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 PhotoBERLIN, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Germany's financial regulator Bafin is investigating the digital currency Worldcoin, German business daily Handelsblatt reported on Tuesday.
"If a company turns to the German market without the necessary permission, for example with a website or app in German, we investigate it," a spokesperson was cited as saying.
Worldcoin did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Writing by Friederike Heine, Editing by Rachel MoreOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
Elizabeth Howcroft, Worldcoin, Friederike Heine, Rachel More
Organizations:
REUTERS, Thomson
Locations:
Shoreditch, East London, Britain