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South Korean Ruling Party Contemplates Postponing Crypto Tax in a Bid to Regain Younger Votes
4.5.2021
South Korean political parties are now battling to catch younger votes amid the tough stance among higher government spheres toward digital currencies. As voters are disappointed by how parties are handling the issue, one of them has taken a step forward by talking about the forthcoming crypto tax....
Amazon Union Vote Fails in Bessemer, as Union Calls for Investigation
9.4.2021
Amazon has won the first round in its fight to squash a union in its Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse. Hundreds of contested ballots remain, but Amazon has reached the minimum threshold of 1,608 “no” votes needed to prevent workers from joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU)....
Crypto Exchange FTX on the Verge of Winning Naming Rights for the Miami Heat’s Arena
24.3.2021
Samuel Bankman-Fried’s FTX crypto exchange is reportedly one vote away from winning a naming-rights deal for the arena of the NBA’s Miami Heat. The deal, which is believed to be worth $135 million, is set to be approved on March 26 by the Miami-Dade County Commission. Miami-Dade to...
How Bitcoin Neutrality Is Simply Another Vote for a Crumbling Status Quo
18.3.2021
Nearly ten years into failed fiscal and monetary policy experiments, when trust in institutions is ebbing near an all-time low, the rationale for holding bitcoin has never been stronger. Yet, many people are neutral and non-reactive on the matter, giving credence to the current state of affairs...
Kentucky Pushes Mining Tax-Breaks in Bid to Attract Crypto Community
5.3.2021
The Kentucky House Budget Committee approved a bill in a 19-2 vote to eliminate the sales tax on electricity for use in cryptocurrency mining operations. The bill, designed to attract more miners to the state, is now in the Kentucky Senate for review. Lawmakers Urge Greater Crypto Appeal Despite...
Creditors of Mt. Gox Bitcoin exchange to vote on draft refund plan
25.2.2021
Mt. Gox creditors will vote on a proposed draft compensation plan in October 2021
Could blockchain end bitter vote-rigging disputes once and for all?
15.2.2021
There are fears that voting on the blockchain might not be practical. Instead, the real value of this technology may be linked to counting ballots afterwards
Miami Commissioners Reject Mayor’s Push to OK Crypto Use, Vote to Study It First: Report
12.2.2021
The city will seek a vendor to help City Hall pay all or part of its employees' salaries in bitcoin.
Residents would also have the option of using cryptocurrency to pay for city services
AC Milan fans to use blockchain tokens to vote on soccer club motto
11.2.2021
European football giant AC Milan debuts its ACM fan token with a vote on the club motto for the rest of the playing season
Free TON and Dune Network to Merge Following Successful Vote, Free TON Gains Top Researchers
9.2.2021
Free TON is a community driven blockchain network with a focus on decentralized governance based on the open-source TON project which was previously developed by Telegram. Dune Network is a platform for distributed applications over a blockchain, focused on safety and security. The two groups will...
Purging Today’s Freedom Activists: Why Big Tech’s Censorship Isn’t Directed Solely at Trump Supporters
23.1.2021
There’s been a lot of unrest in the U.S. and just before the presidential election’s electoral vote, Big Tech took action and censored a great number of individuals and even competing social media platforms. Moreover, even after President Biden’s first few days in office, social...
New Online System at Mt. Gox May Be Used to Facilitate Bitcoin Refunds to Creditors, Says Trustee
8.1.2021
Mt. Gox’s trustee, Nobuaki Kobayashi, has asked creditors of the defunct crypto exchange to register on a new online system so that they might receive their refunds and be able to vote on the civil rehabilitation plan. ● In a statement released Jan. 7, Kobayashi said the registration...
DYP Launches Staking and Governance DAPP
22.12.2020
DeFi Yield Protocol (DYP) has launched its staking and governance DAPP that looks to improve earning opportunities for users. A unique feature of the launch is that liquidity providers will be rewarded in Ethereum and all the liquidity pools are deployed with anti manipulation features as well...
Ripple CTO Says Majority Vote Would Force the Burning of Billions in XRP
4.12.2020
The Ripple exec was responding to a question asking whether a majority vote could force the destruction of XRP held in escrow
Decentralized insurance protocol Cover holds vote to cover Pickle hack
22.11.2020
If the vote passes, the claim will move to a validity committee to approve a possible payout of $340,000
Argentinean Crypto Bill Headed for Parliamentary Vote
11.11.2020
Crypto is dominating the headlines across the board in Argentina, with an ambitious private member’s bill proposing the legalization of cryptoassets and the launch of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) heading toward a parliamentary vote.
According to iProUp, the bill has been masterminded...
Bitcoin Drops as Trump Threatens to Stop Vote Counting
4.11.2020
Bitcoin fell after President Trump alleged "fraud” in the presidential election and pledged to stop vote counting
Uniswap’s Retroactive Airdrop Vote Put Free Money on the Campaign Trail
3.11.2020
A detailed blow-by-blow of one of the most closely watched governance decisions in the history of DeFi
Blockchain Bites: Digital Yuan’s 4M Transactions, Bitcoin’s 33-Month High, Uniswap’s Second Governance Vote
2.11.2020
October saw the first time the total value locked in all DeFi protocols closed below the month’s starting value
Uncollaterized Power: A Makerdao Governance Vote Was Swayed by a Defi Flash Loan
2.11.2020
The Makerdao and the stablecoin DAI has been a popular project in the decentralized finance (defi) space and it’s also had its share of problems. This week the project called Bprotocol leveraged a defi flash loan in order to sway a Makerdao governance vote. The development team behind...