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According to a report by Jinshi citing DPA, former U.S. President Biden criticized his successor Trump, stating that the current president not only demolished the East Wing of the White House but also destroyed America's "democratic" system.CNN quoted Biden's remarks made on the 7th during a Democratic Party event in Omaha, Nebraska, saying: "I knew Trump would bring a wrecking ball to the country, but I have to admit, I didn't know there would really be a wrecking ball."The 82-year-old former Democratic president referred to Trump's demolition of parts of the White House and his desire to convert them into a banquet hall. Trump had previously stated that his banquet hall plans "would not affect the existing structure."The report stated that Biden said: "This is the perfect symbol of his presidency. Trump not only destroyed the White House and the Constitution, but also destroyed the rule of law and our democratic system."

ChainCatcher message, Musk responded on X to "about to lead the Department of Efficiency": The Department of Efficiency is not a threat to democracy, but a threat to bureaucracy.

ChainCatcher news, former Coinbase CTO and author of "The Network State," Balaji Srinivasan, delivered a keynote speech titled "Technodemocracy" at Token2049 on September 18.In his speech, he stated that internet voting governance has long existed, currently with three types: social media voting, DAO voting, and Estonia's online national voting. The fourth phase of digital governance will come from crypto, and the technology managing Discords can also be used to allocate DAO funds, open doors to houses, and even control drones. Technodemocratic voting can not only control digital entities but also physical ones, which means that crypto wallets can control real-world resources. He also listed some examples of Technodemocracy, such as crypto-verifiable voting, streaming voting, social smart contracts, provable limited government, truly global businesses, truly comprehensive candidates, and the new politics they bring (like the Mars Party led by Musk and the open-source AI party led by Donny Ak). These technodemocracies initially start purely online and will later enter the fiat currency world.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the UK has today established a political party called "The Other Party," aimed at bringing decentralized, blockchain-based direct democracy to the UK. Its initiatives include a "governance passport," allowing citizens to actively participate in law-making and policy decisions. This passport is issued as a non-fungible token (NFT) to UK voters to ensure the immutability, traceability of votes, and to prevent manipulation or undue influence.The founder of The Other Party, Dom Ryder, stated, "Our mission is to eliminate the centralization of power by politicians and return power to the people. By leveraging blockchain technology, we ensure that every voice is heard, every vote counts, and every decision is transparent and clean."