Румыния использовала блокчейн для учета голосов на президентских выборах

cryptonews.ruОпубліковано о 2024-01-03Востаннє оновлено о 2024-12-03

Румыния стала первой европейской страной, применившей блокчейн для мониторинга явки и результатов общенациональных выборов.

Избирательный орган страны, Romania Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă (ROAP), использовал блокчейн в первом туре президентских выборов, которые состоялись 24 ноября. ROAP создала панель инструментов, где румынские избиратели могли присоединиться к единой Европейской инфраструктуре блокчейн-сервисов (EBSI) и отслеживать результаты выборов в режиме реального времени. Решение на основе блокчейна было предложено Специальной телекоммуникационной службой (STS) в качестве способа мониторинга явки и предотвращения незаконного голосования.

Данные, собранные на избирательных участках, регистрировались в блокчейне как транзакция, которая содержала и публичную информацию, и хэш частных данных, конфиденциальность которых гарантируется на протяжении всего процесса. В ROAP отметили, что узлы сети EBSI размещены в десятках национальных и региональных органов власти, а также в академических институтах 27 стран Евросоюза. Это обеспечило дополнительный уровень достоверности, безопасности и прозрачности результатов выборов.

Ранее парламент Румынии принял поправки в Налоговый кодекс о временной амнистии для криптоинвесторов. Поправки освобождают от налогообложения доходы физических лиц, полученные от инвестиций в криптоактивы.

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