Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Launches Blockchain e-Voting Service
The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), has developed an e-voting platform based on blockchain technology, an announcement yesterday revealed. The e-voting service will enable shareholders of listed companies on the exchange to vote during annual general meetings. The aim is to facilitate a simpler and more effective voting process, in what is traditionally a cumbersome and manual procedure. Presumably, each transaction on the ADX-developed blockchain platform will be counted as a vote. Blockchain is considered a decentralized and safe network… fast, and efficient for all network partners....
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