Russia tests blockchain voting as the September elections approach

Russia has had a lot of interactions with crypto and blockchain industries in the last few years. Less than a year ago, the reports revealed that the country plans to use blockchain for selling diamonds. Only days ago, the country’s bank made a first-ever crypto-backed loan. Now, Russia even started conducting tests for blockchain voting, right before the elections scheduled to take place in September. Russia develops blockchain voting to deal with coronavirus Russian elections are approaching, but the situation with COVID-19 is still far from being resolved. With people mostly still keeping at home, the authorities have had to