• Most crypto business leaders studied computer science or have an MBA.
• The University of California leads the way as the most common institution attended by crypto executives.
• North America leads the way in terms of crypto salaries, with employees earning an average of $120,000 annually.
Crypto Business Leaders and Education
Coinjournal’s Dan Ashmore believes that the crypto market is becoming a mainstream financial market and is now dominated by those who studied computer science or had an MBA. The University of California leads the way as the most common institution attended by crypto executives, with 13 cryptocurrency executives attending it. Harvard comes second with 11 cryptocurrency business leaders while Stanford University has eight cryptocurrency business leaders.
Changpeng Zhao – Example of Crypto Leader
When asked about the crypto executives that studied computer science or have an MBA, Ashmore replied that the „most obvious“ example is Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao who studied Computer Science at Montreal’s McGill University.
Remote Work Trend for Crypto Employees
Remote work has become one of the major trends in the industry due to its flexibility and cost-effectiveness for companies. According to Coinjournal’s research, remote workers accounted for 65% of all jobs listed on their database over 2020, which was up from 55% in 2019. Furthermore, remote work gives new opportunities to people outside major cities like London and New York who may not have previously had access to high-paying jobs such as those found in cryptocurrency businesses.
Highest Salaries Among Crypto Workers
CNBC also looked into Coinjournal’s research on countries with the highest salaries for cryptocurrency workers. According to its findings, North America leads this list with crypto employees in the continent earning an average of $120,000 annually followed by Europe ($112,000) and Asia ($90,000).
Conclusion
The cryptocurrency space is rapidly evolving and is now dominated by those who studied computer science or had an MBA from leading universities like UC Berkeley and Harvard. Furthermore, remote work has become one of the major trends in this industry due to its flexibility and cost-effectiveness for companies while North America continues to lead when it comes to salaries among crypto workers with employees earning an average of $120,000 annually