Blockchain-based mobile voting startup Voatz Inc. has landed its first big contract with the State of West Virginia agreeing to use its platform for military voting but the news has raised security concerns. Voatz first came onto the radar in January when it raised $2.2 million in a seed round led by Medici Ventures, Overstock.com Inc.’s venture arm to develop its mobile election voting platform that uses smart biometric and real-time identification verification on top of a custom-built blockchain for security and irrefutability.

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