# \[1] Overview

- [Data Driven Demand](/uwerx-information/1-overview/data-driven-demand.md): Becoming a global freelancing platform enabling remote connection and collaboration between businesses and independent professionals using blockchain technology
- [Current State of Freelance Industry](/uwerx-information/1-overview/current-state-of-freelance-industry.md)
- [Advantages of using blockchain technology](/uwerx-information/1-overview/advantages-of-using-blockchain-technology.md): Despite its amazing potential to transform the gig economy, most freelancers still don’t understand what blockchain can do for them. Here are a few ways blockchain will impact the freelance industry
- [Trust & Security](/uwerx-information/1-overview/advantages-of-using-blockchain-technology/trust-and-security.md)
- [Substantially Lower Fees](/uwerx-information/1-overview/advantages-of-using-blockchain-technology/substantially-lower-fees.md): 1% Fees at Uwerx vs 10% at Upwork vs 15-20% at Fiverr
- [Verifiable Stored Records](/uwerx-information/1-overview/advantages-of-using-blockchain-technology/verifiable-stored-records.md)
- [Protected Intellectual Property Rights](/uwerx-information/1-overview/advantages-of-using-blockchain-technology/protected-intellectual-property-rights.md)