Identity

Co-founders of LUKSO Fabian Vogelsteller & Marjorie Hernandez (LUKSO)
Fabian Vogesteller’s Lukso Blockchain Adds ‘Universal Profiles,’ in Push for ‘Fancy’ Ethereum
The Universal Profiles are a feature, currently in beta, designed to give users a holistic “on-chain identity” that comes with a recoverable crypto account as well as a profil...
Co-founders of LUKSO Fabian Vogelsteller & Marjorie Hernandez (LUKSO)

Yat Siu, Co-Founder of Animoca Brands (CoinDesk)
Animoca Brands Raises $20M for Metaverse Project Mocaverse
The investment was led by CMCC Global and included contributions from Kingsway Capital, Liberty City Ventures and GameFi Ventures.
Yat Siu, Co-Founder of Animoca Brands (CoinDesk)

Argentina flag. (Unsplash)
Worldcoin Regulatory Scrutiny Grows as Argentina Opens Investigation
The investigation began after collecting numerous data in five major jurisdictions of the country, the Argentinian Agency for Access to Public Information said.
Argentina flag. (Unsplash)

A user from GCR getting their iris scanned with a Worldcoin Orb in Paris on July 21. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
Worldcoin Could Enable Wider Distribution of Crypto Than Even Bitcoin, Says CoinFund
Worldcoin could eventually onboard "billions of users" to crypto markets, said a partner at the venture capital firm.
A user from GCR getting their iris scanned with a Worldcoin Orb in Paris on July 21. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

The Worldcoin Orb scans a QR code to kick off the iris scan in Paris. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
Worldcoin Token Slumps Amid Crypto Community Unease
Concerns around privacy, security and reported connections to Sam Bankman-Fried and Three Arrows Capital have raised eyebrows in the crypto community.
The Worldcoin Orb scans a QR code to kick off the iris scan in Paris. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

The Worldcoin Orb scans a QR code to kick off the iris scan in Paris. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
I Had My Iris Scanned by the Worldcoin Orb, and It Wasn't as Scary as I Expected
Sam Altman’s identity-verifying Worldcoin Orb is going on a global tour as the network launched on Monday.
The Worldcoin Orb scans a QR code to kick off the iris scan in Paris. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

The Orb. (Worldcoin)
Worldcoin Releases Tokenomics, Report Geofenced for Some Countries
Sam Altman co-founded Worldcoin released its network on Monday.
The Orb. (Worldcoin)

BlackRock's corporate office in New York, New York. (Jim.henderson/Wikimedia Commons)
BlackRock Executive: Knowing Who Counterparties Are Is Key to Engaging Institutions in DeFi
BlackRock's views could carry extra weight in the ongoing battle over regulation in the industry.
BlackRock's corporate office in New York, New York. (Jim.henderson/Wikimedia Commons)

(Boris Zhitkov/Getty Images)
To Identify or Not in a Web3 World?
By striking a balance between privacy and identity verification, blockchains can realize their full potential and lure institutional money.
(Boris Zhitkov/Getty Images)

The Orb. (Worldcoin)
Worldcoin and the Intellectual Decline of Venture Capital
Sam Altman’s spectacularly ill-conceived biometric data project just raised $115 million dollars. Digging into the deal is embarrassing for basically everyone.
The Orb. (Worldcoin)