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Brazilian Voting Authority Might Include Blockchain Tech in Future Elections
9.8.2022
The Brazilian voting authority (TSE), has publicly declared it is studying blockchain as a technology that might help the organization in its task of organizing ballots. Celio Castro Wermerlinger, coordinator of modernization of the institution, stated that this decentralized ledger tech...
Overstock Touts Voatz Blockchain Voting App as Solution to US Election Fracas
30.10.2020
The comments come days before a ballot count marred in uncertainty
Downvoted: Security Researchers Slam Voatz Over Stance on White-Hat Hackers
6.10.2020
A broad ruling on the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act could “chill” security research by white-hat hackers, making tech less secure
Voatz Calls for Restrictions on Independent Cybersecurity Research in Supreme Court Brief
4.9.2020
Blockchain voting platform Voatz wrote that bug bounty programs are beneficial – provided researchers only operate under the supervision of the companies they’re looking into
‘Snake Oil and Overpriced Junk’: Why Blockchain Doesn’t Fix Online Voting
18.6.2020
More people are wiling to try online voting these days. But experts say it isn't safe, and - despite what you might have heard - blockchain doesn't help much. Not yet, at least
Ohio Lawmakers Propose Blockchain Voting in Elections Overhaul Bill
6.5.2020
Ohio lawmakers have proposed the launch of a blockchain voting pilot in spite of security experts' repeated warnings against any internet-based elections system
Voatz Bug Bounty Kicked Off of HackerOne Platform
31.3.2020
Voatz’s bug bounty program has been booted from HackerOne, ostensibly because Voatz reported a researcher to the FBI
Election App Voatz Just Got Kicked Out of a Major Bug Bounty Program
30.3.2020
Bug bounty platform HackerOne severed ties with Medici Ventures-backed Voatz, the blockchain-based mobile voting app for breach of partnership standards
Voatz ‘Blockchain’ App Used in US Elections Has Numerous Security Issues, Says Report
13.3.2020
New audit of Voatz echoes an earlier MIT report, finding numerous issues with the platform
West Virginia Ditches Blockchain Voting App Provider Voatz
2.3.2020
West Virginia will not continue with its use of blockchain-based mobile voting software Voatz amid security concerns from experts
After MIT Find Vulnerabilities, Medici Ventures Defends Blockchain Voting App Voatz
14.2.2020
Jonathan Johnson, CEO of Overstock, backs Voatz app amid circulating claims of the app’s security vulnerabilities
MIT Wasn’t Only One Auditing Voatz – Homeland Security Did Too, With Fewer Concerns
14.2.2020
A newly declassified DHS cyber audit complicates Thursday’s reports of major security vulnerabilities in the Voatz mobile voting app
Overstock CEO: Crypto Investments Are Ready for Prime Time
13.1.2020
Overstock CEO and Medici Ventures President Jonathan Johnson believes crypto investments are finally ready to enter the real world
West Virginia’s Blockchain Voting Pilot May Have Been Breached by a Student
8.10.2019
The West Virginia Secretary of State disclosed a student tampered with the blockchain voting pilot developed by Voatz in 2018
West Virginia’s Blockchain Voting Pilot Was Possibly Targeted by a Student Hacker
8.10.2019
The West Virginia Secretary of State disclosed the attempted hack occurred during the 2018 election cycle
Utah County to Offer Blockchain Voting App in Municipal Elections
23.7.2019
Utah County is to pilot the mobile voting app from Voatz in its municipal primary election in August
Overstock’s Medici Ventures Leads $7 Million Round for Blockchain Voting Startup
6.6.2019
Blockchain-based mobile voting platform Voatz has raised $7 million in a Series A round led by Overstock's Medici Ventures and Techstars