A few weeks ago the Russian United Democratic Party Yabloko held primaries to select its candidate for the Moscow mayoral election. The party staged two rounds of debates between 21 candidates. The winners

Whether you’re an investor or merely follow the fluctuations in the bitcoin rate, it’s hard to deny that the cryptocurrency has created a lot of noise. Bitcoin was made possible thanks to blockchain

What are smart contracts and how do they work? In this article, we give a straightforward description and look at the implementation of smart contracts using the Ethereum blockchain as an example. The

People lining up to vote in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone The recent blockchain-based presidential election in Sierra Leone is a new milestone in online voting. The election took place in the most

Do androids dream of blockchain? The traditional system of voting has been polished and refined by years of practice. In case of state or municipal elections voters arrive to the polling station, while

Political scientists from Harvard and Melbourne University warn that democracy is in a state of deep decline. Even in the richest and most politically stable regions, confidence in democratic institutions

More and more government organizations are now considering online elections as a potential tool for improving the democratic process, increasing voter turnout and cutting costs. A couple of weeks ago,

The future comes much faster than we realize. The Internet, mobile phones, emails, GPS navigators, social networks, online shops — all these things are so organically inscribed in our life. And yet, they

You remember our recent material about the basic principles of blockchain, don't you? If this is the first time you are reading about the subject and you want some basic knowledge about it, we advise you

Whenever I discuss the blockchain technology, I usually begin my narrative with Bitcoin. The reason for that is quite simple: everybody is familiar with the term Bitcoin to some degree or other. GReAT