The Voatz app, which requires a phone number, photo identification and an authenticating “selfie,” uses both blockchain technology and biometrics to verify the voter’s identity.

Thailand’s Democrat Party has become the first political party to use blockchain technology to elect its leaders in a primary election, which was held from November 1–9, 2018. In a live e-voting ...

The primary trial was run by Voatz, a Boston-based startup that enables secure voting via mobile phone app using biometrics, ID verification, and blockchain technology to try to keep votes secure.

Are blockchain-based voting systems really trustworthy or do we need to reevaluate the potency of this technology?

Hao, who is also currently testing the feasibility of a small-scale e-voting application over blockchain, tempers his expectations of the technology at this stage.

Blockchain Technology for Voting: Can It Be Secured? Another use case for blockchain is in elections and voting. Advocates argue that blockchain can also enable secure, real-time representation with ...

Thailand's Democrat Party has become the first political party to use blockchain technology to elect its leaders in a primary election, which was held from November 1-9, 2018. In a live e-voting ...