A 'Mining' System for Decentralized Ride Sharing Networks

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Today, I read about a project called La’Zooz that aims to truly decentralize the “ride-sharing” industry. Unlike Lyft or Uber, La’Zooz will utilize blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies to support their decentralized network. The token of reward and exchange in the La’Zooz world will be the ‘Zooz’. At the moment, La’Zooz allows drivers to “mine” Zooz using a mobile app as long as the app detects that the user is driving around.


The 'Evolutionary Nomad' Ladder to Success

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The road to success is dead. Long live the roads to success. Back in 2012, The Wall Street Journal announced that Goldman Sachs would be scaling back its junior analyst program. Two year contracts for college grads? Gone. A bonus for completing the program? Nope. For a generation, these analyst positions were a secure first step onto the ladder of success for many financial graduates. Not anymore. Thanks to ongoing global financial turmoil, the times, they are a changin’.