The blockchain industry offers many opportunities that you can take advantage of. Many people have already done so and there are more and more of us. Are you tired of your current job and would you like to experience the feeling of being at the start of something big, or try to run a startup company? Cardano makes it possible. TLDR You can be a staker, a pool operator, a smart contract programmer, an entrepreneur with a good idea, a Cardano ambassador, or an IOG or CF employee. Or you can simply create content about Cardano for the community. Catalyst can help you with funding. Cardano ecosystem offers many opportunities Cryptocurrencies are sometimes associated with the possibility of getting rich quickly. At one time, it was even said that cryptocurrencies were a 'get rich quick' scheme. A few years ago, cryptocurrencies were seen mainly as short-term speculation. Fortunately, views on the blockchain industry are gradually changing. Technological advances and new business opportunities are of more media interest than speculation. The media is still writing about the market value movement of major projects, but it is no longer the only topic. Clearly, the blockchain industry is here to stay in some form for the long term, and it's not just a bubble. Cryptocurrencies will never be successful in the long term unless a functioning ecosystem with a huge network effect is created around them. For this to happen, it must be possible to enter this new economic environment and receive a fair reward for the effort. Cardano must offer functionality that opens up these possibilities. The good news is that Cardano can offer this and the opportunities will increase. One of the most widespread opportunities offered by any open blockchain is to participate in decentralization and protocol security. Mining or staking can provide you with passive income. Staking is relatively accessible to most people. Obtaining ADA coins and delegating them to a pool does not require much effort. As a staker you can get a reward every 5 days. The amount of the reward will depend on the number of ADA coins you stake. Staking is a bit easier than participating in PoW mining, but the principle is very similar. Approximately 1.3M people worldwide participate in staking on Cardano. You too can get involved. You'd have to be a Cardano whale for staking to feed you. Fortunately, that's not the only opportunity you have. You can operate your own pool. Thousands of people have tried to do this. It can be more profitable than staking and if you are a successful pool operator, it will allow you to change your job and be a professional SPO. Running your own pool is not as easy as getting involved in staking. It requires IT skills, some initial capital, and time. The blockchain industry offers many opportunities for IT professionals, especially software developers. If you learn how to program smart contracts, you will definitely be a sought-after and well-paid expert. Cardano is a smart contract platform. If you have an idea for an app, you have the opportunity to create it, free of charge and without the permission of a third party to deploy it on the global network. Literally, the whole world will have access to your app. The blockchain industry reminds me in some ways of the advent of smartphones when any developer could create an app that anyone could download to their phone. Many of these apps are commercially successful, and take a look at your own phone to see how many you have installed. Currently, people usually only install a blockchain wallet, but it is already possible to use some DeFi services directly from your phone. I imagine that in the next few years, it will be quite common for some smartphone apps to be blockchain connected. The existence of smart contract platforms allows people to think about using blockchain and creating new business models. This will attract smart people and sooner or later some killer app will emerge. I dare say that the huge network effect that platforms have is due to these opportunities. A huge number of transactions on blockchains are happening because of the DeFi and NFT sectors. You can be a programmer, or an entrepreneur who employs programmers, and try to take advantage of this unique opportunity right from the start. It may happen that you have a great idea but not enough money to implement it. Your job will not allow you the time to implement your idea. The Cardano ecosystem has a solution for this too. It's project treasury and Catalyst. If you think your idea has a chance to attract ADA holders, you can try to get funding from Catalyst. If you're successful, it might allow you to quit your job and start a new business. Projects seeking Catalyst funding may be looking for experts in a variety of fields, which could be you. Take a look and offer your services. If you are a Cardano fan and can create content or host events, you can become a Cardano Ambassador and earn ADA rewards. The Cardano Foundation, but also the IOG team, offer interesting work that you may like. You can do something similar to what you are doing now, but you will feel like you are part of the Cardano ecosystem and directly involved in the success of the project. Take a look at their job offer. Anyone can create content about Cardano. For example, if you are a successful YouTuber, there is a real chance that if you start your own pool, you will easily convince the stakers who delegate ADA to your pool. Conclusion New business opportunities must arise around the blockchain industry. The more people a given ecosystem is able to suck in, the easier it will grow and attract more users. If you manage to launch a DeFi app that gains popularity among users at the beginning, you stand a good chance of celebrating success on a global level. Blockchain protocols, including Cardano, will only be successful if new opportunities create long-term sustainable businesses with large numbers of users. DeFi and NFT are definitely among the most attractive sectors in the blockchain industry. If you want to change your current job while helping Cardano, you definitely have many opportunities. Every staker counts as you are helping to decentralize the network. But Cardano offers you many more opportunities to get involved in the development of your project. For example, are you a successful artist? Well, what do you think of NFT?
