What is blockchain? Blockchain is a decentralized and distributed digital ledger that is used to record transactions across many computers so that the record cannot be altered retroactively without the alteration of all subsequent blocks and the consensus of the network. In the context of employment data, blockchain technology could potentially be used to create a secure and transparent system
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What are Smart Contracts A smart contract is a self-executing contract with the terms of the agreement between buyer and seller being directly written into lines of code. The code and the agreements contained therein exist across a distributed, decentralized blockchain network. Smart contracts allow for the automation of contract execution and enforcement, which can save time and reduce the
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Why smart contracts are the future I truly love the world of blockchain and crypto. We are living in one of the most exciting periods of technological innovation, and I am in constant awe of what people are doing with blockchain. Which leads me to the technology I want to talk about today: smart contracts. Smart contracts are programs that
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Trends in Crypto recruitment heading into 2022: We are living in an age of transformation. From NFT to Web3, the world we know is changing rapidly. Whether we like it or not, in the next 10 years we will see huge implications in terms of how we finance, interact with people and carry out day-to-day activities. In such evolving landscapes,
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Stop pi**ing staff off with unexpected overtime As I talked about in my last LinkedIn post, Crypto companies are expanding fast and they cannot get people through the door quick enough. There is a huge shortage of Crypto-related talent and global demand for it just keeps growing. With that, employees working in the industry are feeling the pressure. Staff are
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We all talk about “the culture fit” and it seems to have become the holy grail of hiring. Employers have been talking about it for decades, yet little has changed in the process of how we hire candidates. As hiring managers, we all expect to receive a well-crafted CV, employing keywords designed to arouse our interest and we progress candidates
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What is a “trend”? Well, a trend is a phenomenon that is hip or popular at a given time: this is what is happening right now, in the Crypto and Blockchain talent space. So much so, that we can say that it is officially a trend for VCs to fund crypto start-ups. In fact, if a VC fund in Silicon
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The growth of decentralised finance (DeFi) has been taking the crypto world by storm, with the value of transactions more than doubling in 2021 to a total of $37.67 billion. These are the five key trends to watch in the DeFi space. Traditional financial products In traditional financial markets, financial derivatives are estimated to be worth 10x more than global
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While there are notable women in blockchain and fintech as a whole, crypto has always been seen as a concept women just don’t get. But women are actually playing a key role in the crypto revolution. The number of female users and investors in crypto is steadily rising. Gemini’s State of U.K. Crypto 2021 report revealed 41.6% of UK crypto
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As the post-COVID job market continues to heat up, one industry is at boiling point: cryptocurrency. The soaring value of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin has created worldwide excitement – and several new millionaires and billionaires. But the news headlines haven’t revealed the battle going on behind the scenes. Crypto companies, faced with a dire talent shortage, are scouring the world for
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