Topic: Worldcoin
Kenya remains firm on WorldCoin suspension despite US pressure
Mar 22, 2024 at 09:36 AM
Kenya's government has dug in its heels regarding the suspension of WorldCoin, a cryptocurrency project, despite pressure from the United States to reinstate it....
Worldcoin denies any wrongdoing as Govt moves to revoke its registration
Sep 07, 2023 at 03:47 PM
Worldcoin, the cryptocurrency project embroiled in controversy over its data mining practices, has vehemently denied any malicious intent or monetary exploitation of collected data...
Kenyan subscriptions lead in Worldcoin project amid privacy concerns
Aug 29, 2023 at 02:10 PM
It has emerged that Kenyans have shown the highest level of interest in the Worldcoin cryptocurrency project, surpassing subscriptions from thirty-four other countries where simila...
Worldcoin faces turmoil amid plummeting value and privacy concerns
Aug 28, 2023 at 03:13 PM
The price of Worldcoin, the cryptocurrency project launched by US-based AI company OpenAI, has experienced a sharp decline by half since its inception on July 24....
Kindiki wants extradition of WorldCoin staff for data exploitation probe
Aug 11, 2023 at 12:15 PM
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has called on foreign countries to extradite WorldCoin staff members for questioning in Kenya, as part of an ongoing investigation into t...
Kindiki, Owalo given one week to address Worldcoin data mining controversy
Aug 11, 2023 at 07:10 AM
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki and his ICT counterpart Eliud Owalo have been handed a tight deadline of seven days to provide substantive answers on the cryptocurrency ...
Worldcoin app experiences technical challenges amid global surge in traffic
Aug 07, 2023 at 07:53 PM
Thousands of users of the Worldcoin cryptocurrency project were left frustrated on Monday when the platform's app went offline, preventing them from claiming their grants....
Worldcoin responds after suspension of its controversial iris registration in Kenya
Aug 03, 2023 at 11:55 AM
Worldcoin has sought to allay data security concerns raised by Kenya’s Ministry of Interior resulting to the suspension of its registration of Kenyans for the controversial World...
ODPC, CMA, CA warn thrilled Kenyans against registering for Worldcoin crypto
Aug 02, 2023 at 07:20 PM
The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, Capital Market Authority (CMA) and Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) have warned Kenyans against registering for the controvers...
Worldcoin: Government contradicts itself as Kindiki suspends Orb iris registration
Aug 02, 2023 at 12:00 PM
Two Cabinet Secretaries have issued contradicting positions on the ongoing registration in Kenya by American cryptocurrency project Worldcoin amid spiraling controversy....
Why police disrupted controversial Worldcoin’s Orb iris registration at KICC
Aug 01, 2023 at 03:53 PM
Police in Nairobi on Tuesday halted thousands of Kenyans from registering their irises on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s new crypto project Worldcoin that was going on at KICC, Nairobi....
Worldcoin, a digital identity crypto that was co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has been officially unveiled
Jul 25, 2023 at 12:52 AM
Worldcoin, which is a digital identity cryptocurrency project co-founded by OpenAI's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sam Altman, was officially unveiled on Monday....
Worldcoin teams up with local firms to provide access to global digital economy
Apr 04, 2023 at 12:20 PM
More than 360,000 Kenyans have already signed up for Worldcoin....