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Worldcoin invites devs to build ahead of mainnet launch in 2024
9.7.2024
With the World Chain developer preview, devs can deploy infrastructure on a “gated mainnet,” as World Chain is skipping a testnet
Sam Altman’s Crypto Project Worldcoin Needs More Orbs for Sign-Ups
25.4.2024
Sam Altman's Worldcoin project is reportedly running low on orbs, the devices used for iris scans in return for tokens. These orbs are biometric imaging devices that securely verify a person's identity using iris scans.
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Worldcoin will increase WLD supply by up to 19% in the next 6 months
24.4.2024
Worldcoin will be selling up to 1.5 million WLD tokens to select trading firms outside of the United States every week for the next six months
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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Let A Former Overwatch 2 One-Trick Teach You How To Play Moira
5.4.2024
When I first started playing Overwatch, the original 2016 hero shooter that spawned the 2022 free-to-play sequel Overwatch 2, it was right when Moira was first introduced. The morally repugnant scientist joined the game’s support roster in 2017, and for a newcomer like myself, she seemed like...
Portugal Temporarily Bans Worldcoin’s Biometric Data Collection for 90 Days
26.3.2024
The National Data Protection Commission (CNPD) of Portugal has taken decisive action by issuing a statement temporarily restricting Worldcoin's biometric data collection through its Orb devices within the country.
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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...
Worldcoin Addresses Orb’s Privacy Concerns with Third-Party Audit
15.3.2024
In response to a ban in Spain, Worldcoin undergoes an audit to prove the privacy and security measures of its Orb technology, emphasizing the protection of users' iris codes.
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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...
Worldcoin to Launch New Orb Which Looks “Similar to an Apple Product”: Report
25.1.2024
Worldcoin is seeking to release a new version of its futuristic-looking Orb device. Alex Blania, CEO and co-founder of Tools for Humanity, the company behind Worldcoin, told TechCrunch that the new Orb will resemble an Apple product. “The new orb is coming and the next iterations will look...
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...
Worldcoin (WLD) Launches World ID 2.0 with Iris Scanner Orb Authentication in Singapore
27.12.2023
Source: Pixabay The global project focused on digital identity and finance, Worldcoin (WLD), has recently introduced World ID 2.0 in Singapore, in the latest sign of growing global interest in proof of personhood and the Worldcoin project, allowing users to verify their humanness at an Orb....
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
Worldcoin Adjusts Token Strategy; Shifts Orb Rewards and Alters Market Maker Agreements
23.10.2023
Worldcoin, which uses iris biometrics to create a unique human identity database, said Sunday it is changing the distribution of its circulating WLD token supply and its market maker loan agreements. The project, launched in July, will decrease the loan amounts to market makers and will start...
Worldcoin to Stop Using USDC for Orb Operator Rewards – Here's the Latest
23.10.2023
The Worldcoin Foundation has announced a major change in the reward system for the Orb device operators: they are now paid in WLD tokens instead of the popular stablecoin USD Coin (USDC).
Ecosystem contributors, known as the Worldcoin Operators, have been paid in USDC during what has been...
Sam Altman's Worldcoin Switches Orb Rewards Plan to Boost WLD Supply
23.10.2023
Users will receive WLD tokens, instead of USDC, starting Tuesday, as per a new developer document
Worldcoin to cease paying Orb operators in USDC as early as November
23.10.2023
Aside from ditching USDC for its native token, Worldcoin announced some changes to the terms of its WLD loans to market makers
Blockchain Security Firm CertiK Reveals Vulnerability in Worldcoin Protocol Allowing Unverified Orb Operator Access
5.8.2023
Blockchain security firm CertiK has disclosed a vulnerability in the Worldcoin protocol that allowed unauthorized access for an Orb operator.
In a recent Twitter thread, CertiK explained that the vulnerability allowed anyone to bypass the verification requirements to become an Orb operator...
Worldcoin’s Orb had serious security vulnerability in operator onboarding: CertiK
4.8.2023
The smart contract auditor found that operator verification could have let operators into the system without a verified ID or even being a company