{"id":360512,"date":"2026-07-12T10:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T09:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/can-tech-billionaires-replace-democracy-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T10:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T09:00:10","slug":"can-tech-billionaires-replace-democracy-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/can-tech-billionaires-replace-democracy-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Can tech billionaires replace democracy? | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ID8rMCfm9rA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Can tech billionaires replace democracy? | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ID8rMCfm9rA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Free Republic of Liberland wants to be a truly libertarian, digital micronation that runs on the same technology as cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\n<p>The unrecognised micronation is bankrolled by some of the wealthiest men in crypto and it runs on an idea they are trying to export &#8211; that government itself can be replaced with blockchain technologies.<\/p>\n<p>Citizens vote on laws and referendums using digital tokens, and the voting itself is automatically tallied and enforced by code, rather than counted by officials. <\/p>\n<p>However, the technology is still in an early phase, and human officials are still required to implement laws.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Free Republic of Liberland wants to be a truly libertarian, digital micronation that runs on the same technology as cryptocurrencies. 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