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The topic of release is a blockchain platform for online voting in Moscow From July 25, online voting on amendments to the Constitution will begin in Moscow and the Nizhny Novgorod region, the promotion of which the CEC and the authorities of Moscow do not spare strength. The Bell found out how the technology was developed for this voting. The developer of the platform, which was used in the 2019 Moscow City Duma elections, was the startup of Kaspersky Laboratory.

From July 25, online voting on amendments to the Constitution will begin in Moscow and the Nizhny Novgorod region, the promotion of which the CEC and the authorities of Moscow do not spare strength. The Bell found out how the technology was developed for this voting. The developer of the platform, which was used in the 2019 Moscow City Duma elections, was the startup of Kaspersky Laboratory.

The publisher of Mediazona, a member of the Voina art group Pyotr Verzilov, was detained by employees of the Center for Combating Extremism (Center E) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a told law enforcement source TASS. According to preliminary data, Verzilov was detained "as part of extremism screening measures," a TASS source said, declining to provide other details.

Vladimir Putin may run again for the presidency if constitutional amendments allowing it are approved, Putin said in an interview for the documentary Russia. Kremlin. Putin”, which “Russia 1” will show today at 22:00. “If this does not happen, then in two years, I can say from my own experience, instead of normal, rhythmic work at many levels of power, eyes will begin to yaw in search of successors. We need to work, not look for successors,” Putin said.

Attendance at shopping centers in Moscow over the past week has recovered to 68-70% of the pre-crisis level, according to data from the research company Watcom, cited by Kommersant. Last week, the Shopping Index, which Watcom calculates based on shopping center visitor counts, was 30-32% lower than in June 2019. At the peak of the fall, the difference was 65–70%, and in the first week of June it was 39–43%.

In the next two days, the White House will impose new restrictions on the issuance of long-term work visas, said Donald Trump in an interview with Fox News. Restrictions will apply to H1-B visa categories for highly qualified foreign specialists and L1 visas for employees of multinational companies transferring to the United States. Visa restrictions are introduced against the background of rising unemployment in the United States due to the crisis caused by the coronavirus.

In Russia, 7,728 new cases of coronavirus were detected per day, the operational headquarters for combating the epidemic said. For the fifth day in a row, this figure has not risen above 8,000. In total, 584,680 cases have been identified since the beginning of the epidemic. According to official data, 109 people with COVID-19 died per day, the total number of deaths during the epidemic reached 8111 people. 339,711 people have recovered.