Worldcoin launch raises eyebrows as WLD price notches a double-digit gain

    Worldcoin price soared to $3.58 shortly after launching but traders and crypto advocates have many concerns. Worldcoin (WLD), the native token of the “privacy-preserving digital identity (World ID)” project founded by OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman, soared after listing on major crypto exchanges on July 24. At the time of writing, WLD trades at $2.22, reflecting…

    Worldcoin launches token to distinguish humans from bots

    The project provides a decentralized and private way to verify human identity online amid the rise of artificial intelligence technologies. Worldcoin, a project partly created by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, launched the project’s ecosystem token on July 24. The project has continuously split opinions from within the crypto space to Silicon Valley, with some praising…

    Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse: ‘The SEC created this mess’

    Brad Garlinghouse has lashed out at the SEC for its “absurd” comments on the Ripple Labs case. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has condemned the United States securities regulator over recent comments from its lawyers that hint at a possible appeal to its case against Ripple. In a July 23 tweet, Garlinghouse slammed the regulator for…

    Crypto survey finds 47% of investors expect Ether to ‘surpass’ Bitcoin

    Fidelity Digital Assets gave a bullish forecast for ETH in the next 12 months, while a separate survey from CryptoVantage found 47% of investors expect Ether to “surpass” Bitcoin. Fidelity Digital Assets released a “Q2 2023 Signals Report” on July 18, which claimed that Ether’s outlook for the next 12 months and the long term…

    Altcoins ‘bled’ as Bitcoin gained dominance in Q2: CoinGecko

    Exchange, DeFi and metaverse tokens were hit hard in the second quarter of 2023 while Bitcoin continued to make gains. The second quarter of the year has been a solid one for Bitcoin’s performance as its market dominance gained against altcoins, which “bled” throughout the quarter, according to CoinGecko. On July 18, the crypto data…

    Chainlink launches cross-chain protocol bridging blockchain to TradFi

    Several top banks around the world are already collaborating with Chainlink to explore applications for the Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol. The development firm behind the Chainlink protocol and its native token has gone live with its cross-chain protocol, aimed at providing interoperability between traditional financial firms and both public and private blockchains. In a July 17 post on…