Ripple, PayPal, and Twitter join coalition calling for fair elections
“We believe voting should be safe and accessible to everyone, everywhere,” said Ripple. Blockchain-based payments firm Ripple has joined a non-partisan group of companies working to ensure access to fair voting in the United States.According to a Nov. 2 tweet from Ripple, CEO Brad Garlinghouse has joined Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and PayPal CEO Dan Schulman at the Civic Alliance, an organization that states it supports “safe, healthy and trusted elections” in addition to encouraging members’ employees and customers to be civic minded.“We believe voting should be safe and accessible to....
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