New US sanctions target crypto addresses of Russian hackers accused of election interference

As new U.S. election nears, the Treasury adds new names and crypto addresses to its specially designated nationals list Sept. 10 updates to the U.S. Treasury’s sanctions include Russian nationals who allegedly worked to interfere in U.S. elections. The updates specifically target a laundry list of crypto wallet addresses associated with these accused hackers.  The […]

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Russian blockchain voting system shows up on GitHub

The Russian government keeps betting on blockchain for elections. As Russia is set to pilot a blockchain-based e-voting system in September, the country’s federal elections authority has provided public access to the platform’s source code. According to an official announcement by Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC), the source code for the e-voting system was partly […]

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The number of active DAOs is up 660% since 2019

DeepDAO has launched a new interface for examining the health and wealth of the top decentralized organizations in crypto. The growth of active decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) is accelerating, increasing from 10 last year to around 76 today, according to DeepDao founder and CEO Eyal Eithcowich. DeepDAO provides insights and analysis into decentralized autonomous organizations, […]

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The DeFi revolution is like cooking a recipe

DeFi ingredients are defined by the creators and developers operating in the space, and subtle variations of previous recipes create new results. In the last two months, the decentralized finance industry has seen a dramatic surge of interest, as new platforms promising to disrupt the way people manage their money, transact, earn and entertain themselves […]

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Russia set to try again with blockchain voting despite earlier setbacks

Initial results appear promising for the Waves-developed e-voting system. Russian telecommunication giant Rostelekom, together with the Russian Ministry of Digital Development and Communications, tested a blockchain-based voting system developed in collaboration with Waves Enterprise. As local news outlets reported, the preliminary test involved 30,000 people who were trying out the platform’s functionality and technical capabilities. […]

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