{"id":176944,"date":"2020-11-30T17:45:32","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T17:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=176944"},"modified":"2020-11-30T22:32:58","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T22:32:58","slug":"coinmarketcaps-twitter-poll-reveals-the-problem-behind-online-voting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coinmarketcaps-twitter-poll-reveals-the-problem-behind-online-voting\/","title":{"rendered":"CoinMarketCap\u2019s Twitter poll reveals the problem behind online voting"},"content":{"rendered":"

After posting a poll asking the community to vote on which crypto project is to receive an infographic, CoinMarketCap<\/a> found itself in the middle of a war between Cardano<\/a> and VeChain. With around 15,000 voices cast for VeChain in the final seconds of the poll, the Cardano community accused VeChain<\/a> of buying votes. However, despite the petty bickering it caused, CoinMarketCap\u2019s poll revealed a huge problem behind any kind of online voting\u2014a lack of an industry-wide identity solution.<\/p>\n

A CoinMarketCap poll sparks a war between Cardano and VeChain<\/h2>\n

Earlier this week, CoinMarketCap posted a poll on Twitter asking its followers to vote on which cryptocurrency should be the next to receive an infographic. But, what started as an interesting proposal quickly turned toxic as people began noticing irregularities in the votes. Despite leading by several percent throughout most of the poll, Cardano was wiped out by VeChain in the last few seconds of the poll, when it recorded a sudden influx of 15,000 votes for VeChain.<\/p>\n

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Here there @CoinMarketCap<\/a> here are the screencaps of the last few seconds of the poll closing where @vechainofficial<\/a> picked up 15,000 votes within a second. Really? What's the verdict?
cc: @IOHK_Charles<\/a> @Cardano<\/a> hat tip @EpistleGoguen<\/a> ? pic.twitter.com\/6WxbElp5KA<\/a><\/p>\n

— Rick McCracken (@RichardMcCrackn) November 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n