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Worldcoin's Launch Propels Optimism to Record-Breaking Daily Transaction Volume

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With the recent launch of Worldcoin's token, worldcoin (WLD), Optimism has experienced a surge in daily transactions, reaching an all-time high on July 27. Data reveals that 944,000 Optimism transactions were processed on Thursday, with WLD transfers closing in on 1 million.

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Worldcoin (WLD) Under Investigation in France Days After Launching and Signing Up Over Two Million: Report - The Daily Hodl

A crypto project using eye-scanning technology is reportedly under investigation in France just days after launching and signing up over two million users. According to a new report, Worldcoin (WLD) will be investigated by France's privacy watchdog, the CNIL, over the legality of its biometric data collection, which involves iris-scanning orbs.


Is the Worry Over Worldcoin Warranted? - Coindesk

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?


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.

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