Sam Altman’s Worldcoin Dream Hits Turbulence—Will the Crypto Utopia Survive?

Worldcoin’s ambitious plan to scan eyeballs and distribute crypto is facing mounting skepticism. Regulatory hurdles, privacy concerns, and that classic crypto volatility are chipping away at its ’universal basic income for the digital age’ pitch.

Meanwhile, Wall Street snickers—another Silicon Valley moonshot trying to monetize humanity itself.

A Kenyan court has ordered Sam Altman’s crypto project, World (formerly Worldcoin), to erase all biometric data gathered in the country. The High Court in Nairobi ruled that the data was collected without valid consent from the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) and through the use of cryptocurrency rewards, violating informed consent principles. This ruling increases global concerns over World’s data collection practices.