Voting news and trends

Pinterest Files For IPO, Sets Stage For Mid-April Debut
IPO // March 25, 2019

Pinterest, the image-search company gearing up to go public via an initial public offering, filed its paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission late last week, setting the stage for it to become a publicly traded company by the middle of April. The Wall Street...

The $5B Midterm Elections And The Big Costs Of Big Data
Data // November 03, 2018

Politics is not our normal beat here at PYMNTS. But the 2018 midterms has changed our thinking, and for one reason: 2018 will be one for the record books in terms of how much is being spent on the campaign trail. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, this...

Lawmakers See Ohio As A Blockchain Hub
Blockchain // August 27, 2018

While lawmakers in Ohio are still figuring out how to use the blockchain, they’re interesting in putting that technology into practice. On Thursday (August 23), Ohio House of Representatives Speaker Ryan Smith brought together a group to talk about the state’s intent to bring in...

Tennessee Election Website Went Offline In Cyberattack
Safety and Security // May 04, 2018

In a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack this week, the website of a county election commission in Tennessee went offline during a mayoral primary. Despite the disruption, Knox County reported that the cyberattack did not impact the results of the election, TechCrunch reported. “Tonight, our web servers...

Quick Reads
Bitcoin Daily: Memo Recommends US Senate Vote Via Blockchain; Mastercard, Alipay Join Australian Supply Consortium...

May 04, 2020
U.S. Senate staffers put forward the idea of blockchain voting in a “continuity of Senate” memo at the end of April, CoinDesk reported. The staffers wrote, per the report, that “the Senate may consider blockchain” in the event that all of its members have to put in their votes remotely. The memo, which is just […]

Pinterest Files For IPO, Sets Stage For Mid-April Debut

March 25, 2019
Pinterest, the image-search company gearing up to go public via an initial public offering, filed its paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission late last week, setting the stage for...

Lawmakers See Ohio As A Blockchain Hub

August 27, 2018
While lawmakers in Ohio are still figuring out how to use the blockchain, they’re interesting in putting that technology into practice. On Thursday (August 23), Ohio House of Representatives Speaker...

Tennessee Election Website Went Offline In Cyberattack

May 04, 2018
In a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack this week, the website of a county election commission in Tennessee went offline during a mayoral primary. Despite the disruption, Knox County reported that the...