Carlos from SimpleProof.com explains how the 2023 Guatemalan election used Bitcoin to timestamp results and prevent accusations of fraud. Governments can use Bitcoin’s immutable ledger to timestamp election results and prove that they haven’t been tampered with.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
03:00 - Overview of Guatemala's Voting System
04:50 - Proof of Work in Paper-based Voting
06:00 - Timestamping Election Results
07:08 - The 2019 Election Issues in Guatemala
08:20 - Open Timestamps Protocol
09:00 - Timestamping in 2023 Election
10:00 - How Timestamping Works
11:00 - Verifying Election Documents
16:00 - Comparison of Timestamp Data from Bitcoin
24:00 - Addressing Accusations of Election Fraud
27:00 - The Role of Bitcoin in Protecting Election Integrity
29:00 - Future Plans and Expanding the Use of Timestamping
33:00 - Challenges of Using Bitcoin for Public Registries
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