Bitcoin tech to restore democracy

摘要

BITCOIN changed the way we think about money forever. Now a type of political cryptocurrency wants to do the same for votes, reinventing how we participate in democracy. Sovereign is being unveiled this week by Democracy Earth, a not-for-profit organisation in Palo Alto, California. It combines liquid democracy - which gives individuals more flexibility in how they use their votes - with blockchains, digital ledgers of transactions that keep cryptocurrencies like bitcoin secure. Sovereign's developers hope it could signal the beginning of a democratic system that transcends national borders.