Buterin asks whether crypto prediction markets reflect the wisdom of the crowd or are skewed by illiquidity and the political bias of their social base. On the eve of the United States presidential election, most mainstream polls are pointing to a highly likely Joe Biden victory, though this isn’t reflected in crypto prediction markets. For…
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“We believe voting should be safe and accessible to everyone, everywhere,” said Ripple. Blockchain-based payments firm Ripple has joined a non-partisan group of companies working to ensure access to fair voting in the United States. According to a Nov. 2 tweet from Ripple, CEO Brad Garlinghouse has joined Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and PayPal CEO…
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The age-old question quis custodiet ipsos custodes crops up in force in today’s Law Decoded. The United States is girding its loins for an election that has cast a pall over a far longer timeframe than we ever should have let it. But, then again, what did you expect when so many people spent so…
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That being said, scaling decentralized e-voting systems is a complex task. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Charles Hoskinson suggested that a Cardano-based solution might make blockchain voting possible for future national elections. He stated: “Not only do I believe — we’ve been building the infrastructure for that.” Hoskinson acknowledged that the road to Cardano-based elections would be…
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As the U.S. stock market enters earnings season, analysts explain how Bitcoin could perform after earnings and the presidential election. Tech-heavy stock market indices, including the Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500, have begun to recover. Amazon posted high pandemic sales that led profits to climb threefold and reported a 37% spike in revenue. Facebook…
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While Hoskinson is not a fan of “the Orange Goblin”, he still does not appreciate unsolicited pro-Biden emails from paid service providers. “My first thought was he must have been hacked”, said Hoskinson, reflecting on opening an email he received from David Barrett, the CEO of Expensify, urging him to vote for Joe Biden: Source:…
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Can a technological fix really combat a corruption-ridden political order? Kyrgyzstan’s acting President and Prime Minister Sadyr Japarov has proposed introducing a blockchain-based system to ensure fair elections in the near future and restore public faith in the democratic process. On Oct. 20, Japarov reportedly told Al-Jazeera television channel reporters: “We have had three revolutions…
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There may be fireworks. As the 2020 U.S. presidential election draws near, two crypto traders on Twitter shared their predictions for how Bitcoin’s price could react to the event. “If we have a clear winner and an easy transition of power, I do not see much of an impact on the price per coin,” trader…
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Biden’s administration may not have the same “hands-off” approach to crypto regulation, contends Bloomberg. The latest Bloomberg crypto newsletter contends that the election of Joe Biden would bring greater mainstream adoption of Bitcoin (BTC), including a potential ETF approval. Further, it referred to the Trump administration’s policies with regard to crypto as “hands-off”: “A potential…
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Bitcoin’s correlation with traditional markets appears to continue. Back and forth discussions with regard to a second stimulus package for the people of the United States have been ongoing for months. Today, President Trump decided to push the matter back until after the 2020 presidential elections have concluded. This appears to have resulted in a…
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