{"id":84877,"date":"2024-07-24T00:56:52","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T04:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=84877"},"modified":"2024-07-24T00:56:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T04:56:54","slug":"worldcoin-denies-insider-trading-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/worldcoin-denies-insider-trading-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"Worldcoin Denies Insider Trading Allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Worldcoin denies insider<a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/us-sec-confirms-spot-ethereum-etf-trading-to-begin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> trading allegations<\/a> amid speculation of team members using insider information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Crypto-investigator-calls-Worldcoin-the-biggest-scam-Heres-why.jpg\" alt=\"Worldcoin Denies Insider Trading Allegations\" class=\"wp-image-84878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Crypto-investigator-calls-Worldcoin-the-biggest-scam-Heres-why.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Crypto-investigator-calls-Worldcoin-the-biggest-scam-Heres-why-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Crypto-investigator-calls-Worldcoin-the-biggest-scam-Heres-why-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Crypto-investigator-calls-Worldcoin-the-biggest-scam-Heres-why-860x645.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Worldcoin Denies Insider Trading Allegations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Worldcoin has refuted allegations of insider trading. Individuals from the team were suspected of insider trading earlier this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DefiSquared pointed out that &#8220;It appears likely (but not proven) that someone from the team or VCs used insider information to frontrun buying the news before it was even publicly announced.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Worldcoin realistically might become the greatest transfer of wealth of this entire cycle. Unfortunately, this wealth transfer isn&#39;t in the form of universal basic income as their mission suggests, but instead to the pockets of the team and insiders. I\u2019ve posted a bit on it\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gr83mnt3Ms\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Gr83mnt3Ms<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p>&mdash; DeFi^2 (@DefiSquared) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DefiSquared\/status\/1790075349373694174?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 13, 2024<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A spokesperson for Worldcoin has since informed Cointelegraph that the organization has a &#8220;zero tolerance&#8221; policy regarding insider trading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Worldcoin Foundation and contributor Tools for Humanity take any allegation of insider trading, even if unfounded and unsubstantiated, seriously and would have zero tolerance for such activity if it were to occur,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The spokesperson also stated that neither organization has discovered any evidence to substantiate the claims of insider trading or <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/us-doj-charges-5-people-over-crypto-price-manipulation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">price manipulation<\/a>. The spokesperson emphasized that Worldcoin maintains a stringent market integrity policy that is intended to prevent the occurrence of such activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the spokesperson clarified that individuals who are subject to their policies are always prohibited from disclosing confidential information that is pertinent to WLD purchasing decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These individuals were prohibited from participating in any <a href=\"https:\/\/blockworks.co\/price\/wld#:~:text=What%20is%20the%20current%20trading,a%20change%20of%20%2D6.04%25.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">WLD trading activities<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a> during the relevant periods due to an active blackout period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-29-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-29-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-29-1-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-29-1-768x373.png 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-29-1-860x418.png 860w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the gains have been erased since the token release, and WLD is currently trading at the same price as before the announcement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Worldcoin denies insider trading allegations amid speculation of team members using insider information. Worldcoin has refuted allegations of insider trading. Individuals from the team were suspected of insider trading earlier this week. DefiSquared pointed out that &#8220;It appears likely (but not proven) that someone from the team or VCs used insider information to frontrun buying [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":84878,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[20796,20795,5185],"class_list":["post-84877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-denies","tag-trading-allegations","tag-worldcoin"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Crypto-investigator-calls-Worldcoin-the-biggest-scam-Heres-why.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84877"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84877\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}