{"id":74925,"date":"2018-01-18T13:22:25","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T21:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/?p=74925"},"modified":"2018-02-05T13:31:03","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T21:31:03","slug":"weekly-tech-roundup-january-18-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/weekly-tech-roundup-january-18-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Tech Roundup: January 18, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"74925\" class=\"elementor elementor-74925 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef7dd68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef7dd68\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c135db\" data-id=\"3c135db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-111d318 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"111d318\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>This week, we keep on trend in the crazy world of blockchain and cryptocurrency, some great reads for startups, the gender pay gap and Dropbox.\u00a0<\/p><h3 class=\"p-article-title w-ArticleHeader-title p-article-title--large\">1. Could Vancouver become a global cryptocurrency hub?<\/h3><p>Vancouver could become the centre of the exploding blockchain and cryptocurrency market, industry insiders say.<\/p><p>Cyptocurrencies have benefited from a surge in popularity over the past year. Matthew Unger, founder and CEO of iComply Investor Services Inc., a Vancouver-based company that developed a platform to automate regulatory and legal compliance for cryptocurrencies, called 2017 \u201cthe year of the cryptocurrency explosion.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fe4a9 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e1fe4a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-598da08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"598da08\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b68fb84\" data-id=\"b68fb84\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-773922b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"773922b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"font_9d927 xLarge_18016 semiBold_e201b title_f7b48\">2. What is your one favourite startup book?<\/h3><p>Recommendations from product hunt users.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d79313 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1d79313\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.producthunt.com\/ask\/3114-what-is-your-one-favorite-startup-book?utm_campaign=platform-newsletter-010418&#038;utm_content=main-content-link&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_source=platform-newsletter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c09f86 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c09f86\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-446149b\" data-id=\"446149b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24fb4f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24fb4f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"s-h1 u-colorWhite u-textAlignCenter s-vgBottom2\">3. The 20 Most Competitive Startups of\u00a02017<\/h3><div class=\"description u-fontSize16\"><p>What are the most competitive companies to work for on AngelList?<\/p><p>To find out, we looked at the data, and compared the number of applicants companies see, to how active they are in responding to candidates. Below are the 20 most competitive companies on AngelList. If hiring volume and candidate interest is any indication, these companies have big plans ahead.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-008dc04 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"008dc04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/angel.co\/job-collections\/the-20-most-competitive-startups-of-2017?utm_campaign=platform-newsletter-010418&#038;utm_content=main-content-link&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_source=platform-newsletter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-384f836 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"384f836\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a9ca73\" data-id=\"7a9ca73\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d84738d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d84738d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"headline-primary\" data-editable=\"overrideHeadline\">4. It\u2019s Now Illegal in Iceland to Pay Women Less Than Men<\/h3><div class=\"description u-fontSize16\"><p>As of yesterday, equal pay is the law of the land in Iceland. The Nordic country is the first in the world to make it illegal to pay a woman less than a man. Businesses with 25 or more people will have to obtain government certification of their equal-pay policies and will face a fine if they do not comply or reach pay parity.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93910fa elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"93910fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecut.com\/2018\/01\/iceland-legalizes-equal-pay.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-95e4e39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95e4e39\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f7ea44\" data-id=\"1f7ea44\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1f2fb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1f2fb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"alpha tweet-title\">5. Dropbox files confidentially for IPO<\/h3><div class=\"description u-fontSize16\"><p id=\"speakable-summary\">Dropbox has filed confidentially for IPO, according to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2018-01-11\/dropbox-is-said-to-file-confidentially-for-initial-offering\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Bloomberg.<\/a><\/p><p>TechCrunch has been hearing that the cloud company plans to go public in early 2018. The company did not respond to request for comment.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3740e37 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3740e37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2018\/01\/11\/dropbox-files-confidentially-for-ipo\/?ncid=rss\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-042e893 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"042e893\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2c4232\" data-id=\"a2c4232\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd21df7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bd21df7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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At Spring, he has helped our 450+ entrepreneurs launch over 230 companies. As a speaker, Chin focuses on ACTIONABLE advice and processes, not just the motivational fluff, and have presented at various conferences and companies including Protohack, PVCC, RED Academy, and many more.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, we keep on trend in the crazy world of blockchain and cryptocurrency, some great reads for startups, the gender pay gap and Dropbox. 1. Could Vancouver become a global cryptocurrency hub? Vancouver could become the centre of the exploding blockchain and cryptocurrency market, industry insiders say. 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