Worldcoin (WLD), which caused a lot of controversy after its launch and initiated investigations in many countries, announced that it has started its operations in Singapore.
Making a statement at this point, the Worldcoin team stated that users in Singapore will be able to complete their identity verification through the project's local hardware wallet.
It was stated that the project's special hardware device, Orb, can be used to verify World ID.
“Users in Singapore can now verify their ID at an Orb in the latest sign of growing global interest in proof of personality and the Worldcoin project.
Following the successful launch of World ID 2.0 and the open sourcing of the Worldcoin iris recognition pipeline in mid-December, World ID verifications can now be performed in Singapore via the project's proprietary hardware device, the Orb.”
In addition to World ID verifications, the announcement also stated that project participant Tools for Humanity (TFH) is a member of ACCESS and Singapore Fintech Association (SFA), two of Singapore's most respected startup and technology associations.
The Worldcoin team recently said that apart from Singapore, access to World ID verifications has been steadily increasing in countries around the world.
“Last week, Seville and Bilbao joined the growing list of cities offering World Authentication in Spain, from Malaga to Mallorca to Madrid,” the team said. said.
While Worldcoin continued to grow, India, France and Brazil launched an investigation into the Worldcoin project and Orb announced that it had suspended its authentication activities.
WLD continues to trade at $3.68 at the time of writing.
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