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Worldcoin Unveils Enhanced State Bridge; Registers 2.35M Users as WLD Market Dynamics Shift
13.10.2023
This week, the iris-scanning Worldcoin project introduced a state bridge into its framework. This feature enables users to create and link their own bridge with the global identity, World ID, and any blockchain that’s Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatible. Data further shows that...
Worldcoin’s Centralization Dilemma: 100 Wallets Still Dominate 93% of Total Supply
8.9.2023
Since August 11, 2023, the number of unique digital wallets storing the iris-scanning cryptocurrency worldcoin (WLD) stood around 468,466. But in the weeks since, ownership of the fledgling crypto has expanded by over 26% to 591,633 wallets. However, worldcoin’s value has moved in...
Argentina Becomes Latest Country to Conduct Probe Into Iris-Scanning Worldcoin's Privacy Issues
11.8.2023
Argentina has joined the list of jurisdictions investigating the recently launched AI-meets-crypto project Worldcoin and its privacy practices that stirred endless controversies.
The Argentinian Agency for Access to Public Information (AAIP) published a notice on Aug. 8, which will conduct...
Worldcoin Value Plummets 24% in Week Amid Increase in Unique Addresses, Strong Hold by Top Wallets
11.8.2023
In the course of the previous week, the value of worldcoin (WLD) against the U.S. dollar has plummeted by 24.6%, while a broader view of the past fortnight reveals a decline of 21.4%. Simultaneously, five days ago when the contract recorded 408,721 unique addresses in possession of WLD, the figure...
Bavaria’s Data Protection Office Launches Probe Into Worldcoin’s Iris-Scanning Data Practices
1.8.2023
Bavaria’s State Office for Data Protection Supervision (DPS) has initiated an inquiry into the Worldcoin project and its data collection techniques, as disclosed in a Reuters report on Monday. This comes shortly after similar investigations by Kenya’s Office of the Data Protection...
Worldcoin Adoption Said to Be Accelerating; Sam Altman States ‘One Person Getting Verified Every 8 Seconds’
29.7.2023
Worldcoin, the digital ID passport and universal basic income project, is allegedly rising in popularity, with thousands of people said to be signing up and registering. According to Sam Altman, co-founder of the project, one person is currently verified by the iris scanning devices —...
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...
More Problems Building up for Iris-Scanning Crypto Firm Worldcoin
6.4.2022
The eyeball-scanning crypto startup Worldcoin has been hit with another setback – with a report alleging user anger with the company, and some accusing its architects of being “thieves.”
As reported recently, Worldcoin has decided to halt its operations in some seven countries after logistical...
Iris Scanning Worldcoin Idea Fuels Objections From Privacy Advocates — Snowden Says ‘Don’t Catalog Eyeballs’
25.10.2021
During the last few weeks, a project called Worldcoin has been the subject of numerous headlines and speculation. Worldcoin launched on October 21 and aims to be a universal basic income (UBI) crypto asset that gives free tokens to accounts that are verified with a biometric eye scan. The project...