In 2025, the Bitcoin (BTC) ecosystem saw a 6% increase in job listings, with non-developer roles accounting for the majority of new openings, according to a recent report.
The data suggests the Bitcoin job market is maturing, as cultural fit, community involvement, and visible contribution increasingly outweigh traditional credentials in hiring decisions.
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Bitvocation Report Details Evolving Bitcoin Job Market in 2025
Bitvocation’s 2025 Bitcoin Jobs Data report highlighted the hiring trends among Bitcoin-only companies and Bitcoin-adjacent companies. The report defines Bitcoin-only companies as businesses that meet three conditions:
- Their products are exclusively focused on Bitcoin and not any competing cryptocurrencies.
- They publicly identify as Bitcoin-only or Bitcoin-first in their mission or communications.
- They actively contribute to the Bitcoin ecosystem, such as through open-source development or community involvement.
According to the findings, in 2025, there were 1,801 unique Bitcoin-related job listings. This marked a 6% increase from 1,707 in 2024.
Bitcoin-only firms accounted for 47% of total listings, up from 42% last year. At the same time, Bitcoin-adjacent companies represented 53%. This signals that the gap between Bitcoin-focused and Bitcoin-adjacent companies continued to narrow in 2025.
Growth among Bitcoin-only employers was broadly distributed. The report counted 154 Bitcoin-only companies, each averaging 6 hires.
Riot Platforms led these firms but held only a modest share. Collectively, the top 10 Bitcoin-only employers saw 122% year-over-year growth.
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“This is a distributed ecosystem. Growth isn’t concentrated in a few giants — it’s spread across mining, lightning network, financial services, and self-custody companies building at sustainable scale,” the report read.
In contrast, hiring at Bitcoin-adjacent companies was concentrated. Bitdeer accounted for almost one-third of all adjacent roles, with 307 postings. The top 10 adjacent firms captured 85% of their segment’s positions.
Meanwhile, non-developer roles accounted for 74% of all positions, up from 69% in 2024. Product Manager ranked highest among non-technical roles.
Bitvocation also observed a sharp increase in director-level hiring, suggesting that companies are expanding their operations. On the technical side, demand was highest for software engineers, particularly at senior levels. According to the report,
“Bitcoin-only companies lean toward mining, media, and design, and hire more at entry and leadership levels. Bitcoin-adjacent companies lead in finance, HR, and engineering, with a preference for senior and mid-level experience.”
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Bitcoin Job Growth Remains US-Led, With Expansion Across Asia
Regionally, the US continued to dominate the Bitcoin job market by a wide margin, hosting more Bitcoin-related roles than all other countries combined. Moreover, Asia also posted strong growth.
Singapore stood out with a 158% increase in Bitcoin-related job postings, driven largely by expansion at a single major employer. Smaller but notable clusters of hiring also emerged in countries such as El Salvador, Bhutan, and Brazil, highlighting how Bitcoin-friendly policies can translate into local job creation.
“The Americas are Bitcoin-only territory. North America leads with 309 Bitcoin-only jobs. Europe and Asia lean Bitcoin-adjacent, with a few exceptions,” Bitvocation noted.
Remote work remained a core feature of the Bitcoin job market in 2025, although its share declined year over year. Of the total job listings, 809 roles, or 45%, were advertised as remote, down from 53% in 2024.
Bitcoin-only companies continued to show a stronger preference for distributed teams, with 56% of their roles offering remote options.
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What Bitcoin Employers Value Most
Bitcoin employers in 2025 reported that hiring challenges were less about the volume of applicants and more about finding candidates with the right combination of skills, mindset, and ecosystem understanding.
Rather than relying solely on formal credentials or polished resumes, employers increasingly looked for proof of work, such as open-source contributions, community involvement, public writing, or hands-on experience within the Bitcoin ecosystem.
“The hardest roles to fill cluster at two ends: highly specialized technical positions (Bitcoin Core, Lightning, security) and nontechnical roles that require translating Bitcoin’s values into product, growth, operations, or communication,” the report added.
Versatility also emerged as a key theme. Many Bitcoin companies, particularly at earlier stages, favored individuals who could adapt across functions and take on multiple responsibilities.
Strong communication skills and the ability to translate Bitcoin principles into product, operations, growth, or strategy were seen as especially valuable in non-technical roles.