According to researchers at Cornell, blockchains utilizing on-chain voting – such as EOS and Tezos – are vulnerable to certain vote buying attacks.
Russian Firm Will Reward Staff With Crypto Tokens Tied to Profits
The blockchain subsidiary of the Russian e-payments firm Qiwi plans to incentivize staff by giving them tokens tied to the firm’s net profits.
Swiss City Plans Blockchain Voting Pilot Using Ethereum-Based IDs
The Swiss City of Zug is launching a pilot that will allow residents to vote electronically, with both polling system and IDs based on blockchain.
Experimental Voting Effort Aims to Break Ethereum Governance Gridlock
Vitalik Buterin has suggested experimenting with quadratic voting, a governance model furthered by Dr. Glen Weyl, on the ethereum platform.
Santander Conducts Proxy Voting Blockchain Pilot at AGM
Banco Santander has completed a blockchain pilot that it says improves the process of proxy voting during annual general meetings.
Sumatra to Pilot Blockchain App for ‘Decentralised Decision-Making’
Australian startup Horizon State is launching a blockchain app pilot in Sumatra that could eventually allow citizens to vote in elections.
Ethereum’s Dialogue Divide Is Slowing Answers to Its Toughest Questions
In the wake of new growth, developers working on the world’s second-largest blockchain are struggling to determine how best to gauge user sentiment.
First Results of Sierra Leone’s Blockchain Vote Are In
The early returns of the first ever presidential election tracked on a blockchain are in, but some problems not even distributed ledgers can solve.
Sierra Leone Secretly Holds First Blockchain-Powered Presidential Vote
Sierra Leone has used blockchain voting in a presidential election for what appears to be the first time, marking a milestone in election technology.
Russia’s Capital Is Leading the Charge for Blockchain Democracy
Russia may not be known as a defender of democracy, but the capital city of Moscow is using an ethereum-based voting platform to change that.