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Chinese Military Likely to Employ Blockchain Management to Improve Performance

A report on Nov. 18 from the Chinese media Global Times, has stated that the Chinese military is likely to adopt blockchain technology to ensure proper management of personnel data, improve their training and performance in mission. They also planned to provide soldiers with earned tokens, which could be spent on rewards.

This new reward system, according to experts, is an excellent incentive to the military than former systems.

The ability of blockchain technology to record and store data on military training, professional skills, and assignments of missions will make it possible for a soldier’s performance record to be evaluated and calculated. Following this, the promised reward can easily be paid to soldiers who have done well, whereas tokens of those soldiers who did not perform well will be deducted.

The blockchain technology will ensure that transmitted data are safe and secure, which will give the military a sense of confidentiality of information sent.

The report noted that the said token system could generate unbiased evaluations of troops and thereby motivating them when they get rewarded.

“It sounds similar to a KPI system that will give feedback to the troops very frequently,” the expert said regarding the token. Although it cannot be permitted to circulate as money, it can only be used as an incentive to motivate soldiers.

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Ohio Democrat Lawmakers Propose Blockchain Voting in Bill For Election Overhaul

In the Ohio House of Representatives, Democrats have included a new voting system pilot based on blockchain as part of their elections law overhaul bill. The system will be used to count and track the votes of military personnel stationed outside of the US but registered to vote in Ohio.

On May 5, the Ohio Democrats introduced the elections overhaul bill which requests the set up of a pilot program for blockchain voting specifically for Ohio registered U.S military voters stationed overseas.

The bill was introduced by Democrat Reps. Beth Liston and Michele Lepore-Hagan with the signatures of 16 other Democrat party members.

While no technology vendor has been named as of yet, the proposal is explicit about the role that blockchain will play in the new system. Should the bill be passed, the votes of military personnel will be encrypted, transmitted and be protected and secured by blockchain technology.

A board of elections would be selected and then physically print the incoming military votes for counting. The selection of the election board responsible for the counting falls on the Ohio Secretary of State, Frank LaRose, as the bill reads, “The Secretary of of state shall select the boards of elections that shall participate in the pilot program.”

Potential US Congress Blockchain Government Voting Overhaul

Blockchain voting systems appear to be increasingly part of the US Government’s discussion on elections.

The Ohio Democrats’ proposed pilot for military members comes at a time when US Congress is also considering using blockchain technology to enable the Senate to conduct remote voting on national affairs during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

According to a Senate staff memo, the Covid-19 pandemic has forced the shut down of many sectors of the society. As the two chambers of Congress have always met in person to conduct deliberation and vote, there is an expressed need to change the system to follow social distancing orders and to protect member voters.

Voting enabled by blockchain could allow the process to be conducted remotely while offering a high level of security. “Blockchain can provide a secure and transparent environment for transactions and a tamper-free electronic record of all the votes. It also reduces the risks of incorrect vote tallies,” read the memo.

Trump Threatens Military Deployment at BLM and George Floyd Protests, Bitcoin Price Soars Past $10,000 Mark

As President Donald Trump advised state governments to leverage the National Guard in response to civil unrest and protest, Bitcoin’s price surged past the $10,000 mark.

In the Rose Garden on Monday June 2, President Donald Trump advised governors at the state level to deploy the national guard in response to the outbreak of protests in response to the unlawful killing of George Floyd.

President Trump said, “Mayors and governors must establish an overwhelming law-enforcement presence until the violence has been quelled.” He added, “If a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then I will deploy the United States military and quickly solve the problem for them.”

The police slaying of George Floyd after he compliantly allowed himself to be arrested, has shocked the United States into civil unrest. While most protests have endeavored to remain peaceful, violence has broken out across the nation, as citizens clash with law enforcement. The mantra of the protest ‘I can’t breathe’ is an homage to Floyd and unfortunately also were his final words as Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauven knelt carelessly on the grounded and handcuffed suspect’s neck, suffocating him to death in broad daylight, despite onlookers pleading for Floyd’s life.

Bitcoin Surges in Instability

Shortly following President Trump’s ultimatum of military force, the price of Bitcoin surged to $10,380. Bitcoin’s price finally crossed the crucial $10K mark as Trump recommended that local police and the National Guard be mobilized with sufficient force to quell the violence and disperse the masses of protestors.

Source: CoinMarketCap

The Bitcoin price peaked at 10,380, finally breaking the descending trendline of 10,250 which has been in place since the pioneer cryptocurrency reached its all-time high of $20,000 in early 2018.

Many of the altcoin cryptocurrencies in the top 20 on CoinMarketCap also had price rallies of their own of around 5% , with Ether and XLM gaining over 6% and Neo gaining more than 10%.

Anonymous Hacktivist Join Fight For Black Americans

As previously reported by Blockchain.News, the decentralized hacker activists ‘Anonymous’ have vowed to expose the Minneapolis police department on its history of systemic racism and continued condoning of violence against minorities.

Anonymous posted a video below on their unconfirmed Facebook page on May 28. The video was aimed specifically at the Minneapolis police and promised to expose the department’s “horrific track record of violence and corruption”, of which they believe George Floyd is just the latest casualty.

On June 1, the alleged Anonymous hack of the MPD, occurred on Saturday night as protests reached a fever pitch around the country. Thousands of Americans rose in protest against the unlawful and completely unnecessary killing of George Floyd and the rate of police violence aimed at black Americans.

Given the depth of the information already exposed in the warning video, we can only imagine what has been uncovered in the recent alleged hack that appears to have occurred last Saturday.