What you need to know before you ‘quit your job to do crypto full-time’
Blockchain technologies emerged onto the scene more than a decade ago. As a revolutionary moment in the world of business, finance, and so much more, the arrival of cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies heralded a revolution. Now, large institutions to bankers to executives across different fields have made the switch to this fast-paced, yet niche market.
Well, that’s what critics used to censure the industry. Even though, crypto fell into this bubble game- institutional giants/individuals want to play as well.
Recent history, in fact, has seen professionals leave lucrative employment opportunities to join this $2T valued industry. According to a LinkedIn report, jobs postings with titles containing terms like “Bitcoin,” “Ethereum,” “Blockchain” and “cryptocurrency” grew by 395 per cent in the U.S from 2020 to 2021.
This marked a 98% increase in listings over the same time period, surpassing the wider tech industry.
In the seven days ending 16 July 2021, the share of crypto-related searches catapulted by 300% from the comparable period ending 1 September 2020. It’s a similar story for blockchain-related searches, which shot up by 137% over the same timeframe.
Source: Indeed | Hiring labs
These postings varied from software and finance to other industries such as accounting and consulting, as well as the staffing and computer hardware sectors.
Neil Dundon, the founder of cryptocurrency-focused job agency Crypto Recruit, shared his position considering this immense demand for crypto-related jobs. The firm works with the largest projects in Layer 1 Blockchain to exchanges, Decentralised Finance (DeFi), NFT‘s, Blockchain Gaming and the metaverse.
Crypto Recruit specializes in placing quality talent into Blockchain and Crypto
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