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Blockchain ID project Humanity Protocol hits unicorn status with $30M raise
16.5.2024
Over half a million people are already on the waitlist for Humanity Protocol’s public testnet launch, expected to take place in the back half of 2024
Worldcoin CEO Met With Argentine Government Officials Amidst Ongoing Probes
8.5.2024
Alex Blania, CEO of Tools For Humanity, the company behind Worldcoin, recently traveled to Argentina and met with high-profile officials of President Milei’s administration. The objective behind these meetings would be to clarify this project’s objectives given that it has found...
Worldcoin Introduces Complaint Against Operations Ban in Spain
10.3.2024
Worldcoin, the biometric iris scanning project, has introduced a complaint against the actions of the AEPD, the personal data protection agency in Spain. Tools For Humanity, the company behind Worldcoin, argues that the agency circumvented the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) established...
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...
Worldcoin to Redesign Iris Scanning Orb
27.1.2024
Worldcoin will change the design of the Orb, the device used for scanning the irises of users as proof of personhood for the project, to be more friendly and less polarizing. Alex Blania, CEO and co-founder of Tools For Humanity, the company behind Worldcoin, stated that the next iteration would...
Sam Altman ousted from OpenAI, CTO Mira Murati named interim CEO
17.11.2023
The Board of Directors removed Altman on the grounds that he was allegedly ‘not consistently candid in his communications with the board.’
Worldcoin claims 4 million app downloads and 1 million active users
1.11.2023
The ‘World App’ for iOS and Android has now been downloaded 4 million times, according to data collected by its development team, Tools for Humanity
Report: Kenyan Police Raid Worldcoin’s Offices Just Days After Govt Suspended the Crypto Project
8.8.2023
A team of Kenyan police officers is reported to have raided the premises used by Worldcoin and seized devices storing users’ data. The raid came just days after the Kenyan government announced the suspension of Worldcoin’s activities in the country. Officers Armed With Search Warrant...
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...
Worldcoin Confirms Kenya ID Verification Pause
5.8.2023
The CEO of Worldcoin’s founding entity confirmed on Aug. 2 that his organization has paused “World ID verifications in Kenya” and will attempt to address concerns raised by authorities. Kenya’s ICT Minister Eliud Owalo has said Worldcoin’s verification services were...
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 Officially Launches, Announces Orb Rollout Expansion in More Than 35 Cities
25.7.2023
Worldcoin, the decentralized biometric ID protocol, has officially launched, allowing users to reserve their share of WLD, the incentives-driven token of the protocol, that will be granted when confirming one’s identity using a biometric device called the “Orb.” In addition...
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...
AI should be regulated like medicine and nuclear power: UK minister
6.6.2023
A minister from the United Kingdom's opposition party says AI should be licensed and regulated in a similar way to the pharmaceutical and nuclear industries
Sam Altman’s Crypto Project Worldcoin Raises $115M Led By Blockchain Capital
25.5.2023
Other investors in the Series C round included Bain Capital Crypto and Distributed Global
Musk to Launch ‘Truthgpt,’ Says Microsoft-Backed Chatbot Is Trained to Lie
19.4.2023
Tech investor Elon Musk intends to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that will be “truth-seeking” and safe for mankind. Admitting he is starting late, the billionaire nevertheless vowed to try to present a “third option” that will challenge the products of giants Microsoft...
Charities risk losing a generation of donors if they don't accept crypto
15.11.2022
Crypto donations expose charities to a "new demographic of funders" that they can’t afford to miss out on
Genshin Impact's Latest Controversy Shows Games Can Be Powerful Ambassadors For Art
15.1.2022
On December 26, the voice performances for Genshin Impact’s latest playable characters were shown for the first time. This included Yun Jin, the young leader of a Chinese opera company. The reaction from the Genshin community was mixed, but the moment also became an opportunity for people...