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Today, I want to talk about <s>America Works</s> bitcoin jobs. There are tons of opportunities around the industry these days, especially with venture capital investments at record highs almost every single quarter, and interest in blockchain applications accelerating now that bitcoin’s core infrastructure is more reliable and robust.
As I alluded to last week, I will be posting jobs for *funded* startups below-the-fold from now on. In general, I’ll keep each job post up for a month. You will either need to pay for each monthly posting ($250/month for executive “above-the-fold” roles or $100/month for junior roles) or remind me you want the posting refreshed (if you’re a DCG company).
Let’s kickstart this refresh with a few killer job opportunities…
Abra
The 2.0 remittance app that just won the Launch Festival last week is looking for two senior engineering hires. (goabra.com)
-iOS Dev Lead — Min 5 years development experience with at least 3 years on iPhone. Must understand location services, UI programming, and other core iOS servIces.
-Senior Ruby Developer — Min 8–10 years demonstrable full stack development experience with strong interest in digital currencies, crypto and smart contracts.
-If you think you’re a good match or know someone who is, email contact@goabra.com.
Grayscale Investments
The manager of the Bitcoin Investment trust, the first publicly traded bitcoin investment vehicle, is making two non-engineering hires. (grayscale.co)
-Account Manager — Min 3 years of demonstrated sales-driven success within the financial industry, preferably in an investor development or capital raising role; Series 7 and 63 licenses certifications. More info here.
-Marketing Manager — Min 4 years of demonstrated success in product marketing, preferably in the financial space; looking for candidates with experience marketing either public or private investment products and/or marketing for asset management businesses. More info here.
More opportunities tomorrow and ongoing below the fold…
Events: “Bitcoin 2015" is happening this fall. Stay tuned.
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
Bolt, San Francisco (VC-backed)
-Stealth startup focused on consumer applications of Bitcoin.
-Open positions: Security Engineer, Ruby Engineer, UI/UX Designer, Executive Assistant.
-Check out Bolt (bolt.com) and email jobs@bolt.com.
Elliptic, London (VC-backed)
-Full-service bitcoin custodian.
-Open positions: Data Scientists and Front-end developers.
-Learn more and apply at elliptic.workable.com
Today’s Tid Bits
GuestLogix Announces Acceptance of Bitcoin Currency as a Form of Payment on its Retail Platform
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/guestlogix-announces-acceptance-of-bitcoin-currency-as-a-form-of-payment-on-its-retail-platform-2015-03-16-7173157
GuestLogix, a global leader in comprehensive merchandising, payment and business intelligence technology delivered to the passenger travel industry both onboard and off-board, has announced that it was started implementing crypto-currency wallet components to its platform enabling the acceptance of bitcoin and other digital currencies on its widely users retail platform. It’s platform currently supports 80 travel operators and handles payments across 114 countries. This move will allow airlines to be able to accept payments in virtual currencies in a secure, reliable manner at access points such as in airport kiosks as well as in-flight entertainment systems onboard aircraft.
Local Australian Government Planning to Sell $7.1m of Seized Bitcoin
http://www.coindesk.com/local-australian-government-planning-to-sell-7-1m-of-seized-bitcoin/
The Victorian government, an local Australian government, is planning on selling 24,500 bitcoins that were confiscated from Richard Pollard, who was sentenced to 11 years in jail after pleading guilty to commercial trafficking last October. The Victorian government is currently accessing options for selling the seized coins. The sale is expected to take place during the coming months.
Chainalysis CEO Denies ‘Sybil Attack’ on Bitcoin’s Network
http://www.coindesk.com/chainalysis-ceo-denies-launching-sybil-attack-on-bitcoin-network/
Chainalysis, a compliance startup, was forced to defend itself following allegations that its surveillance tactics had disrupted services and threatened the privacy of bitcoin users. The Swiss-based company created 250 ‘false’ bitcoin nodes to harvest information about transactions, but the firm now claims these nodes have been shut down. The incident was described as a, “unintended partial Sybil attack” that did not harm the bitcoin network. False nodes can make it harder for bitcoin’s 6,500 publicly accessible full nodes to sync making it more difficult to find blocks and transmit transaction data.
Sean’s Outposts Serves its 150,000th Crypto-Funded Meal
http://cointelegraph.com/news/113699/seans-outpost-feeds-its-150000th-meal-to-the-homeless
Sean’s Output, a crypto-funded charity, has fed its 150,000th meal to the homeless using Bitcoin. The Florida-based charity is the largest provider of meals to the homeless in Escambia County, Florida. According to Jason King, founder of Sean’s Outpost, their charity has raised $240,000 in 20 months, saving $8400 by using bitcoin instead of credit cards. King will also be speaking at the Texas Bitcoin Conference on distributed and decentralized non-profits.
‘Satoshi Was Not a Cryptographer,’ says Gavin Andresen
http://cointelegraph.com/news/113710/satoshi-was-not-a-cryptographer-says-gavin-andresen
Gavin Andresen, the lead developer of Bitcoin, who personally knows Satoshi Nakamoto (the anonymous founder of Bitcoin), has said that “Satoshi is often called a cryptographer…But I don’t think he was.” Andresen spoke at DevCore Boston, discussing the early days of Bitcoin and shared opinions about Satoshi Nakamoto. Andresen also spoke in support of a large block size, discussed the difference between transaction validity and transaction meaning, and argued that Bitcoin uses very little cryptography.
Secure Messaging App Wiper Adds Bitcoin Support, Gets Yanked in China
http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/15/secure-messaging-app-wiper-adds-bitcoin-support-gets-yanked-in-china/
Wiper, a chat application designed to provide users with control over their sent and received messages, has recently rolled out a tool that allows individuals to send bitcoin to others inside the app’s main chat interface. This move has gotten Wiper removed from Apple’s iOS App Store in China, which was a noticeable move since around 80% of bitcoin transactions at current tip are associated with the Chinese yuan.
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