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Polkadot to Run Final DOT Redenomination Vote with Real DOT Tokens
13.7.2020
Major blockchain project Polkadot to define the final denomination of its native DOT token with real DOTs
Russia’s Blockchain E-Vote Participants May Have Had Their Private Data Leaked
10.7.2020
Russia’s blockchain vote experiences yet another hiccup, as e-constituents' personal data is reportedly exposed
Russia's Blockchain Based E-Vote System Suffers Node Attack
29.6.2020
The Bitfury-powered blockchain for the Russian constitutional amendments was reportedly attacked over the weekend
Ethereum Miners Vote to Increase Gas Limit, Causing Community Debate
19.6.2020
Ethereum miners consider increasing the block gas limit, which has both advantages and drawbacks for the network
Mixed Feelings as Russia Readies for Landmark Blockchain Vote
17.6.2020
Blockchain-powered voting is coming to Russia – but digital democracy platforms are getting a mixed reception from Russian political parties as the country gears up for a crunch referendum on presidential powers.
As previously reported, Russian citizens in certain parts of the country – including...
Japanese Experts Vote on Jargon after Crypto Called ‘Dubious-sounding’
16.6.2020
“What’s in a name?” muses the eponymous heroine of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. A “rose,” she says “by any other name would smell as sweet.” Not so when it comes to cryptocurrencies, it seems.
Some of Japan’s most prominent crypto industry players, academics, lawmakers and legal experts spent...
Russia’s Supreme Court Makes ‘Landmark’ Vote With Blockchain System from Kapersky Lab
12.6.2020
The court for the first time used a blockchain-based system to record votes in a web-hosted plenary session Friday
Maker Soars Higher on Exchange Listing, Successful Community Vote
10.6.2020
The popular decentralized finance (DeFi) project Maker (MKR) is seeing strong gains in the crypto market today, after a community vote showed support for expanding the range of collateral assets on the platform, and crypto exchange Coinbase Pro appears to have changed its mind about the token.
As...
MakerDAO Up By 30% After Vote For ‘Real-World’ Loan Collateral
10.6.2020
MKR is up 30% in 24 hours following the MakerDAO community’s vote in favor of introducing tokenized “real-world” assets as collateral for Dai loans
Ruling Russian Party’s Blockchain Vote Attacked, Bitcoin 401k + More News
26.5.2020
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United Russia, Russia’s ruling political party, which has been using blockchain-powered voting for its primary...
Block.one Will Now Vote for EOS Candidates, But Wants Their Locations First
21.5.2020
Block.one has issued its own set of criteria to use when voting for EOS block producers, perhaps controversially including where they are based
Binance Announces 8th Round of ‘Binance Community Coin Vote’
28.4.2020
Crypto exchange Binance announced the 8th round of the ‘Binance Community Vote’ on Monday. The community will vote in Round 8 to choose between SWFT Coin (SWFTC) and Chromia (CHR). As per the official post on the Binance website, the voting will go live for 24 hours, starting at 4:00 am on May...
Block.one Will Vote With Its EOS in Clear Break From Previous Cautiousness
9.4.2020
Block.one announced it will use its stake of almost 10% of the EOS network to influence block producer voting
Major Crypto Player-Backed PAC to use Tokens to ‘Vote’ for Candidates
24.3.2020
Leaders at Gemini, Coinbase, and Polychain are all founding donors of the PAC seeking to utilize crypto for campaign contributions
Zcash Reward-Distribution Vote Questioned as Only a Small Sample Took Part
22.3.2020
Zcash will continue to fund its development with a fee imposed on mining, but was this really decided by the community?
Devs Debate Using USDC for Collateral After DAI Stablecoin Faces Liquidity Issues
18.3.2020
Since March 12, the Makerdao community has been struggling with the stablecoin DAI which has been over $4 million undercollaterized since the crypto market carnage started. On March 18, the developers plan to auction newly minted maker (MKR) tokens in order to remove the outstanding debt. However...
MakerDAO Community to Vote on Upgrades, Conduct Debt Auction
13.3.2020
For the first time, MKR tokens will be minted and auctioned for DAI to repay outstanding debts that failed as a result of the recent crypto market meltdown
Steem Community Mobilizes Popular Vote in Battle With Justin Sun
3.3.2020
The Steem community is striking back after an attempted end-around by Tron founder Justin Sun
Binance Reverses Vote in Apparent Steem Takeover, Steemit Comms Head Resigns
3.3.2020
An apparent takeover of the Steem blockchain drew widespread criticism from the crypto community, and prompted the resignation of Steemit’s head of communications
EOSIO 2.0 Released but Vote-Buying and Centralization Concerns Persist
2.3.2020
Will the reduction in the EOS inflation rate lead to the emergence of greater decentralization in the blockchain network?