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The Bottom Line: Why Are Millions of People Searching for Worldcoin? | Cryptocurrency News
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Worldcoin promises a biometrics-linked cryptocurrency, but critics have concerns about privacy and ethics.
Worldcoin has people lining up all over the world to let the silver balls search their eyes for the promise of free cryptocurrency. But governments are now shutting down operations. There are concerns about data collection and blurred lines around consent. So where will Worldcoin go next?
In this episode:
- Russell Brandom (@RusselBrandom), US technology editor of the rest of the world
- Davide Gerardo (@davidgerard), Author of Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain
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This episode was produced by Ashish Malhotra and Sarí el-Khalili with our guest host Kevin Hirten, for Malika Bilal. Miranda Lin and Chloe K Li fact-checked this episode.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our Audience Development and Engagement Lead is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our Engagement Producer.
Alexandra Locke is the executive producer of The Take. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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