Key Developments Propel World Network to 20M Participants in 2024

January 11, 2025 Bitcoin.com

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World, formerly recognized as Worldcoin, disclosed the project achieved progress in 2024, marking a transformative chapter for the initiative. The network grew to encompass over 20 million participants, including 10 million verified human users expanding its global footprint. World Advances Blockchain Technology Amid Rapid Network Growth In a 2024 summary, the World.org blog reported that […]

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German watchdog orders Worldcoin to delete non-compliant data

December 19, 2024 Coin Telegraph

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German regulators demand compliance changes from World ID after a biometric data investigation.

Update (Dec. 19 and 15:12 UTC): This article has been updated to clarify that, in May 2024, Worldcoin deleted all data from its old iris code to comply with local regulations.

German data protection authority, the Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision (BayLDA), has issued corrective measures for the digital identity project World, formerly known as Worldcoin, over its handling of biometric data.

The BayLDA announced on Dec. 19 that it had concluded its investigation into World’s compliance with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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World ID trolls Spotify with ‘Unwrapped’ privacy meme

December 9, 2024 Coin Telegraph

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World’s seemingly playful jab at Spotify comes as the firm faces scrutiny.

World, formerly known as Worldcoin, recently posted an apparent spoof of Spotify’s “Wrapped” year-end user reports, lampooning the music streaming service’s data privacy practices.

The seemingly playful jab came in the form of an image posted to X via World’s verified account with the statement, “World ID lets you & your actions stay anonymous online.”

The attached graphic featured text and imagery in the style of Spotify’s “Unwrapped” data-centric usage reports, which are tailored to individual users.

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World’s Popularity Soars in Argentina: Over 2.2 Million Registered Users

November 19, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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Argentina has become the country where World, the biometric ID project, is most popular, with over 2.2 million registered users despite backlash from authorities. The company plans to expand its footprint in the country by implementing home-based iris scanning options next year. Argentina Becomes World’s No. 1 Nation Amidst Criticism World, the proof of personhood […]

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World Lands in Brazil: Launching Biometric Operations in São Paulo

November 14, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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World, the biometric proof-of-humanness-based project, has finally landed in Brazil and is expected to start operating in the country this week. According to local media, World will initially commence operations in ten different locations in São Paulo, allowing users to register in the network. Orbs, the devices used to scan the irises of willing users, […]

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Chilean Authorities Probe World’s Domiciliary Eye Scanning Activities Pilot

November 9, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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Chilean authorities from the consumer protection watchdog SERNAC are investigating the company that will provide domiciliary iris scanning services to World, formerly Worldcoin. The measure comes after the institution asked the courts to suspend the project activities last month. World Faces Opposition From Chilean Authorities Regarding Domiciliary Eye Scanning Activities World, the eye-scanning-based identification project, […]

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Sam Altman’s Identity-Focused Crypto Project Rebrands to World Network, Introduces New Eye-Scanning Orb

October 20, 2024 The Daily Hodl

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Worldcoin (WLD), the cryptocurrency project that uses eye-scanning technology to create an identity network, has rebranded. In a statement, the project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Tools for Humanity CEO Alex Blania explains why Worldcoin is now World Network. “As the scale of the project grows along with the importance of World ID’s […]

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A New Blockchain Player Emerges: Inside World Chain’s Ambitious Plans

October 18, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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The World Foundation has introduced World Chain, a new blockchain network that claims to focus on verified human users instead of bots. With 15 million verified participants already, the project aims to tackle blockchain issues like congestion and costly transaction fees. How World Chain Plans to Change Blockchain In a statement shared with Bitcoin.com News, […]

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Bitcoin Hashrate Reaches All-Time High, Boost Could Lead to Record-Setting Difficulty Increase

January 7, 2023 Bitcoin.com

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During the first week of the new year, Bitcoin’s hashrate reached an all-time high (ATH) on Jan. 6, 2023, at block height 770,709. The network recorded a milestone of around 361.20 exahash per second (EH/s) on Friday, jumping more than 4% higher than the previous record of 347.16 EH/s recorded on Nov. 12, 2022. Network’s […]

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Ken Kutaragi, Father of the Sony Playstation, Criticizes Current Metaverse Push

January 26, 2022 Bitcoin.com

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Ken Kutaragi, father of the Sony Playstation, has issued his opinion about the metaverse narrative currently developing on the market. The former executive of Sony stated that he saw no point in the metaverse idea of separating the real world from the virtual one. Playstation Inventor Bashes Current Metaverse Conception Ken Kutaragi, one of the […]

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