Worldcoin starts paying its orb operators in WLD instead of USDC The company expects all of its operators to be paid exclusively in WLD in November.
Kenyan parliamentary committee recommends shutdown of Worldcoin The committee deemed Worldcoin and its partners’ activities criminal and called for legal action against them.
Kenya’s Interior Minister claims the U.S. prevented the arrest of Worldcoin executives In a conflicting statement, a Worldcoin representative debunked the news, saying no executives were detained in Kenya.
Kenya’s Interior Minister hints at possible cryptocurrency ban Kithure said that if the money in crypto trading cannot be traced until it enters a financial institution, he would hesitate to permit its use.
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.
Trade in cryptocurrency not illegal: CBK Governor The committee also summoned the CBK governor to explain why the Bank failed to detect the Worldcoin token payments made to Kenyans via M-Pesa.
Worldcoin probe: Journalists denied access to committee meeting in Kenya Worldcoin’s orb, used to scan people’s eyeballs, was confiscated by the DCI from the operators and is in their custody.