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The Post-Trust Election: CoinDesk Hits the 2020 Campaign Trail
3.3.2020
CoinDesk's Post-Trust Election package explores a world in which voters have lost faith in democracy and how tech might fix the problems it's created
Mike Bloomberg’s 2020 Finance Policy Proposes Strict Bitcoin Regulations
19.2.2020
The 2020 U.S. Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg addressed the subject of cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICO) in his recently published Financial Reform Policy. Bloomberg wants more “regulatory oversight” when it comes to this promising technology, claiming he sees...
India’s Citizens Will Vote With Blockchain, Election Commissioner Says
17.2.2020
Indian electoral officials are working on a blockchain-based voting system to increase voter participation
India’s Election Commission Developing Blockchain System for Voting
16.2.2020
The Election Commission of India is collaborating with the Indian Institute of Technology to develop a blockchain system for voting, the Chief Election Commissioner has reportedly revealed. The new system aims to allow Indians to vote even when they are away from their hometowns. Furthermore,...
Cryptocurrency Proponent Andrew Yang Ends Presidential Bid
12.2.2020
Presidential contender Andrew Yang dropped out of the race Tuesday. He advocated for clear crypto guidelines in the U.S. during his run
Cryptocurrency Futures and Prediction Markets Show Trump Wins the US 2020 Election
8.2.2020
In less than 270 days the United States will have its 2020 election and millions of people worldwide will be betting on whether Donald Trump is reelected. Cryptocurrency participants are currently wagering their digital assets on the election outcome, where the odds on prediction markets...
Crypto Users Can Bet on the 2020 Election with a Futures Trading Product Called TRUMP
7.2.2020
Crypto traders can now trade a TRUMP crypto derivative product on the FTX exchange, betting on the outcome of the 2020 elections
New ‘TRUMP’ Token Giving 62% Odds of US President’s Reelection
7.2.2020
Crypto traders outside the U.S. now have a way to weigh in on President Trump thanks to a new digital token, the TRUMP
US Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Says Regulations Cannot Impede Crypto, Affirms Priorities
1.2.2020
Andrew Yang, who is running for U.S. president in the 2020 election, has explained what his priorities will be regarding cryptocurrency under his administration. He said that crypto investors are finding a way to make use of their investments and regulations cannot impede it. Yang advocates for...
Direct Democracy Party to Solve Issues With Crypto Rights in Russia
16.1.2020
A new political force is being born in Russia out of the country’s tech business circles. The idea has been conceived by representatives of the country’s growing digital economy sector who want to embark on finding solutions to numerous issues that concern the crypto space. Also read:...
Andrew Yang Campaign Releases Technology Plan Focused on Rebuilding Public Relationship With Big Tech
18.11.2019
The crypto-friendly presidential candidate outlined his tech visions in a blog post to his campaign site
Argentina’s Example Shows That You Don’t Own Your Money
30.10.2019
Cash shortages, bank closures and ATMs running out of funds seems to be the new norm for many countries, and recently increased capital controls in Argentina are further testament to this unsettling trend. Sunday’s election of president Alberto Fernández has resulted in Argentine account...
Bitcoin.com Joins the Coinex Chain Pre-Election Node Process
26.10.2019
Trading platform Coinex recently announced the creation of a public decentralized exchange (dex) blockchain that leverages the consensus protocols Tendermint and the Cosmos SDK. This month, up until the mainnet launch, Coinex is in the midst of its pre-election process with new node participants...
CoinEx Chain Elects New Node Partners
16.10.2019
Hosted by CoinEx Chain Foundation, “CoinEx Chain Global Nodes Election Launch Conference” was successfully held in Shenzhen on Oct 16. The conference marked the official launch of CoinEx Chain’s nodes election. More than 500 blockchain practitioners, including investors, KOLs, technical...
CoinEx Chain Set to Launch Global Nodes Election
9.10.2019
The CoinEx Foundation is all set to unveil the “CoinEx Chain Global Nodes Election” for promoting the mass adoption and strengthening the technical development of the CoinEx Chain. The Foundation has decided to hold the launch conference on October 16, 2019, in Shenzhen, wherein the global...
Politicians Can Use Cryptocurrency Donations to Fund Election Campaigns in Japan
7.10.2019
Cryptocurrencies have to keep outside of the purview of Japan’s stringent election funding law, which states that donations to individual candidates in yen or through stocks, bonds, etc. have to be reported either by the donor or the candidate receiving it. Japan’s Ministry of Internal...
Hyperledger Blockchain Group Weighs Changes to Fix Election Issues
7.10.2019
The blockchain consortium’s powerful technical steering committee is discussing changes to its elections process to boost voter turnout and more
Shots Fired as Nancy Pelosi Challenger Bacelar Funds Campaign With Crypto
2.10.2019
27-year-old Agatha Bacelar is a Brazilian-American immigrant from a STEM background, and she’s targeting Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s seat in the California Congress (CA-12) in the next election cycle. Her campaign is seeking to raise $1 million in crypto (BTC, BCH, ETH, LTC...
Bitcoin Cash-Accepting Mayoral Candidate ‘Nobody’ Hosts Keene’s 420 Rally
25.9.2019
There’s an individual called ‘Nobody’ competing to be the next mayor of Keene, the libertarian enclave and crypto mecca located in New Hampshire. On September 21, the bitcoin cash-accepting mayoral candidate announced the 10th anniversary of the annual 420 Rally will be held this...
The HPB’s 5th Node Election has Declared Huobi Pool as a Successful Node!
20.9.2019
Another feather in Huobi Pool’s Hat! The world-known Huobi Pool has recently become a Node. The results came out after HPB’s fifth node election. Huobi Pool is already known for its standard-setting excellence in the field such as staking pool, mining pools that umbrellas domains such as Proof...