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Worldcoin hit with another ban order in Europe citing risks to kids

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Controversial crypto biometrics venture Worldcoin has been almost entirely booted out of Europe after being hit with another temporary ban — this time in Portugal. The order from the country’s data protection authority comes hard on the heels of a similar-looking three-month stop-processing order from Spain’s DPA earlier this month. Portugal was one of just […]

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A new web3 network is being built right now that wants to end Big Tech’s control of your data

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Many of the people building web3 feel like the traditional web ecosystem has taken advantage of users and their data. While it benefits a number of businesses, data miners and even AI models, some see it as an overreach. Some of the problems with the web that exists today, which some web3-focused people call Web

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Solana memecoin hype continues, Backpack’s beta phase was a success and Starbucks axes its NFT program

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Welcome to TechCrunch Crypto, formerly known as Chain Reaction. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important crypto stories delivered to your inbox every Thursday at 12 p.m. PT, subscribe here. Hello and welcome back to the TechCrunch Crypto newsletter. This week, Starbucks killed its Odyssey NFT program that was launched in 2022,

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