At Follow My Vote, we build blockchain solutions primarily for voting applications. But while we continue to build our own software, we keep a vigilant eye on competitors and exciting projects in the blockchain space. Three projects that we would like to highlight on our blog and give recognition to are Solana, Bitcoin Cash, and […]
The Follow My Vote Team has joined ChrispBTC on his brand new blockchain voting podcast. The goal of the podcast is to show the world the pros and cons of blockchain voting. We had a great time discussing our project and we plan to join repeatedly to take a deeper dive into some of the […]
Years ago, Follow My Vote set out to build a cryptographically secure, end-to-end user-verifiable online election system. We eventually realized that while blockchain technology provides an excellent foundation for the back end of such a system, our current technologies are simply not adequate to support the full extent that is necessary to bring such a […]
While the cryptocurrency industry has slowed down a little since the end of 2017, it is still a very exciting space with a ton of potential. Cryptocurrency and blockchain are adopted in more industries out there. Blockchain can have value in banking, healthcare, education, technology and numerous other spheres. But without a doubt, one of […]
Have you ever tried explaining blockchain technology to a friend? With all the industry jargon it can be a bit confusing. In its most simple form, a blockchain is a peer to peer network and a database (public ledger). Did you know that public ledgers have been used for centuries? Blockchain is essentially a more advanced […]
Microsoft Office just got some extraordinary features in the latest update. Office users can now use multiple blockchains to certify and sign important documents. Large corporations tend to store lots of contracts and legal documents in Microsoft Office. Now with the new blockchain features, users can certify and sign documents, to verify they have not […]
There are three main blockchain ecosystems in the market today: the Graphene ecosystem, the Bitcoin ecosystem and Ethereum ecosystem. Follow My Vote CTO, Nathan Hourt, is responsible for owning a critical role in the design and development of the Graphene Toolkit, which was first built for BitShares, a leading crypto-currency that has been credited with several […]
Blockchain technology is the backbone of Bitcoin. But since its inception in 2009, the technology has grown to support many use cases and projects around the world. 2017 will be a big year for blockchain. In this blog post, we cover the top areas of the blockchain industry and what we can expect for blockchain in […]
Follow My Vote Ambassador, Nicolas Guillermo recently wrote a an article on wearechange.org entitled “How We Can Stop All Voter Fraud”. The article goes into depth on the issues Follow My Vote is tackling and the technology we are using to combat voter fraud. Each time there is an election held anywhere in the democratic […]
What Is The Lean Startup? The lean startup is a method for developing businesses and products created by Eric Ries. Based on his experience on failing and successful startups, Ries claims that startups can shorten their product development cycles by adopting a combo of efficient experimentation, product releases, and validated learning. By pushing out an initial […]
Follow My Vote is a startup based in the corporate research center in Blacksburg, VA that is developing blockchain-based voting software. They recently released the initial alpha version of the software, giving early-adopters a preview of how their software works. Adam Ernest, their CEO, was interviewed by WSLS 10 about the software: “You can monitor […]
The United States Voting Method is flawed, and I doubt anyone would argue otherwise. With unsecured voting systems in place in many states, we don’t even have technology to redeem us. It is simply unacceptable that in our day and age that we have to choose what many would call the lesser of two evils. The […]
A referendum is being held on Thursday, June 23, 2016, to decide if Britain should leave or stay in the European Union. A referendum is essentially a yes or no vote to a particular question. (Also a perfect time to use verifiable blockchain voting software) What does Brexit mean? It is a combination of Britain and exit. Here […]
In an interview with Joe Mohen, the former CEO of election.com, Amber Phillips of the Washington Post tried to breakdown why online voting hasn’t been a reality. In an age where you can order food online in the comfort of your bed, the technology to vote already exists. Many critics of such technology say it is […]
With 42% of precincts in, CNN has just reported that Hillary Clinton won the DC Primary with a huge majority of the vote. At this rate, Hillary Clinton will net at least 14 or 15 delegates, with a margin so wide that she would have won by a larger margin than any Bernie Sanders win except in […]
On April 15, 2016, Nathan Hourt, Follow My Vote CTO, gave a blockchain speech at the computer science department at Harding University entitled Blocked & Loaded | Why Blockchain Technology Matters & What it can do for You. In regards to the presentation, Nathan stated: This seminar was presented to the Computer Science Department at Harding […]
Christina Tobin and the Free and Equal Elections Foundation have released a video featuring Ed Asner and a “political call to arms”. Ed Asner, the legendary actor who was once black-listed and former President of the Screen Actors Guild met with Free & Equal President Christina Tobin last week searching for solutions to the concerns he […]
Brian Fox joining Follow My Vote as an Advisor has been one of the biggest updates of 2016 so far. Brian J. Fox is an American computer programmer, entrepreneur, consultant, author, free software advocate, and original author of the GNU Bash shell. Currently, Brian is the CEO of a venture technology company called Opus Logica, […]
In the United States, there are two main ways to determine how candidates are selected for various elected positions. These are known as primaries and caucuses. Caucuses Caucuses are used to make a variety of decisions in political parties. It is well known that parties hold caucuses to select nominations for presidential races. But caucuses […]
Campaign finance could be going digital in Virginia. The Virginia General Assembly recently introduced a bill titled HB 687 on campaign finance reform. The bill would allow digital currency as a form of monetary contribution to campaigns. Making the leap into campaign finance would be a big win for digital currency. So how exactly would a […]