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US Postal Service Seeks Patent on Blockchain-Backed Mail-in Voting
13.8.2020
Whether the USPS intends to experiment with its mail-in voting system was unclear Thursday
Indian State of Telangana Is Interested in Using Blockchain for E-Voting
12.8.2020
The State Government of Telangana may develop a blockchain e-voting platform for state and national-level use
Cryptocurrency News From Japan: August 2 - August 8 in Review
8.8.2020
Coincheck's CEO expressed optimism toward the company's upcoming shareholder meeting app, GMO Coin announced negative leverage trading fees and more headlined news from Japan this past week
Much of Russia’s Blockchain Voter Data Is Now for Sale on the Dark Web
6.8.2020
Many Russian citizens now face exploitation on the dark web after their Blockchain voting data was accidentally leaked in early July
Russian Voters’ Data on Sale After Blockchain Vote to Keep Putin in Power – Report
4.8.2020
Russians voted electronically, using blockchain tech, to keep Putin in power. Now, hackers may be selling the personal data of over a million of those voters
Russians in Yaroslavl, Kursk to Use Blockchain Voting in 2021 Election
28.7.2020
Citizens in two more Russian regions are set to be granted the right to cast their votes on a blockchain-powered platform when the country goes to the polls in parliamentary elections next year.
Per media outlet Open Media, the Central Election Commission of Russia (CEC) has stated that residents...
Y Curve Interest Rates Reach 2,000%, Assets Under Management Grows Tenfold After Token Launch
21.7.2020
Depositors to the Y Curve decentralized finance (defi) pool received as much as 2,000% in interest this Saturday and about 600% (annualized) for the entire day. Before this increase, liquidity providers had been earning an aggregate rate of 10.58%. The latest interest rate growth follows Yearn...
Huobi Japan Opens Voting on Listing 6 New Tokens
20.7.2020
Account holders at crypto exchange Huobi have the opportunity to vote this month on which of six new tokens they would like to see listed
Transparency of Russia’s Blockchain Voting Setup Put Under a Microscope
17.7.2020
Russia’s blockchain vote was the largest DLT-powered experiment in the country, but whether it went well or not is another matter
Polkadot to Run Final DOT Redenomination Vote with Real DOT Tokens
13.7.2020
Major blockchain project Polkadot to define the final denomination of its native DOT token with real DOTs
Russia’s Blockchain E-Vote Participants May Have Had Their Private Data Leaked
10.7.2020
Russia’s blockchain vote experiences yet another hiccup, as e-constituents' personal data is reportedly exposed
DLT Voting Would Likely Benefit Democrats: UNSW Professor
10.7.2020
Professor Richard Holden thinks exploring distributed ledger technology for voting in US elections could put voter fraud lawsuits to bed
Russian Government Set to Enable Blockchain Voting for 2021 Elections
8.7.2020
Russian officials have indicated that they are happy with the use of blockchain-powered smartphone and PC voting – and intend to expand blockchain-based voting in next year’s parliamentary elections.
As previously reported, some 1.14 million Russians voted on a blockchain platform in the country’s...
Bug in Moscow’s Blockchain Polling System Can Reveal How Users Voted: Report
2.7.2020
The vulnerability allowed users votes in the recent constitutional poll to be decrypted, Russian journalists found
Russia's Blockchain Voting System Let Users Decrypt Results Before Count
2.7.2020
According to local reports, the blockchain-based system allowed constituents to decipher their own private votes or let third-parties do so
Russian Blockchain-powered Voting Platform ‘Withstands Node Attack’
29.6.2020
The operators of Russia’s blockchain voting system say their platform successfully repelled a hacking attack in the nation’s referendum on constitutional reform.
Blockchain voting is being piloted in the cities of Moscow and Nizhniy Novgorod, and began on June 25. Citizens in both cities were...
Hacker Attempts to Disrupt Russia’s Blockchain Voting System
29.6.2020
A hacker has attempted to disrupt a blockchain voting system currently being used to help decide constitutional changes in the Russian Federation
Hackathons Benefit From Blockchain Voting, Rewards and Transparency
29.6.2020
TAIKAI has announced that it will use the Telos network to facilitate a secure and auditable voting mechanism to evaluate and reward stakeholders in hackathon events
Russia's Blockchain Based E-Vote System Suffers Node Attack
29.6.2020
The Bitfury-powered blockchain for the Russian constitutional amendments was reportedly attacked over the weekend
BitFlyer Holds First Virtual Shareholders Meeting With Blockchain Voting App
27.6.2020
BitFlyer Holdings held a general shareholders meeting by using a blockchain voting app which went “without any troubles.”