What Crypto Winter? Blockchain Developers are Still Making a Killing

Blockchain developers are now earning more than they were six months ago, according to a survey-based report by Computer World. In the course of the last six months, the annual pay for blockchain developers in the highest bracket increased by over US$4,000, as per the survey which was conducted by management consulting firm Janco Associates.

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Immutability Questioned After Steemit Blog Bans 9/11 Blackmailer’s Account

Immutability Questioned After Steemit Blog Bans 9/11 Blackmailer's AccountThe blockchain-powered blogging platform Steemit is being accused of centralization and censorship. On Jan. 7, 2019, the hacker group The Dark Overlord had its account banned from Steemit by a developer known as ‘Jredbeard’ for violating the company’s terms of service agreement. Also Read: Developer Releases Cash-DB, a Terab Project Fork for the BCH Network Steemit […]

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Bitcoin Exchange Giant Huobi Announces Post-Christmas Layoffs

Chinese mining giant Bitmain Technology and cryptocurrency exchange operator Huobi Group have both announced plans to lay off staff but for different reasons, per reports on the South China Morning Post (SCMP). Bitmain revealed its intention in a statement quoted by the SCMP, calling the layoffs a “minor adjustment” as it restructures to build a

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‘It’s Not Surprising’ the Market Is Recovering Says Coinbase President Asiff Hirji

Not the Christmas run we expected, but bitcoin has continued to rise, despite a bearish run that saw prices crash from $5,000 to an all-time low of $3,200. Asiff Hirji President of U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase said the current recovery is not surprising and the run should continue into the next year. Speaking with CNBC’s

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Ethereum Studio Consensys’ Wild Ideas and Squandered Funds Led to Major Layoffs

Ethereum incubator Consensys is to cut 50 to 60 percent of its employees. The blockchain software company has already laid off 13 percent of its workforce in order to survive the bear market. According to one source, lack of product, wild ideas and an inability to sell technologies has made Consensys’ position financially precarious. As a result, Consensys […]

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Interest in Blockchain Jobs Declines as Cryptocurrency Prices Take a Tumble

The prices of cryptocurrencies and the interest in crypto-related jobs are highly correlated. This is the takeaway from data provided to CNBC by AngelList Talent, a recruitment firm focusing on startups. The data demonstrates that as cryptocurrency prices surged last year, the number of crypto-related job openings also swelled. But this year as cryptocurrency prices

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Steem Added to State of the DApps Listings

Social blockchain platform Steem, home to the Steemit social network, has been added to dApp (decentralized application) tracking website stateofthedapps.com and now sits proudly next to Ethereum, EOS, and POA, on the site’s “Rankings by Platform” page. And we got fancy #Steem statistics as well 🧐 pic.twitter.com/cK3BmEMK3u — State of the DApps (@StateOfTheDApps) December 17,

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Ethereum Studio ConsenSys to Trim Workforce amid Bear Market Woes

Just as Steemit had done in the previous month, ConsenSys, the Ethereum-based studio, will be laying off about 13% of its total workforce as part of a move to ‘restructure’ the company. The company, which was founded by billionaire Joseph Lubin, co-founder and early investor in Ethereum, is now looking to reorganize in a market

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BCH App ‘Honest Cash’ Sees Significant Growth and Adds Native Wallet

BCH App 'Honest Cash' Sees Significant Growth and Adds Native WalletSocial media platform Honest Cash has activated 200 new users and added a few new features, according to its creator Adrian Barwicki. News.Bitcoin.com reported on its initial launch during the last week of November, when the blogging platform started with the first 100 registrants. Also read: ‘Crypto Crisis’ Mining Simulator Lets Players Relive the Last […]

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Steemit Announces Structural Reorganization, Laying of 70% of Employees

The decentralized content platform that rewards content providers with cryptocurrency, Steemit, recently announced a corporate restructuring that will result in a significant amount of their workforce being cut. The announcement, which was made by the company’s CEO in a recent post, explained that the weakness of the cryptocurrency markets has affected both the company’s cryptocurrency (STEEM) and

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