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How Worldcoin Project Angers the Population it Claims to Help
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How Worldcoin Project Angers the Population it Claims to Help
Worldcoin, a startup aiming to alleviate poverty with crypto, is now facing backlash for its collection of biometric data using a product called “The Orb.” “The Hash” panel di...
How Worldcoin Project Angers the Population it Claims to Help
By CoinDesk Staff
Apr 6, 2022 at 6:55 p.m. UTC
Apr 6, 2022
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Worldcoin co-founders Alex Blania and Sam Altman (Marc Olivier/Worldcoin)
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Worldcoin to Raise $100M at $3B Token Valuation: Report
The list of investors reportedly includes a16z and Khosla Ventures.
Worldcoin co-founders Alex Blania and Sam Altman (Marc Olivier/Worldcoin)
By James Rubin
Mar 22, 2022 at 11:44 p.m. UTC
Mar 22, 2022
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Worldcoin, Now Valued at $1B, Has Grand Plans to Get You to Gaze Into the Orb
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Worldcoin, Now Valued at $1B, Has Grand Plans to Get You to Gaze Into the Orb
Former Y Combinator President Sam Altman’s Worldcoin has raised $25 million from investors including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Coinbase Ventures. Valued at $1 billion, th...
Worldcoin, Now Valued at $1B, Has Grand Plans to Get You to Gaze Into the Orb
By CoinDesk Staff
Oct 21, 2021 at 6:52 p.m. UTC
Oct 21, 2021
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Sam Altman Wants to Scan Your Eyeball in Exchange for Cryptocurrency
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Sam Altman Wants to Scan Your Eyeball in Exchange for Cryptocurrency
Sam Altman, former head of startup accelerator Y Combinator, is starting his own cryptocurrency called “worldcoin.” For worldcoin to work, users must let the project scan thei...
Sam Altman Wants to Scan Your Eyeball in Exchange for Cryptocurrency
By CoinDesk Staff
Jul 1, 2021 at 6:21 p.m. UTC
Jul 1, 2021
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Gaze Into the Orb to Collect Your Worldcoin
Y Combinator's basic income idea sounds creepy as hell.
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By David Z. Morris
Jun 30, 2021 at 8:14 p.m. UTC
Jun 30, 2021
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A16z, Coinbase-Backed Startup Looks to Distribute Crypto to Everyone on Earth by Scanning Their Eyeballs: Report
Worldcoin has designed an orb-shaped unit to produce a unique identifier from an iris scan.
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By Jamie Crawley
Jun 29, 2021 at 3:06 p.m. UTC
Jun 29, 2021
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Feathercoin
UNOCS altcoin partnership dismantled following Feathercoin pullout
UNOCS, the partnership designed to take several altcoins mainstream, has been dismantled following the departure of Feathercoin.
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By Danny Bradbury
Sep 16, 2013 at 5:35 p.m. UTC
Sep 16, 2013
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Altcoin partnership UNOCS launches Bridge service for instant merchant payments
UNOCS has announced a new payment system to enable instant payments between consumers and merchants.
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By David Gilson
Jul 30, 2013 at 1:47 p.m. UTC
Jul 30, 2013
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Feathercoin, PhenixCoin and Worldcoin partner to form UNOCS, the United Open Currencies Solutions group
Feathercoin, PhenixCoin and Worldcoin have partnered to form United Open Currency Solutions (UNOCS).
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By David Gilson
Jul 12, 2013 at 12:37 p.m. UTC
Jul 12, 2013
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