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Is the Worry Over Worldcoin Warranted?

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No crypto project since Facebook's Libra has generated such hue and cry from within the crypto community. Is it right to be concerned by Sam Altman's iris-scanning uber-ambitious UBI project?

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Breaking: Worldcoin (WLD) Under Probe by French Regulators - Coingape

French regulators have reportedly launched an investigation into Worldcoin (WLD), a digital identification platform spearheaded by Sam Altman, co-founder of ChatGPT. The probe comes amidst growing concerns over the Worldcoin project's biometric data collection.


France raises concerns over Worldcoin – Why? - Cryptopolitan

Controversy is stirring in the realm of cryptocurrency as France's privacy watchdog, CNIL, takes a critical stance against the biometric data collection practices of Sam Altman's Worldcoin project. Having signed up 2.


French data protection regulator investigating recently launched Worldcoin - Invezz

The French data protection regulator CNI is looking into the recently launched Worldcoin (WLD) cryptocurrency project started by Sam Altman of OpenAI, for “questionable” practices.


This Week in Crypto: Worldcoin Launch, SEC XRP Appeal, Strong Meta Earnings, and New Stablecoin Rules - BeInCrypto

Crypto news: we bring you a roundup of what's been happening in crypto this week. Worldcoin's proof-of-personhood project airdropped its WLD token and listed it on Binance to much fanfare on Monday.


France's privacy watchdog says Worldcoin legality "seems questionable" - Reuters

France's privacy watchdog CNIL said on Friday it is aware of ChatGPT-founder Sam Altman's Worldcoin project and that the legality of its biometric data collection "seems questionable".


Sam Altman claims Worldcoin onboarding 1 user every 8 seconds despite skepticism and waning interest - Cryptopolitan

Sam Altman, the creator of Worldcoin, caused a stir on Twitter on July 26 when he confidently asserted that “one person is getting verified every 8 seconds now” for the ambitious Worldcoin project.


Sam Altman says Worldcoin is onboarding eight users per second, but claims are largely unsubstantiated - CryptoSlate

Worldcoin founder Sam Altman took to Twitter on July 26 to boast that project was seeing an adoption rate of “one person getting verified every 8 seconds now.”In the tweet, Altman described “crazy lines around the world” and attached video footage of individuals lined up to use the project's eye-scanning technology.


Ethereum-Based Altcoin That's Up Over 37% This Week Facing Massive FUD Just Days After Launch: Santiment - The Daily Hodl

Blockchain analytics platform Santiment says that one newly-launched red-hot Ethereum (ETH)-based crypto project is facing a bunch of criticism. Santiment says Worldcoin (WLD) has generated a lot of buzz on social media platforms shortly after its launch.


Short-Lived Hype: Worldcoin (WLD) Signups Dwindle Less Than A Week After Launch - NewsBTC

Newly-launched project Worldcoin has failed to achieve significant progress as signups for the platform's ‘Digital ID' continues to dwindle since launching on July 24. What Is Wrong With Worldcoin?


Worldcoin frenzy: Every 8 seconds one person's eye gets scanned - Finbold

Despite skepticism, the recently launched Worldcoin (WLD), a token for the digital identity project co-developed by Sam Altman, the co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, the platform behind the artificial intelligence (AI) tool ChatGPT, has gathered massive interest.

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