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election2020
Block.One Co-Founder Brock Pierce Files to Run for US President
Brock Pierce has formally filed to run for President of the United States.
The Queens Politician Who Wants to Give New Yorkers Their Own Crypto
Assemblyperson Ron Kim has proposed a decentralized contact tracing protocol and a blockchain-based public banking system for New Yorkers.
'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 least.
Meet the Pro-Bitcoin, Anti-BitLicense Democrat Running for State Office
Patrick Nelson has been an advocate for bitcoin in his seven-year political career. He wants to see New York's BitLicense reformed and blockchain voting used in special cases.
Ex-Yang Aide Is Running for Congress With Bitcoin and UBI on His Mind
A former Yang aide running for Congress sees Bitcoin as a liberator, New York’s BitLicense as a hindrance and universal basic income as an imperative.
The Decentralized Web Has Plans, if Not Solutions, for the Misinformation Nightmare
Donald Trump's recent spat with Twitter over the limits of free speech poses a question: Could decentralized media do better? It hasn't yet, as Civil and TruStory show, but Jack Dorsey wants to test some ideas.
Privacy, Security, and Transparency: What Voters Want From Tech in 2020
CoinDesk went down to the South Carolina Democratic Primaries to talk with the delegates, candidates, and voters about the future of crypto. The bottom line? Everyone saw the problems associated with big tech and many also saw some solutions but, in the end, crypto, blockchain, and the future of digital currencies are still up in the air. Will 2020 change the outlook? We asked a few voters their opinions.
In Defense of Blockchain Voting
Recent election tech foul-ups have people scrambling for paper ballots. But they're not really the future of voting, says Intercoin's Greg Magarshak.
Biden May Not Be Savvy About Big Tech, but He Understands Cybersecurity
Nobody is chanting “Hey, Ho, Uncle Joe for Crypto!” at a Biden election rally. But the venerable ex-vice president does have things to say about big tech, chiefly in the realm of cybersecurity.
How Elizabeth Warren's Beef With Facebook Could Benefit Bitcoin
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is crusading against big banks as one of her core platforms for the 2020 presidential election, but it’s her social media policies that may have the most direct impact on bitcoiners.
