Hong Kong asks Sam Altman's crypto project to pause operations on privacy concerns

Hong Kong asks Sam Altman's crypto project to pause operations on privacy concerns

Stickers handed out to people who signed up for WorldCoin are seen at a sign-up site in Shoreditch, East London, Britain July 24, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Howcroft/File Photo

A Hong Kong regulator on Wednesday served an enforcement notice to Worldcoin Foundation directing it to cease all operations of the cryptocurrency project in the country, citing risk to privacy and personal data.