Kenyan Government Suspends Activities of Worldcoin in Country

Kenya’s interior ministry said on Wednesday that it had suspended the local activities of cryptocurrency project Worldcoin while government agencies assess potential risks to public safety.

Highlights

• Kenya’s government suspends activities of cryptocurrency project Worldcoin.
• The project requires users to give their iris scans in exchange for a digital ID.
• In some countries users also get free cryptocurrency as part of plans to create a new “identity and financial network” Local media have reported that more than 350,000 had signed up for the project as of Tuesday.
• Worldcoin Foundation, a Cayman Islands-based foundation, said it would take the time of suspension to boost understanding of privacy measures it has in place in Kenya and elsewhere it has a presence in the country.
• It has also come under scrutiny in Britain, Germany, France and France.

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