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Online Voting Not Secure Even With Blockchain, Says US Association
10.4.2020
Voting on the blockchain in the United States is neither secure nor reliable, according to a letter written by a scientific association
Block.one Plans to Start Voting on EOS, the Blockchain It Birthed
9.4.2020
Block.one says the time is right for it to take an active role in the EOS community voting for block producers
Internet Voting Is ‘Not Secure’ and Blockchain Won’t Help, Warns Scientific Body
9.4.2020
Internet voting tools – including blockchain apps – have fundamental issues, and are not safe for real elections, a multidisciplinary science group told U.S. policy makers
Block.one Will Vote With Its EOS in Clear Break From Previous Cautiousness
9.4.2020
Block.one announced it will use its stake of almost 10% of the EOS network to influence block producer voting
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
University Students Harness Blockchain for Elections Amid Lockdown
30.3.2020
A voting Dapp built by the students of Malta University comprises the first live implementation of Vodafone’s digital identity platform
CoinDeal Token – a Wide Range of Earning Possibilities
23.3.2020
Launched in the second quarter of 2019, CDL Token is a rapidly growing project, which has more and more to offer for its users. From the very beginning, CDL was not supposed to be an ordinary token. The goal was to create a functional cryptocurrency which would enable the users of the CoinDeal...
The Promise and Reality of Blockchain’s Role in Global Elections
20.3.2020
E-voting systems, based on blockchain tech: Would they really help to make elections more trusted or is it another utopian dream?
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
In Defense of Blockchain Voting
12.3.2020
Recent election tech foul-ups have people scrambling for paper ballots. But they're not really the future of voting, says Intercoin's Greg Magarshak
When the Going Gets Weird, CoinDesk Readers Look for These Safe Havens
10.3.2020
We asked CoinDesk readers where they're putting their money in this weird financial period. The answers were surprising
Steem Scandal, Blockchain Voting Fiasco & More: Bad Crypto News of the Week
8.3.2020
Check the bad crypto news of the past week
Tron’s Steemit Acquisition Exposes Delegated-Proof-of-Stake Centralization
3.3.2020
The Steemit community is mired in controversy over the recent Tron takeover that managed to change the Steem blockchain’s governance. Steem witnesses attempted to soft fork the blockchain on February 24 to remove the powerful voting power Tron and Steemit hold. However, the soft fork...
West Virginia Abandons Blockchain Voting in Favor of Paper
2.3.2020
West Virginia’s decision to ditch Voatz follows the publication of an MIT report that found that the platform has significant security flaws
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
MIT Professor: Blockchain Is Good on Its Own but Not Good for Voting
28.2.2020
Computer scientist Ronald Rivest has said that blockchain is not the right technology for voting, although it can find proper application in a number of other areas
Kaspersky Launches Blockchain-powered Voting Platform
28.2.2020
Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab has launched a prototype for its Polys voting machine, a device that it says will enable people to cast votes on an online blockchain-based voting platform.
The development could pave the way for the platform’s use in public and private organizations....
Cybersecurity Company Kaspersky Debuts Blockchain-based Voting Machine
28.2.2020
Finding a secure alternative to outdated election technology is one of Kaspersk’s goals with this prototype
On EOS Blockchain, Vote Buying Is Business as Usual
24.2.2020
Buying votes is a big no-no in traditional democracies, but on the world’s eighth-largest blockchain it’s become an accepted way of doing business
Blockchain in Democracy: Moving Towards Blockchain-Powered Voting Systems
21.2.2020
The Utter Failure of Iowa Caucus In stark contrast to the successful model of Estonia, the utterly botched voting system employed in the Iowa Democratic caucus has cast doubts over the efficacy of blockchain-based voting applications. A start-up developed the application used in Iowa, Shadow Inc....