Analysis
If corrupt government officials try to delete files on the blockchain, “any change will be noticed immediately by other participants.”
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Corruption News
Corruption is the process of using political power in order to gain personal benefit. Corruption is one of the main problems of today’s world, emerging in an absolute majority of countries and leading to hard consequences for the population. The biggest problem of it is the prevention of development caused by corruption in developing countries. The question of how to end corruption is crucially important for the future development of most nations. Solutions for corruption may be found in political, economic and technological measures. Blockchain technology may become a solution of corruption by being implemented in budget control and voting processes. Blockchain corruption-preventing measures are easier to maintain in developed countries but are possible for developing countries with the help of blockchain-based companies and support of the U.N.
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A mayor in Puerto Rico pleaded guilty to accepting a bribe of more than $100,000 in cash last week.
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Retirees and veterans in El Salvador are worried that the government will start paying their pensions in Bitcoin instead of the U.S. dollar.
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One electoral commission aspirant in Kenya said that the country should consider adopting blockchain-based voting.
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Russia’s prosecutor general, Igor Krasnov, says new crypto regulations are needed to combat corruption as — in his view — digital assets are often used to facilitate crime.
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An article appearing on the World Economic Forum website has made the case for blockchain adoption to fight corruption and wastage of resources in government activities.
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Some Russian public officials have to disclose their crypto holdings, while other officials are obliged to hold zero crypto by April 1, according to a new law.
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Blockchain can reportedly return billions of dollars back to Kenya’s budget.
5761 - Opinion
Emerging technologies are essential to fasten SDGs, but this shouldn’t come at the expense of prudence and careful evaluation.
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In a world where all public records are stored on an immutable ledger, it would be difficult to be a corrupt government official.
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark has released a report analyzing the use of blockchain in the fight against corruption.
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Kazakhstan’s digital tenge has the potential to provide “full transparency in movement of budgetary funds,” chairman at local anti-corruption service says.
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A new World Economic Forum study has revealed how blockchain technology can be used to prevent corruption in public procurement.
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The World Economic Forum looks at blockchain as a solution against foul play in government processes.
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Ukrainian officials are urged to disclose their cryptocurrency holdings as one of the national anti-corruption agencies publishes a manual on how to report crypto assets.
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