Crypto salaries are becoming an increasingly normalised part of the Web3 workplace, according to venture capital company Pantera Capital. 

In 2024, 9.6% of respondents to Pantera Capital’s survey indicated they’re being paid crypto, which is more than triple the 3% we saw back in 2023.

Overall, 90% of payouts were transacted in a stablecoin. Around 63% of the survey’s 1,600 respondents are being paid in $USDC, indicating increasing trust in dollar-backed coins. Given the US’ shift towards crypto friendly legislation, we’d expect to see this trend continue in 2025. 

Pantera Capital’s report suggests Circle’s $USDC is increasingly overtaking Tether’s $USDT as the crypto of choice for payroll and…