{"id":148894,"date":"2023-09-03T07:23:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T01:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/?p=148894"},"modified":"2023-09-03T07:23:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T01:53:05","slug":"argentina-sees-new-worldcoin-id-verification-record-amid-growing-controversy-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/argentina-sees-new-worldcoin-id-verification-record-amid-growing-controversy-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Argentina Sees New Worldcoin ID Verification Record Amid Growing Controversy &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Argentina\u2019s technology and cryptocurrency sectors have recently surged with World ID, a project by Worldcoin, reaching an all-time high in user verifications.<\/p>\n<p>On Aug. 30, Argentina set a new record with 9,500 citizens verifying their identities through World ID. While this might be considered a growing crypto adoption sign by some, it\u2019s also quite controversial given Worldcoin\u2019s issues with authorities and the community.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>World ID is an innovative identity protocol that utilizes the proof of personhood (PoP) methodology. It verifies a user\u2019s unique human identity through a biometric device, the Orb, without extracting personal information.<\/li>\n<li>The growing popularity of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/what-is-worldcoin\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Worldcoin<\/a> has resulted in the World App, associated with Worldcoin, quickly becoming the most popular app in Argentina\u2019s App Store.<\/li>\n<li>Since Worldcoin was introduced in late July, the demand for World ID verifications has skyrocketed worldwide.<\/li>\n<li>Worldcoin started to bridge the financial inclusion gap with digital identity. The platform, which has two million users, gained significant traction before the token launch in July. However, its release brought with it controversy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING:<\/p>\n<p>Worldcoin hits single day sign-up record in Argentina despite local investigation<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Whale (@WhaleChart) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhaleChart\/status\/1697126207324631451?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">August 31, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>The distribution of retinal scanners by Worldcoin has raised <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/worldcoins-iris-scanning-approach-deemed-evil-security-expert-predicts-high-probability-of-failure\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">concerns<\/a> about user privacy, which have prompted thorough examination by international data protection agencies.<\/li>\n<li>The Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision in Germany and France\u2019s National Commission on Informatics and Liberty are among the institutions investigating Worldcoin\u2019s data handling practices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-12\" style=\"margin: 8px 0;clear: both\">\n<div><span style=\"font-size:11px;color: gray\">SPECIAL OFFER (Sponsored)<\/span><br \/>\n<b>Binance Free $100 (Exclusive): <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/pl\/binancebanner\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Use this link<\/a> to register and receive $100 free and 10% off fees on Binance Futures first month<\/b> (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/buy-bitcoin-5-easy-steps\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">terms<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><b>PrimeXBT Special Offer: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/pl\/primexbt2\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Use this link<\/a> to register &amp; enter CRYPTOPOTATO50 code to receive up to $7,000 on your deposits.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Argentina\u2019s technology and cryptocurrency sectors have recently surged with World ID, a project by Worldcoin, reaching an all-time high in user verifications. On Aug. 30, Argentina set a new record with 9,500 citizens verifying their identities through World ID. While this might be considered a growing crypto adoption sign by some, it\u2019s also quite controversial [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":148895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[230,225,221,227,226,228,229,60,223,224,222],"class_list":["post-148894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency","tag-brave","tag-coinbase","tag-crypto","tag-decentralised","tag-decentralized","tag-decentralized-exchange","tag-erc-20","tag-featured","tag-meme-coin","tag-robinhood","tag-solana"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148894"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":148897,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148894\/revisions\/148897"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/148895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}