The night is dark and full of… opportunities? With Winter in full swing, we’re taking a step back this week to talk about , in somewhat broader terms. the technology Bitcoin behind what follows are in-depth stories on the philosophies, philanthropies, and profit motives of Brace yourselves: blockchain beyond beta — add your voice to the conversation in the comments. Let’s warm up with some socio-political philosophy, shall we? looks to 2018 for real-world applications of blockchain beyond the cryptocurrency space, and finds proof of concepts in every sector from education and ecology, to enabling the protection of human rights and freedom of information: [8 min read]. Most blockchain projects are aimed at raising funds and generating profits with meaningless products, but some of them are designed to help those in need, through joint efforts of the community, solve acute social problems and conduct non-commercial activities. Anton Mozgovoy Blockchain for social good: Reviewing top use cases in 2018 [20 min read]. reminisces in this industry-canvassing Horatian Ode to the ‘It Takes a Village’ mindset we need to move on new blockchain-based projects. The Importance of Community in Crypto The BitcoinTalk forum was created by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009 and is legendary in the community. This is also where the now infamous “HODL” meme originated, Alex Libertas The network effect is when a product gets more valuable when more people use it, like Craigslist. Blockchain tech says in this take on [18 min read]. shifts the network effect away from any one company, and onto the decentralized web, allowing any company to be built on top of the same data, blake west Why Consumers Will Love the Decentralized Web Skilling me softly Whether or not you’re one of the 15% recently laid off by Buzzfeed, it’s always a good idea to future-proof your career by learning a marketable skill. Keen to cash in on that career trend? Time to enrol on one of these [6 min read] by ; or take a few tutorials in these [6 min read], as curated by . According to a report from Upwork , blockchain happens to be the fastest growing skill on its platform, surpassing skills like TensorFlow and machine learning in the top 20 list. This means there are a lot of jobs for blockchain developers. 5 Free Courses to Learn Blockchain Programming in 2019 javinpaul 10 Tools for Blockchain Development DashMagazine Got the development skills, still waiting for your big idea? ’s been there: Read this to hear the rest of his hard-won wisdom on [5 min read]. Shankar Nathan ask yourself what are the fundamental problems that you are most passionate about solving. how to penetrate into the Blockchain space as a developer without having a concrete project Be the change you want to see on the blockchain Having worked with a wide spectrum of multinational companies, sees too many Separate the over-buzzed from the truly mind-blowing with his 11-question process for [9 min read]. Leo Jiang so-called “Blockchain projects” to be more driven by the FOMO (fear of missing out) factor, instead of by compelling use cases which are structurally evaluated. Breaking Blockchain — A Framework to Evaluate Blockchain Use Cases Oh, and BTW: Ready to put your money where your mouth is? Don’t miss blockchain investment and acceleration expert ’s [6 min read]. 40% of Deloitte’s Global Blockchain Survey respondents reported that their organization will invest $5 million or more in blockchain initiatives in 2019. Elvina Kamalova Blockchain Investment Strategy: 5 Market Shifts to Monitor Missed your chance to chat to from Hacker Noon at the in in Davos, Switzerland? Don’t let that happen again. Here’s a list of all the you need to know about to stay FOMO-free in 2019. Thanks ! David Choi Blockchain Economic Forum Blockchain and Crypto Conferences Anton Dyshkant Last, but certainly not least: is an interview about how to market blockchain products with , founder of Tune in to find out why she sees Episode 24 of the Hacker Noon podcast Erica Blair Blockchain Branding. cryptocurrencies more generally as a broad political philosophy about what it is you find important in the world. Read more Crypto Winter stories. *** to all of you who have supported our so far. Thank you equity crowdfund campaign Until next time, , Natasha Nel Hacker Noon Tech Editor P.S. It’s not too late for the rest of you to get in on that action: hodl your very own Hacker Noon shares today.

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