Tiger Research report shows that the contraction of the crypto recruitment market will intensify in the first half of 2026

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.