Compliance hiring is growing even as overall crypto hiring declines. What has changed in a market where new postings have fallen sharply?
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The crypto job market has not recovered to its 2022 peak. According to Coincub, new crypto jobs reached 66,494 in 2025, a 47% rebound from the prior year, but still below the 2022 high.
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The contraction deepened in 2026, with new postings on major job boards falling roughly 80% year-over-year in January.
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Among 2,932 active postings in H1 2026, engineering ranks first at 34.1% and compliance/legal ranks second at 10.4%. Active postings are concentrated in regulatory compliance and technical development.
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By sector, CEX (30.8%) and stablecoins/payments (13.4%) together account…
