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May 20, 2019

Theme of the Week: Now we build

This week we're exploring why now is the best time to start building in blockchain. After a fascinating New York blockchain week speaking to the community, learning about all the great work people are doing and taking crypto's pulse, we can conclude there's never been a better time to start building. Check out our interview with the co-founder of NEO and our feature on how to build a remote company.

Grow remotely

How to build a remote team

What you need to know
In the decentralized world of blockchain, working remotely isn’t an optional extra, it’s an expectation among employees. But how do you get it right?

Why it's important
When it comes to blockchain, the old rules for building a business don't apply, learning how to get the balance right could be the difference between success and failure for your startup.

Read the story in full

Now is the time to get into blockchain

Erik Zhang, co-founder of NEO

What you need to know
Erik is the founder and core developer of NEO, as well as the creator of the Delegated Byzantine Fault Tolerance dBFT consensus mechanism. For him, it's never been a better time to start building.

Why it's important
Erik Zhang presides over the codebase of one of the top 20 largest crypto projects by market cap. His insight into the ecosystem offers a unique perspective for anyone looking to get into the space.

Read Erik's story

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Learn of the Week

Initial exchange offerings

An Initial Exchange Offering or IEO is an evolution of the Initial Coin Offering or ICO. While anyone in the world is able to start and participate in an ICO, the IEO is more restricted. In an IEO, a centralized exchange serves as a platform for a project’s initial sale of tokens.

We explore what they are, how they work, and the companies using this new type of funding.

Read more about IEOs

Bitcoin’s top mystic explains the price surge

The mystery written in the stars

Bitcoin has broken $6,000! And it turns out, according to one expert, that the boost is partially the result of a rare alignment of celestial bodies forged in an ancient supernova.

“The price went up in a triangular Fibonacci double-reacharound formation, moderated somewhat by both Makemake and Haumea being in Libra,” explained David Gerard, a “purveyor of technical astrology” and the author of Attack of the Fifty Foot Blockchain.

Thus, number go up. Read the whole thing, here.

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