Cryptocurrencies
The Latest Boom in Cryptocurrencies Is Happening in Job Market
- Kraken, Coinbase joined by JPMorgan, KPMG in growing teams
- ‘It’s the strongest I’ve seen,’ says crypto jobs board founder
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Even as regulators tighten their oversight of cryptocurrencies and related businesses, hiring in the industry is reaching a fever pitch.
On many employment websites such as Indeed.com, crypto searches are more than double year-ago levels. On LinkedIn, paid U.S. job postings with keywords like “cryptocurrency” and “blockchain” were up more than 600% from the previous year as of Aug. 1 and almost 400% compared with the same date in 2019. One popular jobs board, CryptocurrencyJobs.co, saw nearly 1,500% growth in paid listings since last year.