Blockchain Bites: Introducing the CoinDesk 50 and a Roadmap to Consensus: Distributed
In the news: a new blockchain voting proposal, Cash App's bitcoin profits and why we're sooner having a halving.
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May 7, 2020 at 4:35 p.m. UTC
May 7, 2020
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Ohio Lawmakers Propose Blockchain Voting in Elections Overhaul Bill
Ohio lawmakers have proposed the launch of a blockchain voting pilot in spite of security experts' repeated warnings against any internet-based elections system.
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May 6, 2020 at 4:53 p.m. UTC
May 6, 2020
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Iowa Caucus App Fiasco Shows Need for Open Source Transparency
Iowa's election mess shows the risks of relying on centralized, digital systems and software that lacks transparency.
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Feb 4, 2020 at 9:18 p.m. UTC
Feb 4, 2020
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No, a Blockchain Wouldn’t Have Prevented the Iowa Caucus Debacle
If anything, blockchains add meaningful complexity, which means more ways things could go wrong under imperfect, or real-life conditions.
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Feb 4, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 4, 2020
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Yes, We're Talking About Voting on the Blockchain
With Iowa election results still unconfirmed, Markets Daily is back and digging into the question: Would a blockchain have helped?
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Feb 4, 2020 at 6:14 p.m. UTC
Feb 4, 2020
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West Virginia's Blockchain Voting Pilot Was Possibly Targeted by a Student Hacker
The West Virginia Secretary of State disclosed the attempted hack occurred during the 2018 election cycle.
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Oct 8, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 8, 2019
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Aragon Vote Aims to Restrict Ethereum App from Funding Polkadot Blockchain
Ethereum project Aragon is getting ready to vote on whether to expand operations to include blockchain interoperability platform Polkadot.
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Apr 19, 2019 at 4:02 a.m. UTC
Apr 19, 2019
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Welcome to Athens: Tezos Completes 'Historic' First Blockchain Vote
Tezos – one of the 25 ranking cryptocurrencies by market capitalization – has just concluded its first round of on-chain governance voting.
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Mar 20, 2019 at 8:30 p.m. UTC
Mar 20, 2019
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Thai Government Agency Develops Blockchain Tech for Elections Voting
A Thailand government agency has developed a blockchain-based solution that's set to digitalize elections voting in the country.
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Jan 3, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Jan 3, 2019
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The Sierra Leone Vote: What We Got Wrong
Recent media coverage overstated a blockchain startup's involvement in the Sierra Leone election. CoinDesk inadvertently contributed to the problem.
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Mar 26, 2018 at 1:30 a.m. UTC
Mar 26, 2018