Topic: Bitcoin Fueling the Gig Economy - page 3. (Read 543 times)

"...the gig economy is fast becoming the main source of employment for people all over the world; facilitated in no small part by the Internet’s ability to connect remote workers with prospective employers. At the time of writing, over a third of Europeans and Americans are working as independent contractors in the gig economy. That number is set to rise to 50% by 2020, and there is now growing pressure on the existing economic infrastructure to keep pace with that rise.

With the rise of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, can the blockchain help facilitate a new form of employment and help workers around the world earn a fair living from their efforts?"

Further Read: https://blockonomi.com/cryptocurrency-gig-economy/

The growing gig economy is firstly facilitated by the birth and massive adoption of internet connectivity anywhere in the globe...this remains to this day an evolving revolution that pole-vault many industries into what they are today. What was previously impossible is now one of the best options for people to work, to study and even to play. The coming of bitcoin 10 years ago put a very important layer on top of the internet hence bitcoin has become the money of the internet greatly enhancing the gig economy as anyone can seamlessly be paid with this currency wherever he/she can be in the globe. Plus the whole cryptocurrency revolution opened up a big can of opportunities to work and do business with crypto-focused fintech companies.