5 Freelancers Who May Use Bitcoin-Powered Streamium to Cut Out Middlemen
The launch of Streamium was announced via Reddit yesterday. The new application from Manuel Aráoz and company was created to build a direct connection between video streamers and their viewers. Video streaming is dealt with on a peer-to-peer (P2P) basis via WebRTC, and payments for viewing a stream are made possible through the use of bitcoin and payment....
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Streamium's new technology will challenge streaming services such as Livestream - at least that's what the Streamium team believes. By offering streaming in a decentralized and trustless manner, Streamium could be content producers way of getting paid in real time. The Streamium team envisions Streamium as a decentralized trustless video streaming platform, allowing audiences and publishers to work together in a pay-as-you-go model. Streamium wants to empower teachers, coaches, performers, sportsmen and gamers to connect with other people online and broadcast their services or experiences....
A group of veteran developers recently harnessed the Bitcoin technology to create Streamium, a decentralized pay-as-you-go video streaming platform. So often it happens that the viewers leave the paid video streaming in midway. It subsequently ends up divesting the broadcaster from being paid - even for the part that was consumed by the viewer. They [the broadcasters] therefore choose to operate via trusted companies, such as Netflix, that offer marketing, streaming and payment services - all at the same time. The core focus of Streamium, on the other hand, is to create trust between two....
The lives of freelancers can be improved through Bitcoin. Picture via Giorgio Montersino. The job market for online freelancers has been booming over the past few years, and it's only going to continue to grow as more people realize they can earn more money by offering their services as a freelancer over the Internet. Whether you're a graphic designer, programmer, writer, or any other type of worker who only needs a laptop to get the job done, it's rather easy to use a website such as oDesk to find work from the comfort of your own bedroom. This solution works well for someone who wants to....
Freelancers and Contract Workers to Soon Benefit from a Blockchain Powered Recruitment Platform Bitcoin has been a game changer in the banking and financial sector. The digital currency and its underlying technology have already proven that it can increase the efficiency of the financial industry while cutting down costs. Now, the very technology is made available to the freelancers and contract workers by ChronoBank. With more people looking for challenging, out-of-the-box jobs with flexible work hours, the short term job market has turned highly competitive for the potential employees.....
On December 19, 2014, United States President Barack Obama signed an executive order prohibiting financial transactions between people and businesses located in the United States and Crimea a region of Ukraine. Because of the sanctions, Crimean oDesk freelancers were no longer able to receive payment for their work if they were employed by US companies. Even worse, the companies couldn’t pay them for the services they already completed due to the legal restraints. oDesk is one of the world’s largest freelance marketplaces, allowing freelancers to set their own rates and businesses to find....