Worldcoin (WLD) experienced a sharp decline in its market price on Saturday after its founder, Sam Altman, was removed as the CEO of popular artificial intelligence company OpenAI. This development follows the heavy regulatory scrutiny on the crypto project due to privacy concerns. OpenAI Votes Out Sam Altman, Cites Loss Of Confidence In a shocking…
In their report, “Crypto’s AI Mirage,” Coinbase Research has issued a nuanced examination of the intersection between artificial intelligence (AI) and crypto, revealing a landscape fraught with overvaluation and speculative fervor. David Han, an Institutional Research Analyst at Coinbase, spearheads this analysis, providing a critical lens through which the future of AI crypto tokens is…
Worldcoin and its native token WLD have been taking the attention of crypto investors, according to recent data from Coingecko. The project recently announced its worldwide launch inviting users to “visit the orb” and receive rewards by onboarding the platform. WLD has doubled its value from its launch on July 24th, when the cryptocurrency was…
Worldcoin (WLD) has recently emerged as a subject of fervent discussion especially due to its biometric data collection through retina scans. Its launch came in amid the growing interest in decentralized finance (DeFi) and blockchain technology as well as new tokens and projects constantly striving to stand out and make a significant impact. Among the…
The narrative around Sam Altman and OpenAI seems to have had a major impact on the value of WLD, the token that Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency that Altman co-founded, is issuing. As the drama surrounding Sam Altman’s dismissal from OpenAI and possible reinstatement continues to captivate the crypto space, the Worldcoin digital token has been one…
The Kenyan government has set up a 17-member committee to investigate the operations of American-based cryptocurrency firm Worldcoin, due to its collection of biometric data not satisfying Kenya’s data privacy laws of the country. The process requires a user to give his iris scans in exchange for a digital ID known as global ID and…
UK data regulator, the Information Commissioner Office (ICO), has laid out intentions to probe the newly launched crypto project Worldcoin. According to a report by Reuters on July 25, the ICO has taken notice of WorldCoin’s launch in the UK and will now proceed to “making further inquiries.” Launched on Monday, Worldcoin is an Ethereum-based…
Worldcoin co-founder Alex Blania’s recent refusal to disclose the token’s distribution model has raised some eyebrows, including that of John Deaton, who has expressed his dismay at his action. Something Fishy With Worldcoin? A video surfaced on Twitter in which Alex Blania, during a recent Bankless interview alongside fellow co-founder Sam Altman, refused to respond…
The recent saga surrounding OpenAI and its co-founder Sam Altman has sparked a surge of interest in AI tokens, with total weekly trade volume surpassing $2 billion for the first time since March, fresh data from Kaiko, a blockchain analytics platform, shows. According to statistics, WLD, the native token on Worldcoin, a project co-founded by Altman,…
The Worldcoin cryptocurrency project, led by Sam Altman, the brains behind ChatGPT, is facing increased scrutiny from regulators worldwide. The project’s use of eye-ball scanning orbs for user enrollment has raised concerns about potential violations of data protection laws. The unique method of collecting biometric data without clear consent has prompted discussions on legality and…