Utah County is the latest governmental entity to pilot Voatz, a
blockchain-based mobile application for voting. According to
reports, the county will offer the blockchain-based voting platform
to active-duty military, their eligible dependents and overseas
voters during its August municipal primary election. To date, Voatz
has conducted more than 40 pilots, including municipal elections in
Denver and two primary elections in West Virginia.
Early this week, a German multinational automotive firm
announced plans to partner with Riddle & Code to create a
hardware wallet for automobiles. According to reports, the wallet
creates a cryptographic identity for vehicles and could offer
autonomous and semiautonomous vehicles the ability to relay traffic
patterns in real time, integrate with smart city infrastructure,
transfer accident information to authorities and insurance
providers, and verify vehicle maintenance.
