Indonesia suspends eye-scanning Worldcoin crypto project


An abandoned building bearing the Worldcoin logo is seen at an upscale residential area in Jakarta on May 5, 2025. - AFP

JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities said they have suspended Worldcoin, the eyeball-scanning cryptocurrency project co-founded by OpenAI chief Sam Altman under scrutiny in several countries.

Since Worldcoin launched in 2023, millions of people have had their iris patterns scanned to create a "World ID", proving they are human and allowing them to conduct transactions.

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