Moscow Government to Explore Blockchain Voting

Moscow Government to Explore Blockchain Voting

Government officials in Moscow today revealed plans to investigate applications of blockchain technology. According to a report by Gazeta.ru, Deputy Head of the Department of Information Technologies (DIT) of Moscow Andrey Belozerov said that the agency is now exploring how to apply blockchain to various use cases, including voting fraud. One proposal, according to the news source, would find Moscow incorporating blockchain into Active Citizen, an in-progress e-government effort aimed at getting citizens more involved in local decision-making. Sberbank, one of Russia's largest banks, may....


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