In brief
- Salaries and token incentives declined across nearly all roles and regions, according to Dragonfly’s latest crypto compensation report.
- Western Europe remains a dominant labor hub, while Asia’s hiring share nearly doubled year-over-year.
- Most crypto firms remain remote-first, with slower hiring and a widening gap between top executives and staff pay.
Crypto salaries are falling across the board despite Bitcoin’s record-breaking run this year, as companies lean on cost discipline and normalize pay after years of aggressive expansion.
The downturn spans nearly every role and region, with both cash pay and token incentives shrinking from last year’s levels, according to the 2024/2025 Crypto Compensation Report from venture…
