Crypto Salaries Are Down This Year Despite Bitcoin's Historic Rally

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 capital firm Dragonfly. “Overall, we’d call crypto compensation in 2024 and early 2025 a down market, and practices still felt relative ...