The cryptocurrency supported by Sam Altman Worldcoin is faced with severe legal problems on more than one front. A Kenyan court judged that business affairs not legalOne day after Indonesian officials suspended his activities. The one-two regulatory blows caused more than 5% the value of the WorldCoin tokens in the last 24 hours.
COURT KENYAN: the law on the protection of the world raped in the world
Judge Aburili Roselyne of Haute Court Kenyane made three orders against the WorldCoin Foundation on May 5, 2025. The Court judged that the company violated the law of Kenya on the protection of data of 2019 when it collected the iris and the facial biometric information of citizens. Worldcoin is now ordered to erase all data within seven days.
The field had given Kenyans around 7,000 Kenyan shillings in cryptocurrency for their biometric information. This was taken up by the Katiba Institute, a civil society based in Nairobi, which filed the judicial case.
Consent was not legal because it was aroused by monetary incentives with the cryptocurrency of Worldcoin, the court said in its decision. The data protection commissioner will monitor the erasure process to confirm compliance.
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Coin du Monde judicial orders to delete the data collected in Kenya
The court indicates that the data has been collected illegally
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– Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) May 5, 2025
Indonesian authorities suspend operations
Indonesian Ministry of Communications and Digital (Komdigi) suspended Worldcoin recording in another setback to the cryptocurrency company. According to officials, the company had managed cases through unauthorized legal entities.
It was discovered that PT Terang Bulan Abadi, an entity associated with Worldcoinhad exercised cases in the absence of a valid electronic system operator certificate. Another Indonesian partner, Pt Sandina Abadi Nusantara, would have practiced false legal declarations.
Failure to comply with the registration requirements and identity theft of another legal entity is a serious offense, Komdigi said in his announcement.
WLDUSDT trading at $0.89 on the 24-hour chart: TradingView.com
The market reacts with the drop in prices
THE WLD token The value fell to $ 0.88 after reaching a 24 -hour $ 0.96 peak, as indicated by market data. The open interest in Worldcoin has also decreased by more than 5%to $ 219 million.
These figures indicate that investors are increasingly concerned about the regulatory misfortunes of the project. Timing is particularly inappropriate for Worldcoin, who had just made what some analysts described as “Haussier movement” by launching WLD ID in the United States. Coinbase also had to list the token.
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Government actions follow the public concerns
The two movements of the government seem to be reactions to the public outcry on the practice of data collection by Worldcoin. In Kenya, the government had previously suspended the recording exercise after long queues presented itself in public places, creating security and confidentiality problems.
In Indonesia, Alexander Sabar, director general of digital surveillance, called on citizens to report unregistered digital service providers. They invite the public to help maintain a safe and reliable digital space for all citizens, he said.
Worldcoin Foundation uses devices called “Orbs” To scan the iris of individuals in exchange for cryptocurrency. Although the company indicates it as a method to establish digital identities, it has aroused confidentiality problems and questions concerning consent as well as the safety of biometric information collected.
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