Worldcoin

Worldcoin, the biometric identification project, has announced a new expansion process in Argentina, where it reportedly will seek to open 50 new locations with eye-scanning hardware.

Worldcoin to Establish Latam Hub in Argentina Despite Heavy Scrutiny

Elliott Suthers, the former head of corporate communications at U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN), has become head of comms for Europe, Middle East and Africa at Worldcoin (WLD), the iris biometric crypto project founded in 2019 by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

Coinbase's Former Head of Communications Joins Worldcoin

Artificial intelligence (AI)-based digital asset Worldcoin (WLD) is claiming that nearly nine out of ten users in Spain, a country that banned it earlier this year, support the altcoin's return.

Spain Forces Worldcoin (WLD) To Halt Operations As the Project Claims 87% of Spanish Users Support Its Return

Worldcoin, the biometric proof-of-personhood identification protocol, has agreed to temporarily stop its operations in Spain. According to statements from the Spanish privacy watchdog AEPD, the company committed to stop its data collection practices for a year or until Baviera's privacy regulator finishes its investigation into Worldcoin's inner workings.

Worldcoin Agrees to Temporarily Stop Operations in Spain

The ban on Worldcoin (CRYPTO: WLD), a blockchain-based identity verification project, has been extended until the end of 2024 in Spain. What Happened: Tools for Humanity, a project contributor, has voluntarily extended the suspension of Worldcoin orb operations in Spain, The Block reported.

Sam Altman-Founded Worldcoin's Suspension Extended In Spain, Crypto Plunges 55% Since March Peak

The proof-of-humanity project co-created by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been scrutinized by several governmental groups.

Worldcoin's Spain ban extended to end of 2024, or until GDPR audit complete

Worldcoin, the iris-scanning biometric proof-of-personhood project, announced on Thursday the launch of its operations in Colombia. Via social media, the project reported that eye-scanning operations were already available in Bogota and Medellin, for World ID users. Currently, only ten locations with orbs (iris scanning machines) are available, six in Bogota and four in Medellin.

Worldcoin Officially Launches in Colombia

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Ethereum

Telegram-linked cryptocurrency Notcoin (CRYPTO: NOT) and Sam Altman-founded Wordlcoin (CRYPTO: WLD) raked in major gains on a day when market heavyweights slipped lower. What Happened: NOT accumulated double-digit gains to emerge as the best-performing cryptocurrency in the last 24 hours.

Telegram-Associated Notcoin, Sam Altman-Founded Worldcoin Outshine Bitcoin, Ethereum On A Weak Day

The Worldcoin team's efforts to win over world leaders continues as the project aims to improve its image.

OpenAI's Sam Altman and Argentinian President Javier Milei discuss Worldcoin investment

The Hong Kong data regulator recently concluded that Worldcoin's data collection methods and activities violated the region's “privacy ordinance.” Privacy Commissioner Chung Liling has issued an enforcement notice requesting Worldcoin to cease data collection from Hong Kong residents.

Hong Kong Regulator: Worldcoin Activities Violated Privacy Ordinance

Hong Kong regulators say the operators of the eye-scanning Orbs could just have effectively confirmed someone's humanity.

Hong Kong Just Kicked Out Worldcoin Over Privacy Concerns

A Hong Kong regulator on Wednesday served an enforcement notice to Worldcoin Foundation directing it to cease all operations of the cryptocurrency project in the country, citing risk to privacy and personal data.

Hong Kong regulator directs Worldcoin to cease operations citing privacy concerns

Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data personnel visited 10 of the project's locations in December and January.

Worldcoin Operations Violate Privacy and Should Cease, Hong Kong Regulator Says

The privacy agency said it has instructed Worldcoin to cease all operations in Hong Kong as it violates local privacy rules.

Hong Kong orders Worldcoin to cease local operations, calls iris data collection ‘excessive'

This week bitcoin appreciated over 6% against the U.S. dollar, while ether increased more than 3% in the same period. Meanwhile, more than twelve alternative cryptocurrencies saw double-digit gains between 10% and 33.4%.

The Week's Biggest Crypto Gainers and Losers: PENDLE Soars, WLD Plummets

Those supporting the Worldcoin project have launched an open-sourced initiative to protect biometric data.

Worldcoin seeks to set ‘new standard' in data protection, says it deleted users' iris codes

The Worldcoin project's predatory tokenomics will not result in the “greatest transfer of wealth” to the masses but a transfer to the “pockets of the Worldcoin team and insiders,” a top-ranked trader has asserted.

Leading Trader Criticizes Worldcoin's ‘Predatory' Tokenomics, Labels WLD a Fake $60B AI Coin

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 opposition from local regulators who allege Worldcoin is violating the Argentine citizens' rights.

Worldcoin CEO Met With Argentine Government Officials Amidst Ongoing Probes

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According to the latest data, the top ten artificial intelligence (AI)-based crypto assets have experienced double-digit declines over the last 30 days. Despite the downward trend, nine out of the top ten saw a recovery this past week, recording gains ranging from 4% to 30% within seven days.

Top AI Crypto Assets Rebound Despite Recent Month-Long Decline

Although last week saw some progress compared to the previous one, bitcoin has only experienced a slight 2% increase, whereas ethereum has incurred a 1.6% loss during the same period. Among alternative cryptocurrencies, worldcoin (WLD) emerged as the standout performer, surging by 32.4% against the U.S.

This Week's Crypto Gainers: Worldcoin Leads Surge, ZBC and SEI See Largest Declines

A bill that seeks to regulate the activities of companies that scan the eyes of their users, like Worldcoin, has been recently introduced in Buenos Aires. The law aims to protect the app users' rights and help them to secure and determine the destination of the biometric data collected by these entities.

Buenos Aires Targets Worldcoin With Eye Scanning Biometric Bill

OpenAI, the artificial intelligence (AI) company led by Sam Altman, is reportedly in discussions for a partnership with Worldcoin (WLD).

Sam Altman's ​​OpenAI and Worldcoin Engage in Partnership Talks

Worldcoin saw nearly 5.1 million sign-ups across 120 countries for users scanning their irises in exchange for the cryptocurrency WLD.

Worldcoin's developer wants to partner with PayPal and OpenAI: report

World Assets, a subsidiary of the Worldcoin Foundation, plans to sell WLD tokens from the World Assets treasury over the coming months.

Worldcoin subsidiary expects to sell WLD tokens from treasury to ‘support' network growth

Worldcoin (WLD), the digital identity project, has announced plans to increase the supply of its WLD token by up to 19%.

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