Worldcoin

Having your eyeballs scanned earns you about $42—not an insignificant sum in some countries.

In Emerging Economies Like Chile, Worldcoin Is Seeing Strong Success

Terra

A popular cryptocurrency trader believes that a controversial altcoin project still has potential for growth. Pseudonymous crypto analyst Altcoin Sherpa tells his 196,400 followers on the social media platform X that Worldcoin (WLD) could surge by more than 11% from its current value.

Crypto Trader Says Controversial Altcoin Could Surge by Double Digits, Updates Outlook on Biconomy and Terra

Worldcoin, the biometric wallet and ID project, has reported that it has signed up more than 1% of the population of Chile. According to the organization, more than 200,000 Chileans are already using Worldcoin, a popularity uptick shared with other South American countries, including Argentina, where 9,500 Argentines verified their IDs in a day.

Worldcoin Blows up in Chile; Sign-Ups Exceed 1% of the Population

Bitcoin

Pepe

Widely followed pseudonymous trader Altcoin Sherpa says one Dogecoin (DOGE) rival could make a bigger move to the upside. Altcoin Sherpa tells his 196,400 followers on the social media platform X that after breaking through a key resistance level, memecoin Pepe (PEPE) may not be done rallying.

Trader Says Dogecoin Rival Has Additional Upside Potential, Updates Outlook on Bitcoin and Worldcoin

Chainlink

A widely followed crypto strategist is outlining what's on the horizon for XRP, Chainlink (LINK) and one controversial new altcoin. Looking at the cross-border payments solution first, analyst Michaël van de Poppe tells his 667,200 followers on the social media platform X that he's waiting for XRP to flash signs of strength.

Here's What's in Store for XRP, Chainlink and One Low-Cap Altcoin, According to Analyst

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 Attempt The Kenyan Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki has said the U.S.

Kenyan Minister: US Government Recently Foiled Attempt to Detain Worldcoin Representatives

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.

Worldcoin's Tools for Humanity Claims to Have Invested Nearly $4.8 Million in Kenya

Sam Altman, co-creator of the identity-centric crypto initiative Worldcoin (CRYPTO: WLD), is highlighting several major operational hurdles the project is facing. Altman, who also helms OpenAI, the organization behind ChatGPT, speaking on a panel at Token 2049 in Singapore said, “The operational challenges are obviously huge [when] you think about what it takes to get these orbs manufactured.

Worldcoin's Biometric Challenge: Sam Altman On Operational Hurdles, Digital Identity Future

Worldcoin, an identity-focused crypto project, faces huge operational challenges, co-creator Sam Altman said today at a conference.

Sam Altman says Worldcoin faces huge operational challenges as demand grows

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 the opposite direction — plummeting over 35% against the U.S.

Worldcoin's Centralization Dilemma: 100 Wallets Still Dominate 93% of Total Supply

Worldcoin CEO Alex Blania refuted the claim, saying "Worldcoin is designed to be privacy-preserving."

Kenyan Official Calls Worldcoin a 'Gang of Criminals Who Are Coming to Harvest Data'

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America's most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Worldcoin reaches record verifications in Argentina, Circle partners with Mercado Pago to bring USDC to Chile, and Binance launches a Latam-focused remittance solution.

Latam Insights: Worldcoin Breaks Records in Argentina, Circle Brings USDC to Chile

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. 4.

Report: Kenyan Subscribers Constituted 25% Worldcoin's Global Total in July

The French body overseeing the protection of personal data has carried out “checks” at the Paris office of Worldcoin. The news of the French inspections comes amid heightened regulatory pressure on the cryptocurrency project co-founded by the current chief executive of Chatgpt developer Openai.

France's Data Watchdog Conducts Checks at Worldcoin Office in Paris

The number of verifications for Worldcoin, the biometric digital ID and wallet project, has soared recently in Argentina, reaching a daily signup record in August. According to data provided by the project, Worldcoin verified 9,500 Argentine users in a single day, with only four verification stations in the country.

Worldcoin Claims Signups Soar in Argentina: 9.5K Users Verified in a Single Day

Governments around the world are scrutinising Worldcoin, a crypto project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman that was launched in July 2023.

Scrutiny of iris-scanning crypto project Worldcoin grows

Increasing numbers of governments around the world are scrutinising Worldcoin, a crypto project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman that was launched in July.

Factbox: Scrutiny of iris-scanning crypto project Worldcoin grows

WorldCoin's Paris office was checked by France's data watchdog this week, amid global regulatory pressure on the digital currency firm co-founded by ChatGPT-founder Sam Altman.

Worldcoin Paris office checked by French data watchdog

The crypto project co-created by Sam Altman said that about 9,500 Argentinians verified their World ID in a single day in August.

Wolrdcoin hits single day sign-up record in Argentina despite local investigation

Controversial crypto project Worldcoin, co-created by Sam Altman, saw its WLD token dropping 9.1% over the past 24 hours.

Worldcoin's WLD token loses 44% a month after launch

CNBC spoke to people on the ground in Uganda and Kenya about their experience with Sam Altman's Worldcoin.

This Ugandan earns a bonus for each person he gets to sign up for Sam Altman's eyeball-scanning crypto project

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.

Report: Kenyan Parliament Establishes Committee to Investigate Worldcoin

The move comes just three weeks after the African nation's authorities suspended Worldcoin's activities in the country.

Kenyan Government Launches Committee to Examine Worldcoin

In just over 25 days since its listing debut on July 24, 2023, the cryptocurrency known as worldcoin (WLD) has experienced a notable decline of 29% when measured against the U.S. dollar. Notably, within the last week alone, it saw a decrease of more than 11%.

Worldcoin's Turbulent Debut: Down 53% From Peak With 85% WLD Held in Just 6 Wallets

Argentina's data privacy government agency is following in France and the United Kingdom's footsteps by investigating the eye-scanning crypto project Worldcoin (WLD). The Agency of Access to Public Information (AAIP) says in a new press release it's looking into how the Worldcoin Foundation collects, stores and uses personal data in Argentina.

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