LinkedIn: the number of vacancies in blockchain and cryptocurrencies has increased sevenfold over the year – Bits Media

According to business social network LinkedIn, number of vacancies, associated with blockchain and cryptocurrencies, increased by 615% Compared to 2020 year.

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Economic Graph estimates, LinkedIn Analytics Group, this year the staff of large financial companies will increase threefold employees, with experience working with digital assets, compared to 2015 year. Already in the first half of this year, the number of cryptocurrency specialists, got a job, It grew on 40% Compared to the same period 2020 of the year. Besides, number of job postings in the US, including the terms “cryptocurrencies” or “blockchain”, In August 2021 year increased by 615% compared to the same month 2020 of the year. LinkedIn previously reported, that blockchain developer jobs have become the most popular in the US, UK, Australia, France and Germany.

American bank JPMorgan leads the list of employers, hiring employees for positions, associated with blockchain and digital currencies. This is due to that, that more and more financial institutions are starting to provide cryptocurrency services, to meet the ever-growing needs of customers. In August, JPMorgan provided them with access to their sixth cryptocurrency fund, although JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon (Jamie Dimon) не осознает ценность биткоина и считается противником криптовалют. Однако он убежден, что из-за его позиции не стоит ограничивать инвестиционные возможности клиентов, if they show great interest in crypto assets.

Roman Regelman, head of digital technology at the New York bank BNY Mellon (Roman Regelman) also shared his opinion on the employment of specialists in the field of cryptocurrencies. Speaking to LinkedIn News, he said, that the bank is interested in employees, who can innovate, or in innovators, who can work in a highly regulated environment. According to Regelman, it is very difficult to find such people, but the bank has taken the necessary measures to attract good specialists in the field of cryptography and financial technology.

“Imagine a traditional banker and an innovator. These are two completely different images.  However, the possibilities of digital assets are enormous, and it is important to introduce diversity into the work of traditional banks, then they will become “magnet” for financial talent. Need to be flexible and embrace culture, which provides a greater level of transparency, than is accepted in the industry", - Regelman said.

LinkedIn also mentioned Dan Morehead, head of the cryptocurrency hedge fund Pantera Capital. (Dan Morehead). He began his career at Goldman Sachs in 1987 year and worked for about ten years in other large banks. When Morehead learned about Bitcoin in 2014 year, he focused exclusively on cryptocurrency activities. However, Morehead said, that it took him some time to understand the potential of Bitcoin. What attracts him to Bitcoin is the opportunity to increase investments in 10 or even in 100 time. Given the high demand for cryptocurrencies among individuals and institutional investors, The biggest change in the cryptocurrency industry has been the emergence of banks, инвестиционных фирм и пенсионных фондов, считает Морхед.