2024, Worldcoin surpassing the 5M-accounts milestone, the successful Shopify integration, and continued World App adoption in India...
DeFi Identity Should Be Focus of U.S. Policymakers, CFTC Says
9.1.2024
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission wants U.S. policymakers to evaluate options for regulating the issue of identity information in decentralized finance, a report published Monday said
Worldcoin Launches Minecraft Integration for ID Verification Purposes
27.12.2023
Worldcoin, the biometric ID and digital wallet project, will now allow Minecraft server integration through one of its apps. A plugin called Luckperms, a Minecraft server mod, lets server admins tackle the bot problem by only giving access to the server to World ID-verified users. Minecraft...
Swapping Crypto Fast Made Easy With Exolix
24.12.2023
The crypto market has become part of the global financial landscape, with investors looking to purchase digital assets on different exchanges. However, for investors who value their privacy, buying crypto without completing a form of identity verification process can be challenging, especially with...
Worldcoin Discontinues its Orb Verification Services in India, Brazil and France
21.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Worldcoin, the controversial startup led by Sam Altman, has announced plans to discontinue its Orb-verification service in India, Brazil, and France. The decision follows just months after the company’s expansion of its helmet-shaped eyeball-scanning verification device, known...
Sam Altman's Retina-Scanning Orb to Become More Useful with World ID 2.0
13.12.2023
Shopify, Minecraft, and Reddit will begin using World ID to identify some users
Global Bitcoin Mining Community Launched by Mining Grid: Introducing the ‘Mining Race’ Platform
12.12.2023
PRESS RELEASE. Mining Grid,The Blockchain technology-based startup, is thrilled to announce the official launch of its groundbreaking initiative, ‘Mining Race’. This innovative program is set to make waves in the mining community on a global scale. In recent days, Bitcoin’s...
China Plans to Verify Identities of its 1.4 Billion Residents Through Blockchain-Based Platform
12.12.2023
Image Source: Pexels China has unveiled plans to use blockchain technology for the verification of real-name identities of its vast population of 1.4 billion people. The announcement came from the Blockchain-based Service Network (BSN), China’s national-level blockchain initiative, according...
Shavonne Wong: Not Even Sam Altman 'Is Exempt From Surveillance'
4.12.2023
The artist made an NFT of the Worldcoin co-founder and OpenAI CEO for our Most Influential package
Antpool Offers Refund for $3 Million BTC Transaction Fee, Sets Verification Deadline for Claimant
30.11.2023
Following a claim from an individual asserting they had lost 139 bitcoin in a hack, where 83.65 BTC was utilized as a heightened fee to expedite its mining, Antpool has disclosed its readiness to reimburse the mistakenly paid fee. Antpool specified on November 30 that the individual has a deadline...