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Decentralized Identity in 2025 and the Next Phase of Privacy
For years, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has advocated for in the crypto space. Buterin argues that onboarding users alone is not enough, cautioning that widespread use of “walled gardens” would undermine the core purpose of decentralized systems. “The goal is not to onboard people to Ethereum. The goal is to onboard people to openness and self-sovereignty,”…
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Tools for Humanity expands World app toward super-app model
The release introduces World Chat with end-to-end encryption, DeFi-powered yield via Morpho and QR-code payments at more than one million merchants in Argentina. News COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEED Tools for Humanity is broadening its World platform beyond digital identity and crypto payments, adding encrypted messaging and financial services to its app as part of…
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Thailand asks Sam Altman’s World to delete 1.2M iris scans over data risks
Sam Altman-backed digital ID project World halts Thai operations after authorities cite violations of the WLD token exchange and the Personal Data Protection Act. News COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEED Authorities in Thailand have officially requested World, a Sam Altman-backed digital identity project, to suspend operations and delete all user identification data. Thailand’s Economic and…
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Thai regulators raid World iris scanning site in latest headache for Sam Altman
Thailand’s SEC raids World’s iris scanning site over unlicensed WLD token operations, raising legal concerns for Sam Altman’s digital identity project. News COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEED World, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s digital identity project, formerly known as Worldcoin, is facing new issues in Thailand, with local authorities raiding an iris scanning location allegedly operated…
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Prediction markets hit new high as Polymarket enters Sam Altman’s World
World’s Polymarket Mini App integration came amid prediction markets surging past 2024 records, with $2 billion in weekly trading volumes. News COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEED World, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s digital identity project, formerly known as Worldcoin, is expanding into prediction markets by integrating Polymarket. World App, a mobile application that combines a digital…
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Crypto mining, treasury stocks strike gold as Bitcoin booms
Bitcoin rallied to a new all-time high of over $126,000 on Monday, lifting share prices across crypto miners and some treasury companies. News COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEED Bitcoin’s new all-time high helped lift shares of Bitcoin miners and some crypto treasury companies on Monday, with most ending the trading day with double-digit percentage gains.…
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Ethereum’s PeerDAS will be key to L2 scaling: Vitalik Buterin
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin explained how Fusaka’s PeerDAS feature will address Ethereum layer 2 scaling bottlenecks. News COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEED Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said the upcoming Fusaka upgrade will allow nodes to verify data availability without downloading complete blockchain data, improving scalability. The upcoming upgrade, set for December, will help to solve…
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Asia Morning Briefing: ETH Bulls Eye $3K as Validator Backbone Upgrade Rolls In
Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see As Asia begins a new trading week, ETH is trading close to $2500, up 11% in the seven days, according to CoinDesk market data, outperforming…
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Sam Altman’s World Raises $135M in Token Sale to a16z and Bain Capital Crypto
Funds from the venture capital giants will be used for the network’s expansion.
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World’s Iris-Scanning Tech Misunderstood, Data Never Leaves Orb, Advisor Says
World Foundation Advisor Liam Horne spoke Wednesday at Consensus 2025.
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