Blockchain Jobs

Employment Search Websites Show a Vast Amount of Jobs in the Bitcoin and Blockchain Industry

03/04/2021 by Idelto Editor

As the crypto economy has swelled to close to $2 trillion in value globally, the businesses and operations behind it continue to expand. This means that a great number of companies are hiring and a quick look at popular online directories shows there’s a slew of jobs available.

Bitcoin and Blockchain Employment Opportunities

The aftermath of the coronavirus and the lockdowns caused a number of individuals to lose their employment. However, many of these people might not know that the crypto industry is bustling with jobs and the number of companies hiring can be staggering. For instance, a monster.com query shows there are 1,970 jobs available under the search term “bitcoin.” The number of employment opportunities increases to 2,989 jobs if the individual uses the term “blockchain.”

The jobs posted to Monster.com’s indicate that employers are looking to hire chief technology officers (CTO), client services associates, compliance officers, developers, investment advisors, product assessors, brokers, copywriters, journalists, editors, data scientists, marketing officers, social media associates, public relations and more. Companies hiring include firms like Einstein AI, Black Pen Recruitment, Square Inc., Crypto Transport, and Flipside Crypto.

The popular online job search tool indeed.com shows 824 jobs using the term “bitcoin” and 4,589 jobs under the search for “blockchain.” The jobs on Indeed.com’s search engine stem from employers like Kraken, Bitcoin of America, Energi, Binance, and Bitcoin IRA. Jobs on Indeed.com offer careers like sales managers, over-the-counter (OTC) options traders, intelligence data analysts, software engineers, brand designers, research analysts, social media associates, editors, product assessors, and brokers.

There are also freelancer gigs available with sites like venezuelaworkers.com, cryptojobslist.com, blockew.com, and Freelance for Coins. The service venezuelaworkers.com allows people to “hire the best freelancers for any job, [and] pay in bitcoin cash (BCH) and bitcoin (BTC).”

Crypto Jobs Are Based All Around the World and Offer Remote Positions

Cryptocurrency and blockchain-related jobs are based all around the world in nearly every major city. Moreover, there’s a ton of employment opportunities tethered to blockchain and bitcoin where people can earn a living remotely and work from home.

In addition, the crypto-tech industry gives people a unique perspective on where the future of money is going. Bitcoin.com also has a number of jobs available as well, as the company is looking for a talent acquisition and engagement lead, a financial analyst, a news editor, an email marketing manager, and many more.

While Monster.com and Indeed.com have a grand total of 10,372 employment opportunities tied to the “bitcoin” and “blockchain” terms, Google searches have a whole lot more. The term “bitcoin jobs” on Google gives around 93,600,000 results, while “blockchain jobs” show around 151,000,000 results.

What do you think about all the jobs available in the bitcoin and blockchain space? Let us know what you think about this subject in the comments section below.

While You’re Under Quarantine, Check These Sites for Remote Crypto Jobs

22/03/2020 by Idelto Editor

With Coronavirus Spreading, Check These Sites for Remote Jobs in the Crypto Industry

If you are on the lookout for a job in these pressing times, when the coronavirus pandemic has limited public movement and shut down businesses, it’s worth exploring opportunities to work from the relative safety of your home. The number of people doing so globally has been steadily growing, including in the crypto industry which is more decentralized than other sectors.

Also read: 10 Loan Providers Taking Crypto as Collateral, If You Think the Time Is Right for Hodling

Working From Home Is Healthier and More Productive

Remote jobs have been on the rise over the past few years. Stats gathered by Virtual Vocations, for example, show a 197% increase in such roles in the company’s database between 2015 and 2019. New openings registered by the telecommuting jobs platform grew by 25% last year, according to its latest annual report. Another source, an analysis conducted by Flexjobs and Global Workplace Analytics, points to a 44% increase of Americans working remotely in the last five years. The study also suggests that remote workers are more productive, better paid and healthier.

While You're Under Quarantine, Check These Sites for Remote Crypto Jobs — Source: Virtual Vocations

Although it’s difficult to precisely estimate the share of remote employees, all jobs in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry, where this type of employment arrangement is popular, were generally growing last year and in early 2020, as news.Bitcoin.com reported. With restrictions due to the global covid-19 epidemic hitting other sectors hard, the crypto space may be affected too. The decentralized nature of the business, however, is likely to limit the damage to a certain extent. Working from home definitely has certain advantages in that respect.

Platforms Listing Remote Jobs in the Crypto Space

If you are looking for a remote job in the crypto sector, a number of job posting sites will help you find the right vacancy. You can try established platforms such as Indeed.com, a global leader among employment-related search engines with over 250 million monthly visitors. Entering keywords like “cryptocurrency” and “blockchain” in the ‘What’ box and then specifying “remote” under ‘Where’ will return dozens of ads with detailed descriptions. Multiple filtering options are also available for you to select the positions you may be interested in.

Cryptocurrencyjobs.co is a specialized platform for job seekers in the crypto space that allows companies to post job ads and seekers to find their next occupation. When searching for an opening, select “Remote” under Location and you’ll be offered over 100 current blockchain jobs you can work from distance, including from well-known companies in the industry such as Binance, Xapo, and Bitrefill. Crypto.jobs is a similar website, with almost 1,800 ads at the time of writing, and a dedicated Remote Jobs section. Cryptojobslist.com has published over 1,000 postings and you can filter the remote positions too. Cryptojobslist.com is another popular option for cryptocurrency careers.

Another website that can help you to start or continue a blockchain career is Blockew.com. You can pull a decent list of remote jobs in the Job Opportunities menu where you’ll find ads from Kraken, Brave, and other familiar crypto brands. And if you are looking for a source that’s entirely devoted to remote working options, you should go to Remoteok.io which claims to have the largest collection of remote jobs for digital nomads. You’ll find many offers from blockchain companies among over 39,000 listed vacancies. Freelancers with interest and background in the cryptosphere can also check out platforms such as Freelance for Coins and Blocklancer.net for jobs that pay with cryptocurrencies.

What other websites posting remote jobs would you recommend? Let us know in the comments below.

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Blockchain Tops the List of Most In-Demand Tech Skills for 2020

13/01/2020 by Idelto Editor

If you are planning to start a new career this year, or just improve your value in the jobs market, the best thing that you can do is acquire some blockchain skills. Companies around the world are looking for people with capabilities in this field and it appears that demand far outpaces the supply.

Also Read: NASA to Launch Bitcoin to the Moon? US Space Agency Seeks Big Data Scientist With Crypto Experience

Companies Need Much More Blockchain Talent

New research based on data from the employment-oriented networking platform Linkedin shows that blockchain tops the list of most in-demand hard skills for 2020. The ranking of the most needed skills was made by looking at those that are in high demand relative to their supply. Demand was measured by identifying the skills listed on the career profiles of people who are getting hired at the highest rates. It divided the skills into two groups. Hard skills include specialized knowledge and technical abilities to handle a specific task, while soft skills are more about behavior and thinking, personal traits and cognitive skills.

This high ranking shows how rapid the technology is penetrating the business world, as blockchain wasn’t even on the list a year ago. It has also beaten to the top other popular corporate buzzword fields such as cloud computing and artificial intelligence. The research further shows that blockchain is the most in-demand skill right now in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Australia.

This analysis was conducted to help corporate recruiters understand what skills are most required for their firms to stay competitive in the business world going forward. Linkedin’s Talent Blog head writer, Bruce Anderson, explained: “Blockchain has emerged from the once shadowy world of cryptocurrency to become a business solution in search of problems. Which means that you don’t have to be in financial services to be seeking new hires who have background and expertise in putting blockchain to use. So, recruiters should start becoming familiar with how blockchain works, what its perceived benefits are, and who are the people best suited to help your company explore where this budding technology might have a role.”

Job Options Range From NASA Scientist to Meme Lord

This isn’t the first time that the career focused social network has shown the rapid growth of employment needs in the field. For example, in December 2018 Linkedin published its “Emerging Jobs Report” for the United States, in which it named “Blockchain Developer” as the most rapidly emerging employment position of the year. According to that report, the position saw growth of 33x on Linkedin’s platform during 2018.

As Linkedin’s Talent Blog explained to recruiters, “Blockchain has become a line of business for a who’s who of the corporate world — IBM, Oracle, JP Morgan Chase, Microsoft, Amazon, and American Express, to name just a few. Blockchain is now being used in industries ranging from shipping to healthcare, from farming and food safety to entertainment and gaming.” In September 2019, we reported that even NASA announced it needed a data scientist for its Jet Propulsion Laboratory research and development facility in California with experience in cryptocurrency and blockchain.

If you have these much needed skills, a search for wanted ads containing the term ‘Blockchain’ on Linkedin currently shows that there are over 15,500 job vacancies around the world that might fit you. There are also more than 3,700 wanted ads on the site containing the term ‘Cryptocurrency.’ While there are more options for working at traditional companies with blockchain skills, only the crypto world can offer you such cool jobs as ‘Meme Lord,’ bitcoin street artist, and feeder of the hungry.

What do you think about the demand for employees with blockchain skills in 2020? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.

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The Daily: Coinbase Expands Gift Card Program, Facebook Seeks Blockchain Talent

11/12/2018 by Idelto Editor

In Tuesday’s edition of The Daily we cover stories about an electronic gift card program that Coinbase is extending to the U.S. market, new job offerings from Facebook that hint at the company’s blockchain plans, and an investment in the field from Unicef.

Also Read: US Law Professor: Confusing Cryptocurrency Regulations Will Hamper Innovation

Coinbase Extends Wegift Partnership to the US

Coinbase has announced that its trading platform now offers e-gift cards for its customers in the U.S. This means that American users will be able to instantly spend their cryptocurrency balances from the exchange with dozens of new retailers. The development has been achieved by expanding its partnership with the London-based startup Wegift, which supports many well-known brands such as Nike, Tesco, Uber, Google Play, Ticketmaster and Zalando.

Coinbase informed its users that purchasing e-gift cards incurs no withdrawal fees and that bonuses of up to 10 percent make it “smoother than ever to use crypto. Now, you’re just a few clicks away from spending your balance on e-gifts cards for Adidas shoes or your next vacation. Better yet, use some on the holidays — you’re just in time.”

Facebook to Develop Equitable Financial Services?

At the start of 2018, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg set a goal for himself to take back power from centralized systems using “encryption and cryptocurrency.” While the year is nearly over and this resolution remains unfulfilled, his company appears to still be focused on the subject. Recently surfaced ads show that Facebook is looking for data scientists and software engineers to help develop new blockchain solutions, possibly including financial services.

The company explains to potential candidates that: “At Facebook, we have established a new team building blockchain technologies. It’s a small, fast-growing, but talented group of people who are passionate about changing the world. Our leadership is experienced and are some of the best people working today in their respective fields.”

“The blockchain team is a startup within Facebook, with a vision to make blockchain technology work at Facebook scale. We’re exploring areas of interest across all facets of blockchain technology. Our ultimate goal is to help billions of people with access to things they don’t have now – that could be things like equitable financial services, new ways to save, or new ways to share information.”

Unicef Invests in Six Blockchain Startups

The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has announced that it will provide backing to six blockchain startups from emerging economies trying to solve global challenges using the technology. The Unicef Innovation Fund will invest up to $100,000 in Atix Labs from Argentina, Onesmart and Prescrypto from Mexico, India’s Statwig, Utopixar from Tunisia and W3 Engineers from Bangladesh. The financial support is meant to help the companies deliver open-source prototypes of blockchain applications within 12 months.

“Blockchain technology is still at an early stage — and there is a great deal of experimentation, failure, and learning ahead of us as we see how, and where, we can use this technology to create a better world,” said Chris Fabian, Principal Adviser at the fund. “That’s exactly the stage when UNICEF Innovation Fund invests: when our financing, technical support, and focus on vulnerable populations can help a technology grow and mature in the most fair and equitable way possible.”

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Investor Information Portal Launches Jobs Board for Cryptocurrency Industry

28/08/2018 by Idelto Editor

If you are looking for new avenues to increase your cryptfolio, one of the more direct ways to do so is to get involved with a project so you can be paid in tokens. And a new platform meant to help with finding employees and jobs in the field is on the way, with only companies paying for the service.

Also Read: The Daily: Binance Launches Incubator, Coinbase Adds Info on Top 50 Cryptos

Find a Job at the ICO Bazaar

Cryptocurrency investor information portal, ICO Bazaar, will soon be revealing a platform for matching companies with prospective talent. Officially to be launched at the end of August, the jobs board is said to already have over 300 companies listed with more than 1,000 open positions needing to be filled.

The platform will be free of charge for candidates, and companies can get a free month trial for registering before the official launch. The fee for companies is not finalized yet, but the company could say that it will be comparable to the going market rates. “We expect the feedback from our clients from the test period to help us settle the rates,” they explained. Some of the ICO teams using the platform to find new talent include Orca Alliance, Oxygen Trade, and Modern Token Agency.

A Shortage of Professionals

Explaining the decision to launch the new service, the team told news.Bitcoin.com that there is an acute need for talent among projects. “Every ICO has 2-3 opening positions on average, and as we see all of them listed on ICO Bazaar and communicate with them, we see a huge demand for blockchain talents. We researched and found that demand for blockchain specialists grew by 115% in 2017, and there is a shortage of professionals on the market: both for tech and non-tech.”

Earlier this year we reported that while interest in cryptocurrency jobs peaked in December 2017, queries for blockchain positions remained high. The top ten related roles on Indeed, by descending order, were: Developer, Recruiter, Software Engineer, Director IT Digital Strategy & Innovation, Java Developer, C# Developer, Senior QA Engineer, Solution & Proposition Architect, Senior Developer, and lastly Project Manager.

Is this still a good time to join the ICO ecosystem? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.

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