Kenya Defies US Pressure, Maintains Worldcoin Suspension
Kenya’s Minister of Interior and National Administration, Kithure Kindiki, has rejected a US government request to lift the suspension of Worldcoin’s operations.
The suspension, imposed in August 2023, will remain in effect until assurances of financial deal safety and integrity are provided.
Kenya’s government formed a 15-member parliamentary committee to investigate the controversial crypto project.
Worldcoin gained notoriety in Kenya as hundreds thronged venues to register for the program by scanning their iris using Worldcoin’s Orb device and receiving 25 WLD tokens worth approximately 7,700 shillings ($54.60).
The court suspended Worldcoin’s activities after the data commissioner’s office filed a case, ordering the preservation of collected data. Worldcoin, co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, aims to differentiate humans from online bots as AI technology grows.
(With inputs from Shikha Singh)
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