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The presidential campaign is currently underway in the United States of America. Interestingly, election results can now be tracked on the Ethereum and EOS blockchains.
This is the first time that the US presidential election results will be published on the blockchain. According to reports, the result will be published on Ethereum and EOS by the Associated Press (AP).
In addition to providing access to the results, the AP also revealed that it would use blockchain in its API. Simply put, anyone attempting to access the official AP results will also be able to verify their authenticity using the blockchain.
Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter are also working to prevent any form of manipulation of results. They are working around the clock to prevent any form of false claim claims that could sway last-minute voters. Using blockchain for time stamping of results is a step in the right direction to ensure free and fair elections. The AP’s use of the blockchain could lead to a total overhaul of the way elections are held in the near future.
Speaking about the AP’s use of blockchain, the company’s director of data licensing, Dwayne Desaulniers, revealed that the AP has set a high standard in terms of counting votes and publishing results. Notably, the Associated Press (AP) has been actively involved in US elections since 1848.
The company’s API (application programming interface) provides the public with access to its data. First, software developers design a mobile app. Then, during the election, the app collects data from the API from time to time. The data collected may range from counting votes and delegates to information such as race results, etc.
The backend monitoring process
All of AP’s results will be posted on Wikipedia’s blockchain-based competitor, Everipedia. The platform is primarily built with the popular Oracle Chainlink platform.
The data published by the AP will first be verified before being published on the Ethereum and EOS blockchains. To access the results, users will have to pay a small fee known as “gas”.
Daniel Kochis, Chainlink’s head of business development, stressed that creating more use cases for blockchain technology is an important step “to realize its full potential.” He also added that publishing the US election results on the blockchain is an important milestone.
Previously, blockchain technology was used to track minor elections within states. This, however, is the first time the technology will be deployed in an election as important as the US presidential election.
However, not everyone is in favor of using blockchain in the election process. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) recently revealed its displeasure over the use of blockchain technology for elections.
At the time of writing, ETH was up by 0.6% and was trading at $ 380.33. EOS, on the other hand, was up 0.3% and was trading at $ 2.32.
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