Follow My Vote Co-Founder and CEO, Adam Ernest has been invited to speak at the Hackers Congress Paralelní Polis in Prague. (Paralelní Polis basically means alternative culture or underground) The Event is put on by the Institute of Cryptoanarchy. Hundreds of technology enthusiasts, tech-entrepreneurs, activists and blockchain lovers will attend the Hackers Congress to celebrate the age […]
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 […]
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 […]
Follow My Vote develops end to end verifiable blockchain voting software for a variety of use cases. All code that Follow My Vote produces is open source and released under the GPLv3 or MIT software licenses. This means all end users can run, study, share and modify the software. Note* Official Follow My Vote software […]
Follow My Vote can now add Forbes to the list of media publications discussing blockchain voting and Follow My Vote’s end-to-end verifiable voting software. Author Jackie Burns Koven has written an unbiased article on Forbes.com that uncovers the progress and realtiy of blockchain voting for use in political elections. Numerous articles are coming out that […]
We just learned today, August 29th, that hackers have breached the databases of not one, but two state board of election systems. This breaking news comes from a FBI “flash” alert that was given to state boards earlier this month and just emerged into the eyes of the public. Follow My Vote has secured a copy of the […]
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 […]
Now that we have released our initial alpha for our stake-weighted blockchain voting software, you can explore the voting system! Here’s how: Step 1: Set Up A Graphene Blockchain Testnet In this video you can follow along with Nathan Hourt, Follow My Vote Co-founder & CTO as he demonstrates how to setup a Graphene / […]
We are excited to announce that we have released the Initial Alpha for the Follow My Vote stakeweighted blockchain voting software! The alpha version runs on a blockchain using the open-source Graphene Blockchain Framework. Follow My Vote on GitHub Features and functionality that can be explored in the alpha release include publishing of contests, casting votes, and tallying […]
If I had mentioned Steemit in conversation two months ago, you would have no idea what I was talking about. The idea is simple. Post on their website, and if it’s popular get paid in cryptocurrency. You can post about anything, from your experience eating broccoli cheddar soup at Panera Bread or how to build a PC. […]
On Wednesday, August 3rd, Bitfinex was involved in a breach in where 119,756 bitcoin had been stolen from users’ accounts. This amounts to about $72 US Mil. Zane Tackett, Director of Community and Product Development for Bitfinex, informed Reuters of the breach. As a result of the breach, Bitcoin’s worth plunged 23 percent to just […]
In a recent article on Network World, Patrick Nelson wrote about Follow My Vote and how blockchain technology can revolutionize elections. Nelson discussed the recent and startling Brexit vote in addition to the way information is spread via social media. His point being that voting is changing. People are receiving information much faster and discussing […]
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 […]
As I continued to scan the article I thought to myself, “Our current voting system is broken.”Stuck between paper ballots and other outdated voting systems America’s election infrastructure is lagging behind. Outdated voting machines, complex state laws that have made ID verification difficult, and accusations of voter fraud are not unique to the California primary. […]
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 […]
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, […]
When most people think of innovation and billion dollar ideas, Silicon Valley is top of mind. Some of the biggest brands and tech companies still call Silicon Valley home. But one man has proposed an new theory and he has some evidence to back it up. His name is Robert Scoble. Scoble has been called […]
Although not the only search engine in the world, Google is by far the largest and has expanded into many different areas of the web. Including their social media site, Google+ and acquiring Youtube, Google is an incredibly large force that won’t be reckoned with anytime soon. Google has recently tried their own hand at […]
Voting machines are outdated and compromising the very purpose they were designed to fulfill. With insecure methods, the very fabric of our political system is at stake. There is one machine however that is even worse than the already treacherously low standard for voting equipment. This type of machine is called the AVS WinVote and […]
There is some interesting news when it comes to making online voting progress. A recent article in The Hill discusses a progressive group that will use an online voting system to endorse a 2016 presidential candidate. Democracy For America (DFA) in Burlington, VT, is holding the election from Dec. 7-15. Anyone can participate, by giving their name, […]