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 Twenty One Capital eyes Bitcoin-backed USD loans: Report

Twenty One Capital eyes Bitcoin-backed USD loans: Report

Twenty One Capital is reportedly exploring a strategy that would allow it to issue US dollar loans backed by Bitcoin collateral, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the matter.“Optionality is wealth; for us everything is on the table because we think we can do anything,” a sp…

Divine Research issues unbacked crypto loans using Sam Altman’s World ID

Divine Research issues unbacked crypto loans using Sam Altman’s World ID

San Francisco-based lender Divine Research has issued around 30,000 unbacked short-term crypto loans since December, using OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s iris-scanning platform World ID to verify borrowers.Divine offers loans under $1,000 in the USDC (USDC) stablecoin, mainly to overseas borrowers underser…

“Humans can tell when it’s a human” — Community mocks Worldcoin’s Orb Mini

“Humans can tell when it’s a human” — Community mocks Worldcoin’s Orb Mini

Worldcoin’s latest hardware, the Orb Mini, aimed at enabling portable human verification, has been met with ridicule across Crypto Twitter.Launched with the slogan “It goes where you go,” the device has instead triggered dystopian comparisons and widespread mockery for its unsettling implications an…

Brazil’s data watchdog upholds ban on World crypto payments

Brazil’s data watchdog upholds ban on World crypto payments

Brazil’s data protection agency has upheld its decision to restrict cryptocurrency compensation tied to the World ID project, citing user privacy concerns. The National Data Protection Authority (ANDP) rejected a petition by World ID developer Tools For Humanity to review its ban on offering financi…

World competitor Billions Network launches non-biometric digital ID

World competitor Billions Network launches non-biometric digital ID

Billions Network has launched a digital identification platform that doesn’t require users to hand over their biometric data, a move the company says preserves privacy and goes against the grain of competing projects like Sam Altman’s World. According to a Feb. 28 announcement, Billions Network has …

World’s Popularity Soars in Argentina: Over 2.2 Million Registered Users

World’s Popularity Soars in Argentina: Over 2.2 Million Registered Users

Argentina has become the country where World, the biometric ID project, is most popular, with over 2.2 million registered users despite backlash from authorities. The company plans to expand its footprint in the country by implementing home-based iris scanning options next year. Argentina Becomes Wo…

Sergio Goschenko
Privacy Invasion in Chile? Major Crypto Company Faces Government Action

Privacy Invasion in Chile? Major Crypto Company Faces Government Action

SERNAC issues formal notice to World and Rappi in Chile to stop iris scanning over privacy concerns. Rappi confirms iris scanning project is only a pilot in Argentina, not Chile; aims to clarify confusion. In Chile, the National Consumer Service (SERNAC) has issued a formal notice to the company Wor…

Isai Alexei
Worldcoin Rebrands as “World” and Launches World Chain

Worldcoin Rebrands as “World” and Launches World Chain

Worldcoin (WLD), a digital identity project that utilizes iris scanning, has announced its rebranding to “World.” This change is part of a broader trend, as many projects have recently undergone rebranding for various reasons. World Continues Its Development Amid Controversy At a recent event held i…

Nhat Hoang
Judge axes class action claiming Iris Energy misled investors during IPO

Judge axes class action claiming Iris Energy misled investors during IPO

Iris Energy went public in late 2021, raising $232 million from an IPO, but its stock price fell quickly not long after, along with the rest of the crypto market.

Cointelegraph by Tom Mitchelhill