Worldcoin officially arrives in Ecuador and is acquitted of charges in Kenya – DiarioBitcoin

Along with its start of operations in Ecuador scheduled for next week, worldcoin It was also acquitted of charges in Kenya, so it will resume registrations of new users in the African country.

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• worldcoin formally begins operations in Ecuador starting next week
• The first registration centers will be available in Guayaquil and Quito
• In Kenya, authorities closed the investigation against worldcoin
• They determined that there are no violations of laws related to data protection and management.
• Therefore, they will be able to continue registering new users without problems

worldcointhe cryptocurrency project focused on identity verification developed by Tools of Humanity, officially announced its arrival in Ecuador, so in the coming days they will set up centers for the registration of new users residing in the South American country.

worldcoin arrives in Ecuador

The announcement came in a statement published by the team of worldcoin on their official blog, where they indicate that the first deployment of operations will take place in the cities of Guayaquil and Quito.

In this regard it reads:

Verifications will be available at six locations in two Ecuadorian cities, starting with the port city of Guayaquil on June 26 and, a day later, the capital Quito on June 27. Anyone over 18 years of age interested in joining the 5,786,760 of people participating in the Worldcoin network can verify their World ID at one of these locations.

As indicated worldcoin, The arrival of the project to Ecuador occurs at a time when “Global support for the concept of proof of humanity in general, and World ID in particular, is growing”so they will begin with the registrations of the country’s residents, who will periodically receive subsidies in the token W.L.D. for the support provided.

As in other cases, those interested in registering through the orbs of worldcoin must download and configure previously WorldApp, as well as schedule your corresponding appointment according to availability at any of the locations in said cities.

Legal victory in Kenya

Hand in hand with the expansion of its operations in Latin America, the team worldcoin He also reported that they settled the legal disputes in Kenya, so the project no longer faces an investigation against it by legal regulators.

As seen in a legal document sent by worldcoin to the edition of DailyBitcoin, The authorities concluded that the project activities did not violate data protection laws, so the case was closed without any legal action. Therefore, they can now resume operations with complete normality in the African nation.

In this regard, the legal director of Tools for HumanityThomas Scott stated:

We are grateful for a fair investigation that has been carried out by the DCI and for the determination of the Director of Public Prosecutions to close the matter. This result, although satisfactory, is not the end, but the beginning. We will continue to work with the Government of Kenya and other agencies, and hope to soon resume World ID registration across the country.

The good news for Worldcoin comes amid the difficulties it has been facing in various latitudes to be able to carry out operations. For example, the project must remain suspended in Spain until the end of this year while investigations progress, but on the other hand, it officially entered Colombian territory at the end of last month.

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