The Cryptocurrency Jobs Blog

8 Years of Cryptocurrency Jobs

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0200

8 Years of Cryptocurrency Jobs. Reflecting on the people, projects, and quiet impact that have shaped this journey.

Cryptocurrency Jobs Becomes a Node Operator on the Allora Network

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +0200

We are thrilled to announce that Cryptocurrency Jobs will be joining the Allora Network as a validator node, marking an important milestone for both of the projects. By taking on this role, Cryptocurrency Jobs will actively contribute to the decentralization and robustness of the Allora Network, ensuring the security and reliability of its self-improving decentralized AI system.

This collaboration is a strategic step in fortifying Allora’s position as a leading AI-powered infrastructure in the crypto ecosystem while enabling Cryptocurrency Jobs to further support decentralized innovations.

Giving Web3 Workers More Financial Flexibility With Money Streams

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0200

When you work in crypto, it makes sense to get paid in crypto.

After all, it’s fast, secure, and it enables you to immediately interact with a rich ecosystem of DeFi apps — allowing you to experience all of the benefits web3 has to offer.

But if you work in crypto, it makes even more sense to get paid in crypto “money streams.”

What are money streams?

A money stream is exactly what it sounds like: a continuous, steady flow of money transferred to you over a specific duration. By receiving your salary in a money stream, you can take advantage of a number of benefits, whether you’re new to web3 or a seasoned veteran.

How to Write a Job Description

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 22:03:00 +0200

It’s important to write an engaging job description because it’s one of the first interactions a candidate has with your brand. We strongly encourage hiring managers to write JD’s as it is an exercise of writing down exactly what you’re looking for, what you need and what is nice to have. This will help both you and your team fully understand the nuances of the role.

Tips for writing a Job Description

Keep it concise
- Use language that anyone can understand. Steer away from corporate or internal lingo, cliches, and unnecessary verbiage
- Per Textio, (a JD enhancement system) “the job descriptions that perform best tend to fall between 300 and 660 words total”
Be original
- Most job seekers review a JD in under a minute. That means you have a limited time to grab and hold their attention
Be crystal clear about responsibilities
- Specify all the must have and bonus skills
Focus on Inclusion and mitigate gender bias in your descriptions
- Studies show that men tend to apply for jobs even when they only meet 60% of the criteria, while women and other marginalized groups only apply if they are a 100% match. Be cognizant of this when you write your requirements
- We recommend running every JD you write by these three free sources:
  - Gender Decoder
  - Eploy
  - Applied Text Analysis
    - Additionally, there are paid tools such as datapeople and textio that help you remove gender bias and assess neutrality
Read through the JD as if you were an applicant and ask yourself; “Would I apply for this role?”

Structure of a Job Description:

The title: An Indeed survey found that 36% of job seekers that use job sites search for a job using the title. Targeted job titles are more effective than generic ones!
- For non-tech roles: we have found you can get quite creative with good results (Meme lord, etc)
- For tech roles: A simple title is often better. Frontend Developer titles will usually outperform UI/UX Developer in number of applications.
The company: This may seem redundant, but it is important to re-summarize what it is you do! Hold candidates’ attention with an engaging company description. Don’t forget to include your company mission!
About the role: Define what it means to excel in this role!
About you: What are the essential duties of this role? Use 7-8 bullets max! And remember to mitigate any biased verbiage!
- Many JD’s have education requirements. If possible, try to steer away from this. Many talented folks in crypto are dropouts or never went to college. Why exclude these folks from applying if it’s not necessary.
Nice to have or bonus points: Three or four max!
Additional details: This is where you add Benefits, tech stack, social media links, on-chain metrics and anything else that highlights the role and your company.
Apply: Resumes are important, but there are other means to assess candidates:
- GitHub
- Open Source contributions
- Memes
- On-chain metrics
- Degen score, etc.

Examples of JD’s we Like:

Cloud Security Engineer - They talk about their culture & benefits and have a who you’ll report to section which we think is a nice touch.
Software Engineer (Remote) Frontend - It’s short, it’s engaging, and we like how they have an informal call to action of “We would love to chat if you have”
Core Developer (Python) - The JD is a bit longer than we would like, but the detail and care goes a long way. Additionally, the culture of ownership and responsibility really shines through here!

Five Years of Cryptocurrency Jobs and a New Partnership

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 19:02:10 +0200

Last week, Cryptocurrency Jobs turned five.

As part of this milestone, I want to reflect on how and why Cryptocurrency Jobs came to be, what’s changed over the years, and share what’s next.

I began my journey in this space through the Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies course. Falling down the rabbit hole, I wanted to get involved and contribute to the community.

I launched Cryptocurrency Jobs in October 2017.

EPNS and Cryptocurrency Jobs partner to bring notifications for users

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 11:50:00 +0200

Cryptocurrency Jobs, the leading job board for blockchain and cryptocurrency jobs, and EPNS are teaming up to bring decentralized push notifications for users.

The Cryptocurrency Jobs community will now be able to receive notifications of new job opportunities through EPNS.

Four Years of Cryptocurrency Jobs

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 21:53:56 +0200

This past October, Cryptocurrency Jobs turned four. As part of this milestone, I want to reflect on how and why Cryptocurrency Jobs came to be, what's changed over the years, and talk about what's next as we all look towards the future of this space.

Hi, I'm Daniel, the Founder of Cryptocurrency Jobs. Ask Me Anything.

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 18:24:37 +0200

I did a 2 hour AMA in The Daily Gwei Discord channel that was hosted by Anthony Sassano. Here's the transcript.

The State of the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Job Market in 2019

Thu, 09 Jan 2020 08:00:00 +0200

Last year, the crypto job market felt different, but overall it was a good different.

2019 was characterized by a volatile cryptocurrency market, a succession of high-profile layoffs, but also the creation of new blockchain jobs, the growth of Decentralized Finance, and increased awareness of Bitcoin.

Cryptocurrency layoffs

There were high-profile layoffs at cryptocurrency companies that began at the end of 2018 and continued throughout 2019.

The reasons cited for the layoffs were regulatory concerns, market conditions, and the need to streamline operations to refocus on profitability.

Introducing: Donate in Crypto

Sun, 15 Dec 2019 21:12:15 +0200

I’m excited by the promise and potential of blockchain technology to drive social impact and provide nonprofits with new sources of funding.

Over the past few years, a few nonprofits have been early adopters and accepted donations in cryptocurrency.

Save the Children was one of the first nonprofits to accept cryptocurrency in 2013, and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution was the first major charity in the UK to accept bitcoin donations.

Jack Dorsey Announces Open-Source Initiative to Fund Bitcoin/Crypto Contributors

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 12:00:01 +0200

Jack Dorsey, CEO of Square and Twitter, announced on Wednesday in a series of tweets, Square Crypto, an open source initiative that will work towards building out the bitcoin/crypto ecosystem.

As part of the new initiative, Square Crypto is hiring three to four developers and a designer to work full-time on the open source protocol of bitcoin and the crypto ecosystem. Hires can work remotely from anywhere, have the option of being paid in bitcoin, and will report directly to Dorsey.

How Much Do Blockchain Jobs Pay?

Sun, 20 Jan 2019 10:00:42 +0200

Blockchain salaries have risen to be among the highest in the tech industry. We look at the blockchain jobs featured on Cryptocurrency Jobs and estimate the average base salary for jobs in the blockchain industry.

The State of the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Job Market in 2018

Thu, 25 Oct 2018 18:00:00 +0200

Following the one year anniversary of Cryptocurrency Jobs, I put together a thread on Twitter about the state of the blockchain and cryptocurrency job market. This post is a modified version of that thread.

Blockchain and crypto jobs are in great demand despite prices being down from their all time highs. Demand is growing which seems to indicate that people are interested in the technology and ecosystem, not just prices.