Tagged: worldcoin

October 25, 2025 @ 4:33 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Thai authorities raided a Worldcoin-linked iris-scanning site and arrested suspects on allegations they operated unlicensed exchange services for the project’s WLD token, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said after a joint operation with the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB). The move is part of… Read More

April 9, 2025 @ 9:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Worldcoin Foundation has introduced an enhancement to its community grants program that will aim to streamline the application process and provide more opportunities for innovation from community builders worldwide. Instead of its wave-based structure, the Worldcoin Foundation explains in a blog post that it… Read More

October 13, 2024 @ 7:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Worldcoin recently shared a key project update in San Francisco. As explained in a blog post, the Worldcoin initiative has reportedly been created (in 2019) in order to accelerate “humanity” in the age of AI. According to its developers, the project has now grown and… Read More

September 28, 2024 @ 10:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New World ID has reportedly launched now in Guatemala, Malaysia and Poland come at pivotal moment for AI. As explained in a blog post by WorldCoin, World ID orb verifications have been officially introduced across three new countries this week: Guatemala, Malaysia and Poland. The… Read More

August 17, 2024 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MIMOS Berhad, the applied research and development arm of the Malaysian Government, has signed an MoU with the Worldcoin Foundation, Tools for Humanity (TFH) and MyEG, an e-government services provider, to integrate Worldcoin technology into the country’s digital infrastructure. The intent of the MoU is… Read More

July 10, 2024 @ 9:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

World Chain is described as a new blockchain that prioritizes humans and is designed to scale with the growth of the Worldcoin project in support of all of humanity. The launch of the World Chain developer preview “provides a unique opportunity for developers around the… Read More

June 26, 2024 @ 10:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

World ID verification is reportedly coming to Ecuador. World ID orb verifications are to be introduced across Ecuador, according to an update from the WorldCoin Foundation. Verifications will be available “at six locations across two Ecuadorian cities, starting with the port city of Guayaquil on… Read More

June 16, 2024 @ 3:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In Argentina, Worldcoin contributors have been working hard to increase access to important AI tools like World ID, a private digital passport that differentiates humans from bots online. Now, the project is poised to grow in Argentina, “resulting in significant direct investment in the country.”… Read More

June 10, 2024 @ 11:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A survey of more than 21,000 people in Spain, the “first of its kind” to give a voice to Worldcoin users, shows just how “important” digital proof of humanness has “become in the country—and the extent to which people recognize the value provided by World… Read More

June 2, 2024 @ 3:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

World ID orb verifications are now available in the Colombian cities of Bogotá and Medellín. A central component of Worldcoin, World ID is “a digital humanness passport that enables individuals to securely prove they are a unique human for a growing number of applications.” You must… Read More

May 16, 2024 @ 6:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Applied research from the Worldcoin Foundation and TACEO, a team of cryptography engineers, has advanced the biometric template protection and enabled the secure deletion of Worldcoin’s previous iris code system. Working within a field of cryptography “known as secure multi-party computation (SMPC), Worldcoin and TACEO… Read More

March 9, 2024 @ 12:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sam Altman’s crypto-related initiative Worldcoin has reportedly been told by authorities in Spain to stop collecting and using consumers’ personal data. Spain‘s data protection regulator, AEPD, has reportedly banned Worldcoin for as many as three months in a key decision that the organization states is… Read More

January 22, 2024 @ 5:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Worldcoin claims that it was created to help build a more human internet and a more inclusive digital economy. That ethos aligns with the founding principles of Friends With Benefits (FWB), a new kind of social network DAO working with creatives and builders “to platform… Read More

December 11, 2023 @ 10:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

World Assets, Ltd., (Worldcoin) a wholly owned subsidiary of Worldcoin Foundation and issuer of “WLD”, announced the launch of the Worldcoin Community Grants Program that will be supported by the Worldcoin Foundation in “accordance with its aims and objects, in order to support, grow and… Read More

November 11, 2023 @ 5:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In response to a surge in monthly active users from around the world, TFH has begun rolling out a new World App update that allows users “to customize their experience with multiple languages and local currencies.” Starting in November, World App will be “available in… Read More

October 26, 2023 @ 8:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Contributing Worldcoin developers recently updated the project’s state bridges to use a new architecture that saves gas and enables anyone to easily “create a bridge for any Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatible chain.” With the revised architecture, teams can now “develop and operate their own… Read More

October 1, 2023 @ 5:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Over 200,000 consumers have reportedly verified their World ID in Chile as demand for the privacy-preserving digital identity protocol continues to grow following the Worldcoin project launch in July. In a country with approximately 19.5M residents, that’s “over 1% of the population.” In order to… Read More

September 5, 2023 @ 12:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

For VCs, the negative impact of Bitcoin’s (BTC) disappointing 2022 run has had long-term adverse effects on the larger crypto and blockchain ecosystem. Although the flagship cryptocurrency has recovered to some extent, surging around 55% during 2023, investments in crypto-related startups have declined for the… Read More

September 3, 2023 @ 8:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Growing numbers of world governments are beginning to scrutinize the services provided by Worldcoin, which is described as a crypto-related initiative that’s co-founded by OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman that was officially launched in July of this year. Nearly 2.3 million consumers throughout the… Read More

August 31, 2023 @ 6:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Argentina is regarded as one of the world’s “leading” countries for innovation and crypto adoption, according to an update shared by WorldCoin. That reputation was reinforced in August, “as demand for World ID in Argentina drove a new single day record for Orb verifications.” This,… Read More