A Russian digital services expert has predicted a future where passport-based identification for Internet access becomes the norm, citing a broader trend towards the de-anonymization of online spaces. His comments follow a move by Telegram to disclose user data during rule violation investigations, reflecting a significant shift in how anonymity is handled on the web.…
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Brazil is launching its new national identity program powered by blockchain technology. Rio de Janeiro, Goiás, and Paraná will be the first states to issue identification documents on-chain. Over 214 million Brazilians will soon be using blockchain technology for digital identity, the government recently announced. Rio de Janeiro, Goiás, and Paraná will be the first…
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The first documents to be available on-chain in Buenos Aires include birth and marriage certificates, along with proof of income and academic verification. Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, is making a major move toward integrating its bureaucracy with blockchain technology. Starting in October, the city’s 15 million residents can access identity documents via a…
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After Tools for Humanity, the team behind the biometric cryptocurrency project Worldcoin announced it had raised $115 million in a Series C led by Blockchain Capital, Sam Altman, co-founder and chief executive of the artificial intelligence (AI) firm Openai, clarified at an event held at Tel Aviv University that he is not involved in the…
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The integration will allow users to instantly convert cash to stablecoin for use in DeFi protocols. The Federal Reserve’s forthcoming instant payment service FedNow will be integrated with Metal Blockchain, according to a May 11 announcement from the Metal Blockchain team. The announcement said that the integration will allow Metal users to instantly convert funds…
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European Union lawmakers are planning an EU-wide digital identity wallet for access to essential services. On March 15, the European Parliament voted 418 to 103 (with 24 abstentions) in favor of negotiating a mandate for talks with the European Union member states about revising the new European Digital Identity (eID) framework and creating the “European…
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According to a report published by AFP, Do Kwon, CEO of Terraform Labs, has been charged with document forgery in Montenegro. Kwon was arrested at the Podgorica airport while traveling with fake documentation. South Korean prosecutors have said the Terra co-founder faces extradition to South Korea. Montenegro Police’s Account of the Falsified Travel Documents Found…
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The Swiss financial regulator has published its updated anti-money laundering (AML) ordinance, noting it’s extending the coverage to include blockchain trading platforms. It also clarified certain reporting and identification requirements that apply to crypto transactions. Financial Authorities Adjust Swiss Anti-Money Laundering Rules Concerning Crypto Transfers Following consultations that started earlier this year, the Swiss Financial…
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With the regulatory push for a tighter identification standards rises, the crypto industry definitely has some innovations to offer. Crypto and Know Your Customer (KYC) guidelines seem to be an unhappy marriage — pseudonymity in the digital currencies’ DNA doesn’t match the old-school centralized protocols of traditional finance, but cohabitation is inevitable for the maturing…
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What’s behind Buterin’s embrace of “soulbound tokens”? Ensuring Ethereum’s dominance? A backlash against NFTs? Creating a better world? The attention, one might suspect, has much to do with the participation of Buterin, blockchain’s wunderkind and the legendary co-founder of the Ethereum network. But it could also be a function of the paper’s ambition and scope,…
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