Voting


Policy

In Mexico’s Biggest Election Yet, Crypto Remains on the Sidelines

The favorite to win, Mexico City’s former Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, is expected to remain aligned with her party’s previous position on crypto, one that focuses more on protecting customers than any explicit legislation.

Mexico City (Robbie Herrera/Unsplash)

Tech

Aave DAO to Vote on Gho Stablecoin Deployment on Ethereum

Gho has been available on the Ethereum blockchain’s Goerli testnet since February, where it has functioned without encountering any major bugs.

Aave means ghost in Finnish. (Unsplash modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

DYdX DeFi Grants Renewal Proposal Spurs Polarized Community Discussion

Nearly 90% of voters favor the grants proposal, but many in the community pointed out controversial limitations.

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Tech

Contentious Uniswap Vote Highlights the Opaqueness of Decentralized Governance

A16z didn’t quash a proposal to launch Uniswap onto Binance’s BNB Chain, but that doesn’t mean it couldn’t have.

(Sanja Baljkas/Getty Images)

Policy

A Majority of US Voters Want More Crypto Regulation, Poll Shows

The results indicate more voters want to see lawmakers treat cryptocurrency as a “serious and valid part of the economy” than as a “mechanism for fraud” and other crimes.

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Videos

RadicalxChange President on How Digital Assets Can Empower Local Communities

Matthew Prewitt, president of RadicalxChange Foundation, a U.S.-based activist nonprofit dedicated to global democratic innovation, discusses how digital assets can be a tool for empowering local communities. Prewitt also touches on how blockchain can be applied to the voting process and help drive structural changes.

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Finance

A16z Doesn’t Support Plan to Break Up DeFi Giant MakerDAO

MakerDAO, one of the largest decentralized protocols, is in the middle of a makeover. Rifts have emerged between investors and founders as they offer competing plans for making the protocol more decentralized and try to drive growth.

MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen (CoinDesk TV)

Finance

Crypto Futures Exchange CoinFLEX’s Creditors to Own 65% of Firm After Reorganization

CoinFLEX filed for a restructuring in the Seychelles during the summer after suspending withdrawals amid the volatile crypto market.

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Tech

Aragon Acquires Voting Project Vocdoni to Flesh Out Decentralized Governance Stack

The Aragon Association has acquired Vocdoni, a decentralized voting project born out of the Catalan independence movement.

Voters cast their ballots in Barcelona, Dec. 21, 2017.

Tech

Japanese City to Trial Blockchain Voting System

Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, is looking at blockchain tech to solve problems in the city, starting with an e-voting system.

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