Worldcoin, a new crypto project offering digital IDs via iris-scanning, has been suspended by the Kenyan government over privacy and security concerns.
Kenyan Government Suspends Worldcoin’s Activities
Only 10 days after the official launch of Worldcoin, the project has already been suspended in one of the few countries where the company’s iris-scanning device Orb was available.
Kenya was one of the first countries to open registration for World ID back in 2021. It is also reportedly one of the regions that got the highest number of sign ups. Initially, Worldcoin listed around 18 Orb-locations that would open in Kenya but in the end left only one – Kenyatta International Convention Centre.
Tens of thousands of Kenyans flocked to the Orb to get their iris scanned and receive the World ID. They may have also been motivated to undergo the procedure by the 25 WLD (equivalent to around 7,000 shillings) Worldcoin promised to give everyone for the identity verification.
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