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Overstock Touts Voatz Blockchain Voting App as Solution to US Election Fracas
The comments come days before a ballot count marred in uncertainty.
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Downvoted: Security Researchers Slam Voatz Over Stance on White-Hat Hackers
A broad ruling on the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act could “chill” security research by white-hat hackers, making tech less secure.
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Voatz Calls for Restrictions on Independent Cybersecurity Research in Supreme Court Brief
Blockchain voting platform Voatz wrote that bug bounty programs are beneficial – provided researchers only operate under the supervision of the companies they’re looking into.
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Voatz and Why We Can’t Trust Online Voting Just Yet
Voatz and Why We Can’t Trust Online Voting Just Yet
CoinDesk privacy reporter Benjamin Powers takes an in-depth look at the pitfalls and kinks that still need ironing out before online platforms like Voatz and Democracylive can...
Voatz and Why We Can’t Trust Online Voting Just Yet

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'Snake Oil and Overpriced Junk': Why Blockchain Doesn't Fix Online Voting
More people are wiling to try online voting these days. But experts say it isn't safe, and - despite what you might have heard - blockchain doesn't help much. Not yet, at leas...
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Ohio Democrat Beth Liston was one of the bill’s sponsors. (Credit: Avidohioan / Wikimedia Commons)
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.
Ohio Democrat Beth Liston was one of the bill’s sponsors. (Credit: Avidohioan / Wikimedia Commons)

Voatz app (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Election App Voatz Just Got Kicked Out of a Major Bug Bounty Program
Bug bounty platform HackerOne severed ties with Medici Ventures-backed Voatz, the blockchain-based mobile voting app for breach of partnership standards.
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West Virginia State Capitol. Credit: Shutterstock/Jerry Pennington
West Virginia Ditches Blockchain Voting App Provider Voatz
West Virginia will not continue with its use of blockchain-based mobile voting software Voatz amid security concerns from experts.
West Virginia State Capitol. Credit: Shutterstock/Jerry Pennington

DHS's cybersecurity branch audited Voatz's internal networks and servers, finding little to be concerned about, in stark contrast with an MIT report published Thursday. (Image via Mark Van Scyoc / Shutterstock)
MIT Wasn't Only One Auditing Voatz – Homeland Security Did Too, With Fewer Concerns
A newly declassified DHS cyber audit complicates Thursday’s reports of major security vulnerabilities in the Voatz mobile voting app.
DHS's cybersecurity branch audited Voatz's internal networks and servers, finding little to be concerned about, in stark contrast with an MIT report published Thursday. (Image via Mark Van Scyoc / Shutterstock)

Overstock CEO Jonathan Johnson
Overstock CEO: Crypto Investments Are Ready for Prime Time
Overstock CEO and Medici Ventures President Jonathan Johnson believes crypto investments are finally ready to enter the real world.
Overstock CEO Jonathan Johnson