<Research Team (Analyst and Intern)>
Innovation and breakthroughs in the blockchain industry today is most often lead by projects and entrepreneurs not university research departments and technology journals.
The research team at Hashed works tirelessly to make sense of this paradigm shift. We conduct technical due diligence, theoretical feasibility and business/economical impact for projects in question around major topics: distributed systems, cryptography, crypto economics.
https://www.hashed.com/career
<Responsibilities>
- Analyze technical and business valuation of various blockchain projects
- Research into key topics to support Hashed initiatives (content, project acceleration, presentation etc.)
- Research all new blockchain technology and crypto economic trends to stay cutting edge.
- Collaborate with other research teams to produce new ideas and theories
<Requirements>
- Strong Foundational understanding of blockchain technology and theory
- Fluency in Korean & English (written & verbal)
- Natural communicator - transfer complex research results into approachable ideas
- Self starter, problem solver with impeccable attention to detail.
<What you will gain>
- Work with leading thought leaders, researchers and entrepreneurs in the blockchain industry.
- Work to define new theories and architecture that can shape/spark new blockchain startups.
- Have your research content distributed to other research hubs, blockchain enthusiasts and communities.
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• Research Analyst Assignment: Pick 3 questions from below (#1 is mandatory), and answer in your own format.
#1. Enumerate and explain the features of Blockchain technology (or Distributed Ledger Technology), and explain what problems can be solved (or what can be achieved) by each feature.
#2. Describe the limitations of current public blockchains, and suggest the solutions of those problems. (If you know some projects which are trying to solve the issues, explain the detail about the approach to the solution of those projects)
#3. Explain the technical features about DAG(Directed Acyclic Graph) based ledger technology, and describe pros and cons of DAG compared with Blockchain. (Reference projects using DAG : IOTA, Hashgraph, Byteball, etc)
#4. Explain data anonymization technology for privacy and security in blockchain, and compare pros and cons with each technology. (e.g. zk-snark, StealthAddress, Ring Signatures, RingCT, MimbleWimble, etc)
#5. Explain how below projects are trying to solve RNG(Random Number Generation) problem in distributed computing environment in detail. And describe where the project utilizes RNG in their own project : Dfinity, Ontology, Algorand
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<Who do you get to work with at Hashed?>
Hashed was founded by friends who all come from engineering, product and entrepreneurship backgrounds. We’re not a traditional fund, or a trading desk.
Hashed is a startup. We are twelve individuals on a mission to define what it means to be a world class, mission driven team in the blockchain space. We are scruffy, geeky, ambitious and hungry.
<Work Perks>
Crypto runs 24/7. And you might already know that 1 month in cryptoland is equivalent to a full calendar year. We work hard and expect a lot from our team, but Hashed is a flat organization.
Expect free food, competitive compensation and flexible working hours. If you need time off, take it. As much as you want. Whatever you need to stay fueled, focused and mission critical.