Binance, Coinbase were the most active industry hirers in 2020's first quarter

Exchanges • April 25, 2020, 11:04AM EDT
UPDATED: April 25, 2020, 11:06AM EDT
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Exchanges Binance and Coinbase were the most active hirers in the crypto industry during the first quarter of 2020.

Both exchanges posted at least six jobs during the quarter, according to research conducted by The Block’s Steven Zheng. Crypto wallet Ledger, custodian BitGo and Ripple also posted at least five jobs each in Q1 2020.

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Collectively, crypto and blockchain firms posted over 400 job listings during the quarter. January was the most popular month with the highest (40%) number of listings.

Notably, the U.S. dominates as the most popular country for companies looking to bring on new talent, followed by the U.K. and Germany.

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