ICE’s $94.7M blockchain surveillance deal challenged
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) awarded nearly $95 million to TRM Labs for cryptocurrency forensic software and analytical support…
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Tools for Humanity hired two law firms to probe bribery and financial misconduct
Tools for Humanity, the startup behind World ID digital identity and Worldcoin cryptocurrency, hired two law firms last year to…
US stablecoin rules could accelerate adoption of digital identity credentials
Federal regulators are moving to require certain payment stablecoin issuers to verify the identities of customers who open accounts directly…
Humanity Protocol key storage error, malware infection lead to massive token breach
There is no indication that the palm biometrics “Proof-of-Trust” nee “Proof-of-Humanity” startup Humanity Protocol uses for identity verification have failed….
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…
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…
