How Bitcoin Safeguarded Elections in Guatemala
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My guest is Rafael Cordon, co-founder and CEO of tech startup Simple Proof, that has built a solution ensuring transparent elections in Guatemala. Now you might say, what does this have to do with Bitcoin? They used Peter Todd’s OpenTimestamps tool to link tally sheets to the Bitcoin blockchain and make them immutable. This way the peoples votes have been safeguarded in the recent elections in Guatemala. Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/weekly
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