Kenyan officials cited financial security and privacy concerns around Worldcoin, the identity crypto protocol co-founded by OpenAI's Sam Altman.

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Today's Stories:

Kenyan Government Suspends Worldcoin Activity on Financial Security, Privacy Concerns 

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This episode was hosted by George Kaloudis. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.