Cryptocurrency companies are in hiring mode again with job postings more than tripling between July and September as the industry emerged from a subdued first half of 2026.

Companies listed 1,241 positions in September, compared to 886 in August and 382 in July, according to data from crypto-focused recrruitment platform CryptoJobsList. The September total was more than double the 573 in January, which was the busiest month of the year until August.

The number of different companies recruiting also increased to 125 in September, compared to 107 in July, which then dipped to 77 in August.

A rebound would be expected in September, as business gets back to normal from the seasonal lull in proceedings over the Northern Hemisphere summer…