Russian opposition leader Mark Feygin launches blockchain-based referendum on Vladimir Putin’s election

Of course, the results of these efforts will have no legal weight in Russia and will not end Putin’s presidency per se. But the referendum could theoretically provide publicity for efforts to oust Putin. And it gives Russians a way to voice their criticism in a country where the consequences of opposition could be significant. Opposition leader Alexei Navalny recently died while imprisoned in an Arctic penal colony.