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Go on the job: where, why and how to work for cryptocurrency

The crisis 2016 is in the yard, but the interest in cryptocurrency earnings in the Russian-language Internet is still as great as it was at the time when the Bitcoin exchange rate was at an exciting mark of $ 1000-1200. This can be confirmed by the statistics of the all-knowing “Yandex Wordstat”: for example, about 14,000 people per month are interested in the question “ how to earn bitcoins ”. We will not argue that the situation is connected with the crisis, but the fact that in difficult economic times people are much more creative in their search for sources of income is a fact.





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At the same time, in order to find information on Altcoin earnings that is relevant for 2016, it is necessary to filter out outdated data and resources on the topic “earn Bitcoins for free without investing 1 Bitcoin per day” for a long time.

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We decided to improve the situation and prepared fresh material on work for crypt: where is it better to look for such work, what are the pros, cons and pitfalls in the cryptocurrency salary, what professions are the easiest way to get offers, how to organize the process of converting a crypt into Fiat. The material is based on real events: in order to prepare it, we talked with hired employees and freelancers who are rewarded for working in Bitcoins and its forks.



Pros and cons of working for cryptocurrency



Do I need to get a salary in altcoins? There is no definite answer, but you can consider the advantages / disadvantages of this option and draw conclusions on your own.



The benefits of salary in the crypt:





And now about the disadvantages and disadvantages:





Where to look for work for cryptocurrency



The resources and methods listed below are selected on the basis of practical experience, the information is relevant at the time of this writing. We do not pretend to complete the list and we will be very grateful if you complement it and indicate the sites and ways that you use yourself. And also share your opinion if you have experience using these or other resources.



Forums and Boards



In any major cryptocurrency forum, there is a section on work. There you can dig up an interesting job or freelance project, as well as publish a post in the style of “looking for a job in a bitcoin startup”. Among the proposals a lot of garbage: affiliate program, pay per click, a frank “divorce”. But sometimes there are real treasures: you can agree on remote work on quite American Rates, make promising acquaintances, and even arrange yourself a relocation to the EU, Asia or the States.



Minuses: vacancies are not updated very often, payment guarantees, as a rule, are absent, formal contracts are rare, so there is a possibility of not receiving a salary. Most of the proposals - one-time (project) work from private customers.



List of the most interesting resources:





Freelance exchanges and job aggregators



Unfortunately, the largest and most popular resources like Freelancer.com , UpWork , Fiverr or its Russian counterpart Kwork do not allow you to receive payment in cryptocurrency, despite the absolute logicality of this option, constant requests and feature requests from customers and performers, as well as a large number of projects related to cryptocurrency. Fiverr went the farthest: since 2014, he added the ability to replenish the account balance with bitcoins, but things have not progressed further. And according to the head of Quork, told to us in a private conversation, it’s better to stay away from bitcoins in our country: “As long as the government thinks, and whether to ban this currency in the Russian Federation at all , it’s dangerous for us to start work with it”.

So when looking for a job for cryptocurrency, you will have to forget about popular resources and turn your attention to the specialized freelance exchanges:





Cryptocurrency companies and startups



The overwhelming majority of crypto-related companies (miners, stock exchanges, coin casinos, etc.) offer payment in altcoins as a pleasant option for employees. By the way, HashFlare is no exception - look at the list of our vacancies .



If among the vacancies HashFlare you did not like, open Angel.co - a platform for placing startups and search for investments. Not so long ago, they opened the Jobs section, in which projects publish vacancies and are looking for specialists. There are many options with work for salary / percentage / share in the project, there are vacancies with relocation, deleted.



How to search for a job for cryptocurrency in Angel.co:



Method 1: filter projects and companies by tag (keyword) bitcoin , cryptocurrency , dogecoin . We get a table with the results; in the right column, companies looking for employees will have a “View Jobs” button.



Method 2: go to the Jobs section and filter by the same tags. To search the remote we add the keyword “Remote OK”.



Yes, a very important practical advice: you do not need to register with Angel.co, it is long and tedious to fill out a profile and write to the startups you like through this service. Except when you participated in the development of 3-5 famous projects presented on Angel.co, you live in Silicon Valley and (preferably) you know Zukenberg personally. Filling an account takes a long time, and through Angel.co companies rarely respond, especially to unknown individuals from distant Slavic countries. It is better to go to the company website, find contacts and write them directly. By experience, it's much easier to get feedback and agree.



You can also search for companies and their contacts in CrunchBase : go to the search section, use cryptocurrency, bitcoin filters, go to the companies websites and look for the Jobs section, Career section.



Facebook



Through Facebook, perhaps, you can find anything, including work for the crypt. Alas, with high probability, to write a post with an attractive picture (a bitcoin coin in the hands of a naked girl) and a text like “Frontend developer is looking for work for Bitcoins” is not particularly productive. If among the thousands of your friends there were those who can help, you would have turned to them. Although what the hell is not joking? This is Facebook and the famous hypothesis of several handshakes. If it does not work, you can do the following:





Some practical tips:



Practical experience is a great thing, it helps to prevent new applicants from making mistakes and suggest solutions that take a long time to find. A few useful and proven tips that can help you on the difficult path of exchanging knowledge and skills for cryptocurrency:





And of course, mining, as a way of earning, has not been canceled :

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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/392031/



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