The Tiger Research report shows that the contraction of the crypto recruitment market intensified in the first half of 2026, with a year-on-year decrease of about 80% in new positions added by major recruitment platforms in January. In the first half of 2026, out of 2932 active positions, engineering positions accounted for 34.1% and compliance/legal positions accounted for 10.4%. The centralized exchange and stablecoin/payment industry together account for 44.2% of the total number of positions, while the gaming and NFT industries account for 2.4%. According to Coincube data, there will be 66494 new cryptocurrency jobs added globally by 2025, an increase of 47% compared to the previous year.
