Worldcoin's iris-scanning technology is being questioned by regulators. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Worldcoin Being Probed by French Privacy Regulator for ‘Questionable’ Practices
Sam Altman’s latest eyeball-scanning initiative is attracting attention from data protection regulators.
Worldcoin's iris-scanning technology is being questioned by regulators. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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)

Worldcoin Could Help Onboard Billions of Users Into the Crypto Economy: CoinFund
Worldcoin Could Help Onboard Billions of Users Into the Crypto Economy: CoinFund
Coinfund CEO and founder Jake Brukhman joins "First Mover" to discuss how Worldcoin, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's crypto project, could help onboard billions of users into the cryp...
Worldcoin Could Help Onboard Billions of Users Into the Crypto Economy: CoinFund

A user from GCR getting their iris scanned with a Worldcoin Orb in Paris on July 21. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
Worldcoin Hype Causes Optimism to Leapfrog Arbitrum in Daily Transactions
Worldcoin's token has more than 250,000 holders just two days after it launched.
A user from GCR getting their iris scanned with a Worldcoin Orb in Paris on July 21. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Money Reimagined 1:1
The ‘Perfect Storm’ of WorldCoin and Economic Empowerment Through Bitcoin Mining
A walk through the latest crypto news concerning privacy, security, and Elon’s “everything app” to what’s emerging in bitcoin mining that could be a game changer for lower soc...
Money Reimagined 1:1

Judge Mulls Gag Order on Media Contact in FTX Case; 'X' Marks the Spot for Twitter's New Look
Judge Mulls Gag Order on Media Contact in FTX Case; 'X' Marks the Spot for Twitter's New Look
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest headlines shaping crypto, including a federal judge considering forbidding “parties and witnesses” in the FTX cas...
Judge Mulls Gag Order on Media Contact in FTX Case; 'X' Marks the Spot for Twitter's New Look

Worldcoin's Token Seesaws Amid Crypto Community Unease
Worldcoin's Token Seesaws Amid Crypto Community Unease
WLD, the crypto token tied to the Worldcoin identity-verification project, surged after Monday's launch only to see the token fluctuate between gains and losses, as the crypto...
Worldcoin's Token Seesaws Amid Crypto Community Unease

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)

An inside view of the Orb, Worldcoin's custom hardware that makes cryptographic IDs based on iris scans. (Worldcoin)
UK Information Commission to Make Inquiries About Worldcoin
The firm has claimed it complies with "very, very local and very specific rules and regulations in each of the markets where there's an Orb."
An inside view of the Orb, Worldcoin's custom hardware that makes cryptographic IDs based on iris scans. (Worldcoin)

Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Weighs in on Worldcoin as Newly Launched Token Jumps
Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Weighs in on Worldcoin as Newly Launched Token Jumps
Worldcoin, the highly anticipated project co-founded by OpenAI's Sam Altman, launched its WLD token on Monday. Crypto exchanges including Binance, Huobi, Bybit and OKX have li...
Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Weighs in on Worldcoin as Newly Launched Token Jumps