Ukraine Embraces Ethereum Blockchain For Election Transparency
It is not the first time Ukraine gets involved with distributed ledger technology provided by the (Ethereum) blockchain. There are many different use cases for the blockchain outside of the realm of finance, and slowly but surely, people see the benefits of this technology. In Ukraine, the next series of elections might make use of the Ethereum Blockchain. Such an electronic election system is quite a novelty in the world of voting, and it can be utilized for different types of elections in the future. One thing election processes lack is transparency, as well as real-time results. Even....
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