Sierra Leone Tallied Elections Results With Blockchain, For the First Time in the World

Sierra Leone Tallied Elections Results With Blockchain, For the First Time in the World

The West African nation Sierra Leone is receiving a lot of fanfare from lots of media that focus on cryptocurrency. The country is having what is believed to be the first experience of blockchain utilization in official elections.

As it is reported, the country used blockchain tech trend to tally Sierra Leone’s presidential elections.

Our top trading bots

Blockchain in Use

The fact that Sierra Leone decided to move ahead of the rest of the world by using blockchain for auditing elections’ results was confirmed by the blockchain company, which helped the country to implement the idea.

This company is the Swiss-headquartered voting tech firm Agora. As its chief executive officer, Leonardo Gammar reported this week that his crew is involved in this West African nation’s official elections. To help the state to proceed the tallying, the Agora’s team moved to Freetown, the country’s capital.

Cointelegraph, the niche media, informed that it contacted Gammar and he told that the crew had not rested at all for two days. At that time, the team was helping their blockchain node operators to run the issue.

At the same time, the company’s COO Jason Lukasiewicz suggested this case is the first in history when blockchain is employed for any government election.

Grammar, in his turn, also added that Agora is not acting alone: it works in Sierra Leone in the cooperation with the European Commission. Moreover, it has assisting blockchain node operators, who come from:

  • the University of Fribourg
  • the Red Cross
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

How Did it Work in Sierra Leone?

This week the country 16 politicians fought for the right to become Sierra Leone’s president. The government wanted to use blockchain to make the whole process transparent and to prevent any forgery.

With blockchain, Agora managed to complete results auditing a few hours before the National Election Commission of the country and various NGOs.

Square Enix CEO reveals plans for blockchain, metaverse, NFTs
Wider adoption of nonfungible tokens (NFT) and play-to-earn games may be on the way, as one of the world’s largest gaming companies sees them as the future...
Bitwise launches NFT index fund for accredited investors
In an effort to democratize access to nonfungible tokens, art collections and other digital assets of value for the masses, Bitwise Asset Management launched...
Reddit co-founder and Polygon launch $200M Web 3.0 social media initiative
On Friday, Polygon and Alexis Ohanian’s venture capital firm, Seven Seven Six, announced a $200 million initiative backing projects operating at the intersection...
Traders brace for a drop to $58K if Bitcoin price loses the $62K support
Whipsaw price action has returned to the cryptocurrency market after Bitcoin’s (BTC) price lost steam at $67,100 and retracted to the $62,000 level.  An...
BREAKING: Nasdaq listing hints that the SEC may soon approve ETF application from Valkyrie
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, may soon approve an application from crypto-asset manager Valkyrie for a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded...
Hebei is the latest China province to wield the crypto crackdown hammer
Hebei, a province in Northern China, is the latest jurisdiction in the country to read the riot act to crypto miners and traders.According to Reuters on...
NBA star Steph Curry asks Twitter for crypto advice
Following a lucrative $206,000 purchase of a popular Bored Ape Yacht Club nonfungible token, or NFT, last week, NBA all-star Steph Curry has reached out...
EU entrusts $30M to new blockchain and digital assets fund
Analysts have long decried the European Union’s lack of homegrown tech giants, pointing to the gulf between the bloc and counterparts like the United States...
Indian regulator probes crypto exchange for alleged forex law violations
Mumbai-based crypto exchange WazirX has been the target of much of India’s regulatory heat as the company continues to attract local investors. In the latest...
Binance stops stock token sales, ‘effective immediately’
Binance’s highly popular stock tokens, a relatively recent offering, are being wound down immediately. In an announcement published on Friday, the exchange...
First look: Spike Lee's TV ad for crypto touts it as new money for a diverse world
Spike Lee’s new ad dubbed “The Currency of Currency” launched online today, and the two-minute spot depicts crypto as new money for a diverse world. The...
Over 3,000 ATMs in Beijing can now convert digital yuan into cash
China continues apace with the adoption of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) as major banks launch a significant batch of digital yuan-powered ATMs.The...
Bitcoin Climbs 20% As Investors Gain Confidence
Investing.com - Bitcoin was trading at $41,761.1 by 08:59 (12:59 GMT) on the Investing.com Index on Thursday, up 19.81% on the day. It was the largest one-day...
Shanghai Man: Aping out of gorilla token, digital dollar Biden its time... and more
This weekly roundup of news from Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong attempts to curate the industry’s most important news, including influential projects,...
NSA Surveilled Bitcoiners Since 2013, Snowden Leaks Show
Since bitcoin was created, conspiracy theorists couldn’t help but suspect that every move of every person in the crypto ecosystem was a footprint. And...