This marks the first time a major world power has explicitly linked cryptocurrency projects to state-level biometric surveillance concerns. The convergence of digital currency, artificial intelligence (through OpenAI's involvement), and biometric identity systems represents an unprecedented fusion of technologies that could enable comprehensive population tracking and control.
China Warns of Crypto-Masked Biometric Harvesting Plot
📰 What Happened
China's Ministry of State Security has issued a warning about foreign entities using cryptocurrency projects as a front to collect sensitive biometric data, particularly iris scans. While not explicitly named, the warning appears to reference operations similar to Worldcoin, founded by OpenAI's Sam Altman. The ministry cited multiple cases of data breaches, including fingerprint payment systems being compromised and facial data being exploited by foreign intelligence services for espionage operations.
📖 Prophetic Significance
China's historical role as the 'Kings of the East' (Revelation 16:12) takes on new significance as it positions itself against global biometric identity systems. The ministry's warning about iris scans and fingerprint payments echoes the infrastructure described in Revelation 13. China's resistance to foreign-controlled biometric systems suggests the eventual emergence of competing digital identity frameworks between East and West, potentially fulfilling the prophetic division of global powers before Armageddon.