Blockchain Revolution

Neutral Voting Blocs
In Australia, an organization called the Neutral Voting Bloc (NVB) is using voting on
the blockchain to revolutionize democracy in another way entirely. They have a
unique approach to government, and it’s optimistic: “We believe the best way to fix
politics is to participate ourselves.”
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Founder Max Kaye describes NVB as a “political app” where interested citizens
can register their opinions on policy issues by “voting” on the blockchain. Once the
time is up, the final tally instructs elected officials on how to vote in governmental
proceedings. When asked, why are you using the blockchain? Max Kaye replied,
“Because we intend to facilitate a variety of parties, some of them will necessarily
disagree strongly. To maintain integrity we need each party to be able to
independently verify the voting record, and each vote.” Furthermore, Kaye suggests
there are anticensorship properties, and immutability. He said, “The only electronic
structure on the planet I’m aware of that can do this is the bitcoin network. (Although
there are other blockchains, they are not immutable enough because their hash-rates
are so low).”
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