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Cryptocurrency News From Japan: June 21 - June 27 in Review
27.6.2020
SBI announced a crypto investment fund, Bitflyer Holdings used blockchain-based voting for a shareholder meeting, and more headlined news from Japan this past week
Russia's Blockchain Voting System Malfunctions Soon After Going Live
25.6.2020
Russia’s blockchain vote, powered by Bitfury, is off to a shaky start
Russians Offered Gift Card Incentive to Use Blockchain Voting Platform
22.6.2020
Blockchain voting could be set for a faster rollout than expected – both in terms of business management and large-scale democracy, with companies and nations alike looking to resume business as usual. So keen are governments to get voters out of polling booths and onto their blockchain-powered...
‘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
BitFlyer Blockchain Reveals Voting App for Virtual Shareholders Meetings
11.6.2020
bitFlyer Blockchain revealed a new blockchain-based new app to allow fair voting at virtual shareholders meetings
Moscow Said to Hire Kaspersky to Build Voting Blockchain With Bitfury Software
9.6.2020
Moscow's government is giving voters the option of having their ballots recorded on a blockchain despite transparency concerns
MIT Research Says Online Voting Needs More Decentralization to Protect Ballots
9.6.2020
New research from MIT says a decentralized protocol is a must for secure online voting, however the current online voting platform is too centralized and vulnerable
Blockchain Voting Will Determine Vladimir Putin’s Presidential Fate
5.6.2020
Moscow citizens will be able to vote on Vladimir Putin’s Constitutional amendments via a blockchain-powered system
Waves Enterprise Starts Beta Testing for Blockchain Corporate Voting Platform
5.6.2020
Waves' new platform uses blockchain to make shareholder voting more transparent, and is reportedly already being considered by major firms
With Riots Erupting in US Cities, Using Tools of Peaceful Protest Can be More Meaningful
31.5.2020
During the last six days, America has been feeling the wrath of a myriad of protests and riots in nearly every major city across the nation. The U.S. is experiencing an uprising like never before, but some of the protests and demonstrations could be more peaceful. Acts like not voting for...
Block.one Will Now Vote for EOS Candidates, But Wants Their Locations First
21.5.2020
Block.one has issued its own set of criteria to use when voting for EOS block producers, perhaps controversially including where they are based
Why Cardano Founder Chose Wyoming Over the ‘Giant Egos’ at Harvard
20.5.2020
Cardano founder Charles Hoskison explains why University of Wyoming represents a better return on investment for IOHK than Harvard, MIT or Cornell
Blockchain Bites: Introducing the CoinDesk 50 and a Roadmap to Consensus: Distributed
7.5.2020
In the news: a new blockchain voting proposal, Cash App's bitcoin profits and why we're sooner having a halving
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
US Senate Staffers Float Blockchain Voting if Chamber Goes Remote
4.5.2020
U.S. Senate staffers, hunting for tech to keep their chamber legislating through crises, floated blockchain voting in an April 30 continuity of Senate memo
US Congress Considers Blockchain-Based Voting Amid COVID-19
3.5.2020
The United States Congress is contemplating developing a blockchain-based system to allow remote Senate voting
Controversial Blockchain Voting App Used at Republican Convention
29.4.2020
Voatz app was praised by the Utah GOP chairman amid recent reports on their security flaws
After Steem Voting Controversy and Hardfork, Binance Lists HIVE
27.4.2020
After purportedly being misled into supporting Justin Sun’s attempted takeover of Steem, Binance has launched support for HIVE, the product of that hardfork
This Blockchain Voting App Could Change Elections Forever
22.4.2020
This blockchain voting app could save the November elections
Blockchain Voting Systems Could Be the Future, but Current Flaws Persist
16.4.2020
Blockchain-based voting systems may have security vulnerabilities, but the platform provides transparency, says West Virginia's secretary of state