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Consensus Magazine

Shavonne Wong: Not Even Sam Altman 'Is Exempt From Surveillance'

The artist made an NFT of the Worldcoin co-founder and OpenAI CEO for our Most Influential package.

Shavonne Wong, the artist behind the NFT.

Consensus Magazine

Sam Altman: The World That Sam Made

From ChatGPT to Worldcoin, Sam Altman changed everything in 2023.

Image of individual who looks like Sam Altman staring into orb

Opinion

Does Worldcoin Need a Reevaluation? Understanding Sam Altman’s Crypto-AI-UBI Experiment

There’s lots to admire about the ex-OpenAI CEO’s crypto startup, despite relentless “techlash” criticism.

(TechCrunch/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

OpenAI Ousts Sam Altman From CEO and Board Roles; Worldcoin Drops 12%

The board said it "no longer has confidence in [Altman's] ability to continue leading" the company.

Worldcoin co-founders Alex Blania and Sam Altman (Marc Olivier/Worldcoin)

Markets

Sam Altman's Worldcoin Switches Orb Rewards Plan to Boost WLD Supply

Users will receive WLD tokens, instead of USDC, starting Tuesday, as per a new developer document.

The Worldcoin Orb scans a QR code to kick off the iris scan in Paris. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Tech

The Tech Guru Behind Worldcoin: a Q&A With Tiago Sada

The head of product for Tools for Humanity grew up in Mexico, became an expert in robotics and won a scholarship to study in the U.S. Now he's overseeing one of the most interesting (and controversial) blockchain projects.

Tiago Sada, head of product, engineering & design at Tools for Humanity, which is helping to build Worldcoin. (Tools for Humanity)

Policy

Worldcoin Regulatory Scrutiny Grows as Argentina Opens Investigation

The investigation began after collecting numerous data in five major jurisdictions of the country, the Argentinian Agency for Access to Public Information said.

Argentina flag (Unsplash)

Policy

Bavaria's Data Regulator Had Not Concluded Assessment of Worldcoin When the Project Launched

The Sam Altman co-founded project has been shut down in Kenya over privacy concerns.

A user from GCR getting their iris scanned with a Worldcoin Orb in Paris on July 21. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto News Today: PayPal's Stablecoin Debut, Worldcoin's Kenyan Hurdles, and More

From PayPal's entry into the stablecoin market to regulatory challenges faced by Worldcoin in Kenya, the crypto world continues to be a blend of innovation and controversy.

Sede de PayPal. (Shutterstock)

Videos

PayPal Enters the Crypto Conversation with New Stablecoin; Worldcoin Faces More Scrutiny

“CoinDesk Daily” host Jennifer Sanasie dives into today’s hottest stories in crypto, as the electronic payments giant PayPal ventures into digital assets with the announcement of a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin called PayPal USD. Sino Global Capital files a multimillion dollar claim against FTX. And, Worldcoin’s Nairobi warehouse was reportedly raided as Kenya's Ministry of the Interior suspends the project from operating in the country.

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