Crypto.com Appoints Manuel Del Aguila Barbero as Global Head of Growth
Crypto.com appointed Manuel Del Aguila Barbero as global head of growth, transitioning from IG Group where he served for nine years in various leadership roles. He highlighted Crypto.com's 2025 product roadmap, which includes new offerings and expansion into traditional finance, derivatives, and banking.
This week, Tap Global Group named Peter Wall as a strategic adviser, with plans for him to become non-executive chairman after due diligence. Wall previously led Argo Blockchain as CEO from 2020 to 2023 and aims to enhance team performance and investment appeal at Tap Global.
Additionally, Utopia Labs is joining Coinbase’s layer-2, Base, to advance its on-chain payments initiatives within Coinbase Wallet. Utopia Labs CEO Kaito Cunningham expressed confidence in Coinbase's capacity to promote stablecoin adoption.
Crypto Labor Market Poised for Expansion
President-elect Donald Trump's pro-crypto agenda may foster growth in the US crypto labor market, according to Glocomms managing director Giancarlo Hirsch. Trump’s deregulation focus could benefit decentralized finance (DeFi), enabling platforms to scale and develop smart contracts that eliminate intermediaries across jurisdictions.
Hirsch noted a likely surge in demand for blockchain developers and smart contract specialists. DeFi, Web3, and blockchain infrastructure firms are actively hiring DeFi architects and product managers, leading to competition for coding talent.
The potential integration of artificial intelligence into blockchain under the Trump administration may also create roles focused on AI transparency and responsible innovation. Cybersecurity positions, such as blockchain security architects and crypto security engineers, are expected to rise as more companies adopt blockchain technologies amidst relaxed regulations.