The gig economy has shifted the way people commute, order food, run businesses and make a living. But the platforms that make gig work possible face accusations of exploiting workers, raising housing prices and fostering unsafe working environments. Secure, automated blockchain may be the key to fairer gig contracts.
Crowdwork involves taking a job traditionally performed by an employee and outsourcing it to an undefined, generally large group of people in the form of an open call. Crowdworkers are in transport (e.g. Uber driving), design work, translation, coding and many other areas. Up to 16 percent of the US population has at one point earned money through crowdwork.
