Controversial ‘World’ Exchange Raided in Bangkok

Controversial ‘World’ exchange raided in Bangkok

The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission and cyber police have conducted a raid on a World (WLD) exchange and iris scanning location in Bangkok, resulting in the arrest of suspects for operating an unlicensed digital asset business.

Thai Authorities Arrest Suspects Linked to Unlicensed Worldcoin Exchange

Authorities in Thailand have arrested suspects linked to an unlicensed Worldcoin exchange in Bangkok following a joint raid by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) at an iris scanning site. The operation on 24 October 2025 targeted Worldcoin (WLD) exchange services suspected of operating without a license. Jomkwan Kongsakul SEC Deputy Secretary-General Jomkwan Kongsakul said, “This collabor…

Worldcoin Faces New Regulatory Pressure as Thai Authorities Raid Iris-Scanning Site

Sam Altman’s Worldcoin project is once again under heavy regulatory fire, this time in Thailand, where the national Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), alongside the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB), conducted a raid on a Worldcoin-linked iris scanning hub in Bangkok. But what does this mean for WLD price action? Officials allege the site was facilitating unlicensed digital asset exchange services tied to the project’s WLD token, a …

Thailand SEC Raids Worldcoin Iris Scanning Site Over Licensing Breach

Regulators Move Against Unlicensed Operations Thai authorities have raided a site linked to World, the digital identity project founded by OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman, alleging violations of local digital asset laws. The joint operation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) targeted an iris scanning location said to be involved in “WLD exchange services,” the SEC said in a statement…

Thailand raids Worldcoin-linked site as regulators intensify crypto scrutiny - Invest In Crypto News

Thailand’s SEC raids site tied to World’s WLD exchange over alleged unlicensed operations. Regulators in Germany, Kenya, Brazil, and Indonesia also probe World’s biometric crypto model. Global scrutiny grows over iris-scan data use as the World faces new compliance challenges. World, the digital identity project led by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and formerly known as Worldcoin, has run into fresh regulatory trouble in Thailand. Authorities conducted …

World Under Investigation in Thailand Over WLD Exchange

Thai officials raided a World verification site over concerns it may have illegally offered WLD token exchange services without a license.