US Treasury’s crypto playbook puts digital identity at the center
The U.S. Department of Treasury’s just released report to Congress on innovative technologies to counter illicit finance involving digital assets…
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South Korea prepares for more digital wallets thanks to won-backed stablecoins
As South Korea’s quest to legalize won-denominated stablecoins enters its final stages, the market is preparing new digital wallets that…
a16z highlights importance of decentralized digital ID for crypto in US gov’t feedback
The American government should reform its regulations for financial institutions to allow them to use merging technologies, particularly those related…
Worldcoin exchange in Thailand raided by regulators, arrest made
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) has raided a Worldcoin exchange service beside a…
Proof ties digital identity to payments with Visa partnership, crypto tool launch
Proof is bringing its cryptographic digital identity verification capabilities to payments made with cards through a strategic collaboration with Visa…
World to appeal Philippine order to stop collecting biometric data
Digital identity project World will appeal a cease and desist order against its developer, Tools for Humanity (TFH), issued by…
ECB picks Feedzai, G+D among preferred tech providers for digital euro
Feedzai and Giesecke + Devrient are among five “first-ranked” technology providers selected by the European Central Bank (ECB) to build…
Public gets chance to invest in World’s biometric digital ID through $270M deal
A group of American crypto investors believe that World’s iris biometrics can provide the universal foundation for digital identity that…
Thai authorities warn over use of World’s iris biometric scanners
Local authorities in Thailand have been put on notice to monitor the use of World’s iris biometric scanning Orbs. Thailand’s…
SEC crypto task force searches for answers on anonymity and regulation
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) newly created Crypto Task Force is hosting a series of roundtables in cities…
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