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A report released by the professional social networking platform LinkedIn has put blockchain as the most sought-after “hard skill” for 2020. According to LinkedIn, being skilled in blockchain technology will ensure that such a person chased by recruiters.In 2018, LinkedIn rated “Blockchain Developer” as the top emerging job of the year.Hard and Soft SkillsThe report differentiates specifically between hard and soft skills. Hard skills are skills that have to do with specific knowledge about a...

Blockchain has been a buzzword for some time, evoking a sense of mystery and magic for tech enthusiasts – or just plain confusion for the average Joe.Despite the hype, it’s also received a fair amount of criticism – largely from those in the mainstream financial world who, due to their skepticism of cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin, have gone to bash its underlying technology.Blockchain technology has also received flak from those who say it is too complicated to implement. And then there are...

In the past few days and weeks, the recent volatility observed in the combined crypto markets has mainly supported bulls.This impetus allowed the price of Ethereum (ETH) to break past the key resistance levels that previously hindered its price action, which has now opened the door for significant further growth.Ethereum, although, could not break past its main falling trend line, which suppressed its recent price movement, that is why some analysts continuously showed a bearish attitude...

Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, a senior analyst at foreign exchange broker RoboForex, shares his insights into the future scenarios for Bitcoin price movement as well as possible price swings of major altcoins.The market may be returning to an uptrend. The Bitcoin demonstrates confident growth, executing a reversal pattern. The aim of the growth may be the area near $12400. Other coins are also trying to rise. The leader here is the Bitcoin SV that has escaped a flat. As a rule, at such moments the...

The world’s largest job and recruiting website Glassdoor has published its annual list of the 50 best jobs in America for 2020. The top seven spots on Glassdoor’s list of best jobs are taken by tech jobs that appeared there 20 times.The list begins with a front-end engineer outranking data scientist that was holding the top spot since 2016. Making the list of best jobs, Glassdoor considers the following factors: a very strong salary of over $100,000, over 13,000 open positions around the...

Bitwise Bitcoin ETF proposal has been withdrawn. The cryptocurrency asset management firm indicated that it had submitted a note to the U.S. SEC. Bitwise said that the withdrawal request is “consistent with the public interest and protection of investors”. This shows that the firm is studying the situation at this time. The global head of research told:“We did indeed withdraw the application. This is a procedural step, and we intend to refile our application at an appropriate time.”It also...

XRP gave the crypto community an unexpected gift when it rose by 10 percent on Tuesday. The third biggest cryptocurrency has been sluggish in its movement, barely keeping up with other top cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC). But in what resembled a rush of adrenaline, XRP astonished crypto investors when it regained strength to take back the $0.244 level. This event is so remarkable because this is the first show of strength XRP has managed to achieve since November ending of 2019.Now that...

Advancement in technology has resulted in advanced strategies that criminals and terrorists use to pounce on innocent victims. Due to companies’ privacy policies, some manufacturers of the gadgets used by the crime perpetrators end up withholding crucial information to help perpetrators. One such company is Apple Inc.After the December 6, 2019, terrorist attack on a Florida Navy base, it emerged that the criminal used iPhones for part of his plans and communications. Since then, Apple is...

S&P 500 may rise by at least 15% this year. This is what top investment analyst Simon Fentham-Fletcher thinks. He is the Chief Investment Officer of Freedom Asset Management. Simon said this when he indicated that now it’s time to take profits. He also urged caution when doing so. In an interview, he said:“I’m actually starting to think about trimming back some of the exceptional gains we had last year and coming through into this.”“So from my perspective, yes, I think it is time to start...

San Francisco based financial technology startup Fundbox Inc. hired a former investment banker Marten Abrahamsen as its first-ever chief financial officer (CFO), the Wall Street Journal reported on Jan. 14. Abrahamsen was brought in as CFO to bolster the company’s executive team as Fundbox prepares to launch a potential initial public offering (IPO) in the future.Founded in 2013 by three partners – Eyal Shinar, Toma Michaeli, and Yuval Ariav – the startup helps in expediting the payment of...