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Colorado Candidate For Governor Wants To Put His State On the Blockchain (gizmodo.com)
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: The Democratic nominee for governor of Colorado, U.S. Representative Jared Polis, wants to add blockchain to the list of items voters consider this year. Polis currently represents Colorado's 2nd district in the House, and he won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination last month. He's held his seat in the House for about a decade and has been a fairly solid progressive. On Wednesday, Polis added a set of limited proposals regarding blockchain to his gubernatorial platform that at least give us an idea of what it means for a politician to campaign on blockchain. Polis told us he would like to resolve some of the "ambiguity" in federal rules, encourage fintech company investment, remove some licensing requirements for token securities, and exempt cryptocurrencies from state money transition laws. He says these companies are "trying to fit what they're doing into an obsolete, outdated, and often obsolete federal law."
Polis also wants to explore how blockchain could be used for voting security. Polis isn't ready to necessarily endorse moving all voting to the blockchain system. He likes paper ballots and told us, "this would be more how the information is generated and stored from those paper ballots rather than doing so in a centralized database it would be done across a distributed ledger." The congressman also thinks that blockchain could be used to streamline the process for storing public records and making them available to the public. "We're talking more about everything from Colorado contracts, expenditures, titles, a lot of the data-intensive aspects of state government can be more secure and more accessible through distributed ledgers," he said.
Polis also wants to explore how blockchain could be used for voting security. Polis isn't ready to necessarily endorse moving all voting to the blockchain system. He likes paper ballots and told us, "this would be more how the information is generated and stored from those paper ballots rather than doing so in a centralized database it would be done across a distributed ledger." The congressman also thinks that blockchain could be used to streamline the process for storing public records and making them available to the public. "We're talking more about everything from Colorado contracts, expenditures, titles, a lot of the data-intensive aspects of state government can be more secure and more accessible through distributed ledgers," he said.
voteing where 51% of the cpu power controls the rules? like that will not be fixed by people with deep pockets.
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It means we haven't hit peak blockchain insanity yet, and probably won't for quite some time.
"First they came for the slanderers and i said nothing."
As if we didn't already know which side his bread was buttered on.
I'm voting for Stapleton.
Eight years ago I exit the 120X bus at the 120th station and there is Polis wanting to shake everyone's hand. A bit of show, but at least he tried to meet people unlike his predecessor Udall and whoever the hell his challenger was that year.
Eight years later I can't think of anything that has changed in the 2nd district of Colorado, except the district boundaries. But maybe he will be a good governor. I don't know. Having lived here for two decades it seems nothing changes. Except the California assholes who have infested this state and raised real estate prices into bubble land, and the pot heads who made Lodo once again a place to avoid.
But I still think about leaving this place for warmer climates. Or waiting for it to warm up. Eventually.
Block hard! Block harder! Block HARDEST! Trump powa!
Blockchain for real-estate titles isn't stupid.
Nope, no sig
don't confuse how bitcoin works with how voting might work...
nothing to see here - move along
They are gonna skyrocket!!! How do I buy in???
Fucking pot heads and krypto kurrency kweerz. this is part of whats wrong with 'murka.
Well, I want MY state to be on the 3D Printed, AI-ML enabled, Blockchain. I understand that it would be web scale!
PS. Can someone explain to me why some people say that "state is evil"? I am proud of my beautiful state!
You will need to be decrypted before you leave.
Don't forget to wipe!
"exempt cryptocurrencies from state money transition laws". Hmm... that should be quite convenient for money laundering. Everything in that story tripped my BS detector.
Yeah, well, I'm from Colorado, and Jared Polis is well known for being an idiot. But he has a D behind his name, he's gay and his seat is Boulder, CO, so he's always won no problem. This guy actually said that anybody simply accused of rape on campus should be expelled immediately because "it's better safe than have a potential rapist on campus". When he was called out for his "guilty until proven innocent" views, he said he misspoke, but never apologized for what he said. If there were a poster child for the regressive left, he'd be it.
exempt cryptocurrencies from state money transition laws? I know it's legal to smoke there but, man, there comes a time when you need to slow down. On the plus side if he pulls it off I could see Colorado being the equivalent to incorporating in Delaware as far as shady crypto currency transactions go.
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This reminds me of that Family Guy episode where Lois runs for office and replies, "Nine Eleven!" for every question, and is cheered.
"Sir, how do you feel about state computer cybersecurity?"
"We will use blockchain technology!"
"And what about the wildfires?"
"Blockchain!"
"And the local millage for the high school swimming pool?"
"Block..."
(Everyone leans forward...)
"...chain!" (Cheers!)
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By fraud, I mean inside jobs that paper ballots don't protect against. We aren't looking for the cheapest solution, but the most secure one. The number of times paper ballots have gone missing, or been accidentally destroyed, even when subpoenaed, is astounding. Keep the hand marked paper ballots, count and use them as the primary method, mark each with a digital signature that is the identifying owner and the key in the blockchain that the voter does not see. Have all the voting precincts across the state, or nation, distribute the ledger using the digital credentials to verify the chain. This will put an end to "losing the ballots" and wiping a single server or losing a few USB keys being viable voter suppression methods while still using the paper as the primary method and blockchain to reduce fraud. The sheer number of times this has happened sickens me and something needs to be done besides some paultry fines people gladly pay to change the outcome.
When they tally the votes and realize their new governor will be Pepe the frog.
It's worth conducting (for any worthy proposal) an examination into the question of "what are the rewards, and by whom are they reaped?"
Who would benefit from exempting cryptocurrencies from state money transition laws?
I feign no hypotheses.
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I think he will sweep the state honestly. He is a self made millionare, and his boyfriend is handsome without being too unseemingly young. The Republican, Stapleton, is not a bad sort, but I think he will have a really uphill battle.
The queerest thing about Polis is that he chose his own last name for market purposes instead of using his birth name.
Just as ... Blockchain euphoria is giving way to blockchain fatigue ...
It is the same basic problem though. Blockchain is only a secure as it is shared.
that's the security in it - the shared aspect helps ensure no single person or group can subvert it...that's the theory anyhow
nothing to see here - move along