Crypto companies are hiring again. Job seekers, it seems, did not get the memo.

Monthly job postings on CryptoJobsList climbed from 382 in July to 1,241 in September, according to the platform’s Q3 2026 hiring trends report. That September total marks the highest monthly posting volume of 2026.

Applications went the other direction. They fell from 26,728 in July to 19,605 in September, a decline of approximately 27% over the same stretch in which postings rose more than 220%.

CryptoJobsList, a hiring platform focused on Web3 and blockchain roles, broke the third quarter into three monthly snapshots.

July: 107 companies were actively hiring. Together they posted 382 jobs and received 26,728 applications.

August: The number of hiring companies…