Tagged: initiative for cryptocurrencies and contracts

Deputy of Russian Ruling Party Proposes Experimental Use of “Blockchain” Tech for Voting in Next Moscow Election

Russian state media outlet TASS reported February 26th that Dmitry Vyatkin, a deputy in Russia’s ruling United Russia party, has introduced a bill to have the Moscow City Duma (city hall) use an experimental blockchain voting system in the city’s next election. According to an… Read More

Cornell Researchers: Blockchain Will Make Online Voting Worse, Not Better

Incorporation of blockchain tech would give a false sense of security to Internet voting, which is a fundamentally insecure proposal, say researchers from Cornell University’s Initiative for Cryptocurrencies and Contracts. Blockchain has been touted as an excellent way to diminish fraud in supply chains and… Read More

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