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Re: Show HN: CryptoTask – a 0% fee freelance platform powered by blockchain

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Post by jfk13 »

slonso wrote: post #78
jfk13 wrote: post #51

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> it'll be automated and the outcome will be decided by real users I don't understand how both these things can hold. Unless the "real users" are automated?

Automated in the sense that there is no company resolving disputes, but are resolved in a decentralized manner by other users who are selected automatically

Oh, I see: trial by jury. (Or is it more like the court of public opinion?)

I wonder how well that'll work out. Will those automatically-selected "other users" really be able to grasp the legal and contractual issues adequately to resolve a detailed technical dispute?

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Post by Rule35 »

remram wrote: post #62
Rule35 wrote: post #40

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Because gas is like the cost of the paper. I wouldn't want my bank selling a fancier cheque just to charge more, but I do expect to cover the costs of the necessary anti-fraud features, etc. Similar to the cost of the code to verify the transaction. But yes, it should be lower where possible. Both by code optimization and blockchain/architecture choices.

When my bank says they're sending me a new checkbook for free, I definitely do not expect to pay the price of the paper or anti-fraud features. Do you?

Yes, I don't have free checking anymore so the last book of 50 I got years ago, for weird one-off situations, cost me $5.

Re: Show HN: CryptoTask – a 0% fee freelance platform powered by blockchain

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Post by Rule35 »

verdverm wrote: post #69
rmah wrote: post #60

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Whether the crypto you receive in compensation is considered a security or not will not matter from an income tax perspective in the US. If you were paid in stock, you would owe taxes on the compensation at the price of the stock at the time you received it. You might also be subject to capital gains tax if you sell the asset (stock or security-crypto) if you sell it with a cost basis calculated at the time you recei…

The IRS has a nice FAQ here https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/freq... Your analysis should be correct based on my understanding of the tax treatments

It should be a bit simpler because it is intended not to change in value. If you sell it for what you get it for you may not need to file a pub544. Not sure.

Re: Show HN: CryptoTask – a 0% fee freelance platform powered by blockchain

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Post by ipaddr »

ssijak wrote: post #34
leifg wrote: post #27

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In the meantime I stopped freelancing but I had 5 longer running gigs in total (+ a few shorter term gigs). All of these gigs I got through different channels. Only 1 was through a platform, but it was one of those higher playing platforms where you had to go through an application process which included building a project without being paid (I was living in the US while I was working through this platform) So in ess…

The platform you are talking about is probably Toptal https://www.toptal.com#connect-unmatched-coders-now ? I work through them and am very satisfied. Though I do not live in the US, rates I can get through Toptal are much higher than local rates. And if you are from US you can set even higher rates. Also there are US only jobs. So I guess if you dont live in the expensive part of the US it is doable.

Toptal is not really aimed at the North American market. Last time I applied I could only book interviews at 3-5am.

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Post by ipaddr »

IncRnd wrote: post #58
leifg wrote: post #16

For me as a freelancer the fundamental question was always: "how much money will be in my bank account when I take this job". Yes there is risk of non payment and hidden fees that I don't anticipate but the main driver was the rate of the gig. I was not able to find that information on the platform looking at the jobs tab. Most of the value was "negotiable". But leaving that aside, it seems that "value" is not what w…

I went to the site to look for cryptography related jobs. The shady postings without payment information, qualifications, or any other real information all made sense when I saw that the "crypto" was for cryptocurrencies. One post wanted someone to create a coin in a month, but the rate was "negotiable". Hucksters (the posters).

I could create a coin for you tomorrow if you are interested. It will be based on an open source existing coin but you get to choose the blocksize and you get to name it.

Re: Show HN: CryptoTask – a 0% fee freelance platform powered by blockchain

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Post by IncRnd »

ipaddr wrote: post #95
IncRnd wrote: post #58

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I went to the site to look for cryptography related jobs. The shady postings without payment information, qualifications, or any other real information all made sense when I saw that the "crypto" was for cryptocurrencies. One post wanted someone to create a coin in a month, but the rate was "negotiable". Hucksters (the posters).

I could create a coin for you tomorrow if you are interested. It will be based on an open source existing coin but you get to choose the blocksize and you get to name it.

Yep. That's my exact point.

Re: Show HN: CryptoTask – a 0% fee freelance platform powered by blockchain

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Post by remram »

Rule35 wrote: post #92
remram wrote: post #62

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When my bank says they're sending me a new checkbook for free, I definitely do not expect to pay the price of the paper or anti-fraud features. Do you?

Yes, I don't have free checking anymore so the last book of 50 I got years ago, for weird one-off situations, cost me $5.

"When my bank says ... for free..." is what I wrote

Re: Show HN: CryptoTask – a 0% fee freelance platform powered by blockchain

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Post by plumeria »

VukT wrote: post #76
plumeria wrote: post #72

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How does the automated jury work?

Here's a link to the reply I don't paste another wall of text: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26480945

Thanks, sounds interesting. If one could easily swap for another crypto it would be even more appealing.

Re: Show HN: CryptoTask – a 0% fee freelance platform powered by blockchain

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Post by easytiger »

Am I from a different planet or is this an absolute load of incomprehensible nonsense detached from reality that solves no "real" problem in any effective way or acknowledges the complexities of reality?

I could be from a different planet, and maybe I'm the crazy one, but I've been keeping up with technology for 25 years and this just rings alarm bells.

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