Worldcoin denies using free tokens to induce users to sign up
Worldcoin CEO appeared before the Kenyan Parliament to defend the company’s operations and here are key insights from the session.
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Report: Crypto leads biometric fraud in Africa; digital identity offers hope
The report also found that the African crypto industry witnessed the most cases of identity fraud compared to other industries.
Kenya suspends Worldcoin’s activities over safety and privacy concerns
The country’s Capital Markets Authority also cautioned citizens against dealing with the entity.
Kenya’s government warns citizens against Worldcoin amidst rush to signup
The warning comes amidst the rush by Kenyans to get scanned by a Worldcoin orb and get registered on its network.
Worldcoin goes live, expands orb access across 35 cities
Despite concerns about the privacy of the technology, the company aims to quintuple its registration capacity worldwide, including in two African cities.
Worldcoin, co-founded by ChatGPT’s Sam Altman, expands into mainstream Kenya, but security and privacy concerns lurk
The controversial app, which promises to give people crypto for their identity via an eye scanner, has now fully launched in Kenya and features a P2P exchange.