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Kenyan Minister: US Government Recently Foiled Attempt to Detain Worldcoin Representatives
20.9.2023
Kenyan law enforcement recently detained two Worldcoin executives as they attempted to depart the country. According to the Kenyan Interior Minister, the duo were eventually let go after the U.S. government’s intervention. U.S. Government Reportedly Intervenes in Worldcoin-Related Detainment...
Debunking Crypto Myths: An Analysis of Kenyan Interior Minister’s Crypto Activity and Terror Funding Argument
17.9.2023
Despite Kenyan Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki’s recent attempt to revive the old crypto terrorism funding narrative, evidence suggests that criminal elements primarily use conventional financial systems when transferring funds. Contrary to Kindiki’s claims, crypto transactions...
Worldcoin’s Tools for Humanity Claims to Have Invested Nearly $4.8 Million in Kenya
16.9.2023
Nearly $4.8 million has been used to fund cryptocurrency and blockchain education efforts in Kenya, the CEO of Tools for Humanity, Alex Blania, recently revealed. Blania also denied allegations that Worldcoin plans to sell users’ biometric data obtained via its eyeball-scanning orbs. More Funding...
Report: Kenyan Subscribers Constituted 25% Worldcoin’s Global Total in July
4.9.2023
At some point in July, there were as many as 350,000 Kenya-based residents who had subscribed and shown interest in receiving Worldcoin’s crypto token. According to a Kenyan legislator, Worldcoin executives are now expected to appear before a parliamentary committee on Sept....
Report: Kenyan Parliament Establishes Committee to Investigate Worldcoin
22.8.2023
The Kenyan Parliament recently created an ad-hoc committee to investigate Worldcoin’s activities in the country. According to the Kenyan House speaker, the 15-member committee is expected to report back to parliament within 42 days. A Kenyan court judge recently issued a ruling which called...
Kenyan Government Forms Committee to Investigate Worldcoin Crypto Project
22.8.2023
The Kenyan government has formed a 15-member parliamentary committee to investigate the contentious Worldcoin project.
The committee, led by Narok West MP Gabriel Tongoyo, has been allocated a 42-day timeframe to investigate the operations of Worldcoin comprehensively. According to local news...
Today in Crypto: Pup Balltze Cheems Dies at Age 12, Kenya Forms Committee to Investigate Worldcoin, Solo Miner With Just 1PH of Hashrate Gets Full $160,000 Bitcoin Block Reward
21.8.2023
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Kenya forms parliamentary committee to investigate Worldcoin
21.8.2023
The controversial crypto project’s launch has been marred into controversy and it's already facing investigations in nearly half a dozen countries
Argentina Opens Probe Into Worldcoin Personal Data Treatment Procedures
10.8.2023
The government of Argentina informed it had opened an investigation into the data collection activities that Worldcoin is executing in the country. The Public Information Access Agency (AAIP), the data comptroller in the country, sent a letter to the Worldcoin Foundation requesting information...
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...
Today in Crypto: Kenyan Police Reportedly Raided Worldcoin Warehouse, US FBI Issues Warnings About NFT Scammers, Curve Finance Offers a $1.85 Million Bounty to Identify & Convict the Hacker
7.8.2023
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Worldcoin's Nairobi Warehouse Raided by Kenyan Police: Local Reports
7.8.2023
Kenyan police raided Worldcoin's Nairobi warehouse and confiscated documents and machines on Saturday
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...
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’...
Kenya Appears to Have Flip-Flopped on Worldcoin's Data Practices
3.8.2023
Kenya's data watchdog found Worldcoin is compliant with its data protection laws, but has now find different problems with Sam Altman's project
Kenyan Government Says It Has ‘Suspended’ Worldcoin Activities
3.8.2023
The Kenyan interior ministry said on Aug.2 that Worldcoin’s activities in the country have been “suspended” in order to give government agencies an opportunity to assess the cryptocurrency project’s potential risks to public safety. The country’s interior minister...
Today in Crypto: Binance Denies Reports of Its Activities in China, Coinbase is Looking Into Adding Bitcoin Lightning Network, OKX Launches Account Abstraction Feature, Hyundai & Kia Partner With Hedera
2.8.2023
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Kenya Suspends WorldCoin Operations, Launches Investigation For Collecting Public Data
2.8.2023
The Ministry of Interior of Kenya has suspended the operations of Sam Altman’s WorldCoin and launched an investigation into the company for collecting public data.
Kenya’s Ministry of Interior and National Administration issued a statement earlier today saying that the government is concerned...
Worldcoin cryptocurrency project suspended in Kenya
2.8.2023
Kenyan authorities want to ensure that Worldcoin poses no risks to the security of citizens before it allows the project to gather iris data
Kenyan Government Suspends Worldcoin Activity on Financial Security, Privacy Concerns
2.8.2023
Kenya is the first country to fully suspend Worldcoin operations. Data protection offices in Europe have started investigations