Hiring


Finance

Crypto Trading Firm Talos to Expand in Europe, US With New Hires

The trading platform has made three key appointments in sales and business development.

Crypto trading platform Talos announced three new hires to senior roles. (Nicholas Cappello/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto PR Firm Wachsman Hires Cointelegraph's CEO as Chief Growth Officer

Jay Cassano was previously editor-in-chief of the crypto news organization and a journalist at Fast Company and Newsweek.

Wachsman's new chief growth officer, Jay Cassano (Business Wire)

Finance

Crypto Startup Salaries: Here’s How Much Devs and Others Get Paid

A new Framework Ventures compensation survey of 18 companies it backed sheds light on crypto salaries and token allocations.

Job hunters are lured into Web3 startups by the prospect of crypto riches. (Getty Images)

Finance

Investment Bank Cowen Nabs 2 Crypto Hires for Digital Asset Team

Cowen's crypto-focused hires come after the bank launched its digital asset division this year.

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Finance

Citigroup Furthers Crypto Push With Two Digital-Asset Hires

Wall Street continues to fill for digital-asset roles despite the lingering crypto bear market.

(Sophie Backes, Unsplash)

Policy

Crypto Becomes Next Financial Sector Under US Lawmakers’ Diversity Lens

Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee are asking for more information about hiring from digital-assets firms.

Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss, creators of crypto exchange Gemini Trust Co. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Crypto Companies Struggle With Layoffs, but Some See Opportunity to Add Talent; BTC, ETH Soar After Fed Rate Hike

The bear market has forced multiple organizations to cut their workforces, hurting morale and weakening the companies.

Crypto companies have been cutting jobs. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Finance

Compass Mining Cuts 15% of Staff, Lowers Executive Compensation

The bitcoin mining company said it's reassessing its priorities after growing too quickly.

Compass Mining sign at Bitcoin Miami 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bit2Me to Double Headcount, Make Three Acquisitions

The CEO of the Spanish crypto exchange said now is the time to build.

Bit2Me CEO, Leif Ferreira. (Bit2Me)

Layer 2

OKX to Increase Staff by 30% Despite Market Downturn

The crypto exchange wants to have 5,000 employees.

“We are mostly focused on increasing our headcount in product and tech,” Lennix Lai, director of financial markets at OKX, said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” program. (CoinDesk TV, modified)