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4. Endpoint Engineer at Swissquote
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5. Senior Product Security Engineer at Chainalysis
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WEEKLY CRYPTO FUNDRAISING DIGEST — SEP 23, 2026
Total Tracked: $344.25M | Rounds: 16 | Top Sector: RWA

RECENT INVESTMENT ROUNDS

1. Infini — $6.00M
• Sector: Payments | Geo: Global / Undisclosed
• Investors: SNZ Capital, Reforge
• Summary: September 22, 2026 AI-native stablecoin financial operating platform Infini closes $6M seed round backed by SNZ Capital, Reforge, Enlight Capital, Nex...
• Links: Website | X/Twitter

2. XStable — Undisclosed
• Sector: Exchange | Geo: United States
• Investors: Sui Foundation, Amber Group, YZi Labs
• Summary: September 22, 2026 XStable secures strategic multi-million funding from YZi Labs, Sui Foundation, Taisu Ventures, and Catcher VC for RWA perpetual tra...
• Links: Website | X/Twitter

3. Circle — $100.00M
• Sector: Stablecoin | Geo: United States
• Investors: Blockchain Capital, Binance
• Summary: September 22, 2026 Binance makes $100M strategic investment in Circle Internet Group via Class A private placement under a 5-year commercial expansion...
• Links: Website | X/Twitter

4. CatchBack — $8.00M
• Sector: Exchange | Geo: United States
• Investors: Solana Foundation, Robinhood Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Foundation Capital, Tether / Robinhood
• Summary: September 21, 2026 CatchBack raises $8M seed round led by Foundation Capital with participation from Y Combinator, Robinhood Ventures, Coinbase Ventur...
• Links: Website | X/Twitter

5. Travix — Undisclosed
• Sector: Exchange | Geo: British Virgin Islands
• Investors: Amber Group
• Summary: September 21, 2026 On-chain perpetual protocol Travix completes seed round with participation from Amber Group for compute-led RWA markets.
• Links: Website | X/Twitter

6. PonyGo — $2.00M
• Sector: DeFi | Geo: Global / Undisclosed
• Investors: Pantera Capital
• Summary: September 20, 2026 Web3 financial aggregator PonyGo raises $2M strategic round with Pantera Capital for AI-guided yield and travel booking.
• Links: Website | X/Twitter

7. Evernorth — $30.00M
• Sector: Treasury | Geo: United States
• Investors: NH Investment & Securities
• Summary: September 18, 2026 Evernorth secures $30M convertible-note commitment from NH Investment & Securities ahead of planned SPAC merger with Armada Acquisi...
• Links: Website | X/Twitter

8. dtcpay — $25.00M
• Sector: Payments | Geo: Singapore
• Investors: Vertex Ventures, SBI Group
• Summary: September 18, 2026 Singapore-licensed stablecoin payment institution dtcpay secures $25M Series A extension anchored by Japan's SBI Group, Vertex Vent...
• Links: Website | X/Twitter

KEY MARKET TAKEAWAYS
1. Infrastructure & Payments Focus: Ongoing capital commitment to Web3 financial rails and digital dollar infrastructure.
2. Sector Allocation: RWA recorded significant capital inflow this period.
3. Global Expansion: Deployment remains active across both mature hubs and emerging growth regions.

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Location: United Kingdom
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5. AI Agent Engineer at Binance
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1. Technical Support Engineer, APAC at Fireblocks
Location: Singapore
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2. Frontend Business Engineering Director at Okx
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3. Java Software Engineer at Swissquote
Location: București
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4. Senior Application Security Engineer at Consensys
Location: UNITED STATES - Remote, EMEA - Remote
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5. Backend Development Engineer at Bybit
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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From Jaya Talent CEO 🫶🥹

"Due to the recent wave of layoffs, we’re launching a new Jaya Talent initiative to support talented people in our community.

Every 3 days, I’ll personally review and feature a few carefully selected candidates who are open to new opportunities. If you’re a founder or hiring manager, feel free to reach out if someone looks like a fit.

No fees involved. No spam. Just a genuine effort to help talented people find the right next role.

If you’re open to hiring, or know someone who should be seen, please connect with me directly."



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3. Zhanna Manzyk, CEO of Jaya Talent, will review submissions every three days
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JAYA TALENT RADAR: ECOSYSTEMS, REMOTE MOBILITY & HIRING SCARCITY — Sep 26, 2026

Empirical market intelligence across 12,300+ technical listings and 385 verified crypto protocols.

KEY FINDINGS
• AI x Crypto leads volume: 31.0% of technical openings (+55% QoQ).
• Borderless payroll: 42.0% of roles hire worldwide without geographic discounts, settled in USD/USDC.
• Critical bottlenecks: ZK Cryptography (85 days) and Smart Contract Security (78 days) hold peak candidate leverage.
• Top compensation yield: Rust and Python/ML lead base cash ($195k–$265k) with 0.25%–0.75% FDV token grants.

1. PROTOCOL HEADCOUNT & COMPENSATION ALLOCATION
• AI x Crypto / Autonomous Agents (31.0%): $195,000 – $265,000 | 0.25% – 0.75% FDV | Python, PyTorch, LangChain, Rust
• Security, Auditing & Verification (22.0%): $205,000 – $360,000 | Advisory / Audit Retainers | Solidity, Foundry, Slither, Move
• Trading, MEV & Liquidity Architecture (18.0%): $220,000 – $310,000 | 15% – 35% Net PnL Bonus | C++, Rust, Go, Python, Solidity
• High-Throughput L1s & Solana (14.0%): $185,000 – $250,000 | 0.20% – 0.50% FDV | Rust, Anchor, C
• DeFi 2.0 & Restaking / Synthetic Yield (10.0%): $180,000 – $240,000 | 0.15% – 0.40% FDV | Solidity, Yul, EVM Internals
• DePIN & Decentralized Hardware (5.0%): $170,000 – $225,000 | Hardware Network Tokens | C/C++, Embedded, Go, Rust

2. BORDERLESS MOBILITY & SETTLEMENT RAILS
• 42% Global Remote: Borderless hiring denominated in USD/USDC ($150k–$230k+ benchmark).
• 34% Institutional Hubs: NYC, SF, Dubai (0% tax), London, Singapore, Zug.
• 24% Timezone-Aligned: Americas or European synchronous teams.
• Settlement rails: Direct stablecoins (45%) | EOR via Deel/Remote (35%) | Relocation / Visas (20%).

3. HIRING SCARCITY & TIME-TO-FILL
• ZK & Applied Cryptography: 85 days avg | 1 : 9 (Extreme Leverage)
• Smart Contract Security & Auditing: 78 days avg | 1 : 7 (Extreme Leverage)
• Rust / Protocol Core Infrastructure: 68 days avg | 1 : 5 (High Leverage)
• Crypto Regulatory & SEC / MiCA Counsel: 55 days avg | 1 : 4 (Moderate-High Leverage)
• Web3 UX & Product Design: 38 days avg | 1 : 2 (Balanced Leverage)
• Community, Content & Social Media: 18 days avg | 18 : 1 (Protocol Leverage Leverage)

4. STRATEGIC PLAYBOOK
• For Candidates: Stack ZK, MEV, or systems Rust to command 25–42% salary premiums. Use 80+ day fill times to negotiate token grants with 1-year cliffs.
• For Founders: Transitioning to worldwide USDC contractor payroll expands qualified candidate pools by 4.5x and reduces time-to-hire to under 14 days.

—
Verified protocol compensation benchmarks and executive talent search: jayatalent.com

In 2026, median salaries in published job listings and Jaya Talent client roles were approximately:
• Engineering: $200,000–$220,000
• Product: $200,000–$215,000
• Legal and Compliance: around $195,000
• Marketing: $150,000–$185,000
• Finance: $150,000–$165,000
• Sales and BD: $150,000–$165,000
• Operations: $140,000–$165,000

Salary growth was strongest in junior and mid-level engineering, at approximately 25.6% and 14.5%, respectively. Senior engineering salaries grew by around 4.9%.

The wider market was more mixed: some reports showed overall growth, while others recorded an 18% decline in total compensation. This highlights how much crypto salaries vary by role, location, seniority, and token structure.


1) Open Jobs: t.me/zhanna_jaya
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Open Roles

1. Frontend Business Lead at Okx
Location: APAC
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2. Backend Java Engineer - Kazakhstan/Russian speaker (6 months Contract) at Binance
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3. [Intern] Test Development Engineer Intern at Bybit
Location: Hong Kong SAR
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4. Senior Data Engineer at Gemini
Location: New York, New York; Miami, Florida; Remote (USA)
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5. IT Support Engineer at Coinbase
Location: San Francisco, CA
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Open Roles

1. Senior AI Engineer - Growth at Kraken
Location: United Kingdom
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2. Infrastructure Stability Architect at Okx
Location: Singapore, Singapore
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3. Backend Engineer, Java - Web 3 Wallet at Binance
Location: Taiwan, Taipei
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4. [Intern] Test Development Engineer Intern （Trading Engine） at Bybit
Location: Hong Kong SAR; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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5. Senior Platform Security Engineer at Gemini
Location: New York, New York; Miami, Florida; Remote (USA)
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WEB3 SKILLS 2030: What’s Losing Value & What to Learn Next

The biggest career mistake is learning a skill and stopping there.
AI is making routine execution cheaper. The market is increasingly rewarding people who can use AI, automate workflows, work with data, understand products deeply, and verify outcomes.
WEF identifies AI & big data, cybersecurity, technological literacy, analytical/creative thinking and leadership among the skills rising fastest through 2030.
What is becoming less differentiating → what to learn next:

 Developers
🔻 Basic CRUD/copy-paste coding • Solidity-only beginner knowledge • manual testing
🟢 AI-assisted engineering + system design + security + automation
 Learn: Claude Code/Cursor/Copilot, TypeScript, Rust/Anchor, Foundry, Slither, CI/CD, testing
GitHub reports that AI-assisted development is shifting developers toward delegating, reviewing, testing and verifying code rather than simply writing every line manually.

 Marketing & Content
🔻 Generic AI-written threads • Canva-only graphics • “posting for the sake of posting”
🟢 Product marketing + technical storytelling + analytics + distribution
 Learn: AI content workflows, GA4/Mixpanel, short-form video, technical writing, campaign analytics
Current Web3 roles increasingly combine content/community work with Web3 + AI literacy, research, real-time monitoring and measurable growth.

 Sales & Business Development
🔻 Mass cold DMs • scraped lead lists • script-based pitching
🟢 Consultative/technical sales + RevOps + data-driven prospecting
 Learn: HubSpot/Salesforce, Clay, CRM automation, on-chain intelligence, AI-assisted prospecting
Current Web3 infrastructure sales roles emphasize building and closing ecosystem partnerships, not simply generating outreach volume.

 Community & Ecosystem
🔻 Moderation-only • announcement posting • engagement farming
🟢 Community operations + ecosystem partnerships + analytics + automation
 Learn: Telegram/Discord automation, n8n, APIs, AI monitoring, dashboards, incident response, developer education

 Research & Data
🔻 Manual copy/paste research • spreadsheet-only analysis • static reports
🟢 Data analysis + on-chain research + automation + AI-assisted verification
 Learn: SQL, Python, APIs, web scraping, Dune, data visualization, AI research workflows

 Design
🔻 Banner/logo execution only • repetitive social graphics
🟢 Product design + UX + design systems + interactive prototyping
 Learn: Figma, Framer, UX research, design systems, motion/video, AI-assisted design
WEF expects design and user experience skills to increase in importance, while generative AI is contributing to pressure on purely execution-based creative work.

 Operations / Talent / Admin
🔻 Manual scheduling • repetitive spreadsheets • CV screening by hand
🟢 AI operations + workflow automation + talent intelligence
 Learn: n8n, Make/Zapier, Python, APIs, ATS automation, AI agents, dashboards

The Web3 advantage: become multi-disciplinary.
Crypto is becoming increasingly cross-chain; Electric Capital reported that 1 in 3 crypto developers worked across multiple chains, while Solana was the largest ecosystem for new developers in its 2024 analysis.
The career formula for the next cycle:
Domain expertise + AI fluency + automation + data + communication = higher market value.
Do not abandon Solidity, React, Canva, community management, sales or writing.
Instead, stack adjacent skills on top of them.
The person who only does the task is becoming easier to replace.
The person who can define the task, use AI to accelerate it, automate the workflow, verify the result and prove business impact is becoming harder to ignore.

Looking for your next move? Check out the latest verified Web3 and tech roles:  
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Open Roles

1. Senior Software Engineer - Full-stack - Growth Product at Kraken
Location: Brazil
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2. Senior Data Engineer at Okx
Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
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3. Senior Design Engineer at Consensys
Location: United States - Remote, EMEA - Remote
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4. Binance Accelerator Programm - Software Engineer (Convert) at Binance
Location: Asia
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5. Principal Rust Development Engineer at Bybit
Location: Hong Kong SAR
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We're supporting exceptional people who were laid off in the last few months. A new profile goes up every 3 days.

How it works:
1. Apply through the Jaya Talent Candidate Form 👉 https://forms.gle/unDVLpQ2RHhzpHqJ7
2. Our CEO picks a few CVs and shares them on her LinkedIn, so founders and hiring managers can see you.

It's a free initiative to support you through a hard time 🫂🫶

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Open Roles

1. Senior Software Engineer - Rust - Consumer at Kraken
Location: Poland
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2. Senior Java Backend Engineer — Asset & Earn at Okx
Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
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3. Senior Frontend Software Engineer at Swissquote
Location: București
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4. AI Agent Platform Engineer (Openclaw) at Binance
Location: Asia
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5. [Security] Senior Application Security Engineer at Bybit
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Open Roles

1. Senior Java Engineer, OKX Pay Smart Account Team at Okx
Location: Singapore, Singapore
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2. Android Software Engineer at Swissquote
Location: Gland
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3. Big Data Development Engineer at Bybit
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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4. Data/ Java Engineer (AI/LLM Chatbot, Customer Service) at Binance
Location: Hong Kong
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5. Staff Platform Engineer at Gemini
Location: New York, New York; Miami, Florida; Remote (USA)
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💰 SALARY NEGOTIATION: THE PART MOST CANDIDATES GET WRONG

One of the biggest mistakes we see candidates make:

They negotiate based on their current salary instead of the value of the new role.

If you currently earn $90K, that doesn't automatically mean your next role should be $99K.

Maybe the market for your skill set is $130K–$160K.

Or maybe the new role has significantly more responsibility and should be higher.

Your current salary is one data point.

It shouldn't be the ceiling.

Here is how I would approach a negotiation:

1. Find the market range

For example, our current Jaya Talent benchmark for US / Tier-1 remote roles shows:

Senior Blockchain / Smart Contract Developer: $180K–$250K

Senior Product Manager: $200K–$280K

Senior Sales / BD / Partnerships: $150K–$220K

Senior Marketing / Growth: $160K–$220K

These are benchmarks, not guaranteed offers. Geography, company stage, scope, scarcity and track record matter.

2. Separate guaranteed money from potential money

An offer of:

$150K base
+ $30K bonus
+ $50K tokens

is NOT the same as:

$230K guaranteed cash.

Ask:

→ Is the bonus guaranteed?

→ What determines the bonus?

→ When is it paid?

→ What exactly are the tokens?

→ What is the vesting period?

→ Is there a cliff?

→ What happens if you leave?

3. Don't give your minimum first

If your real target is $180K and you say:

“I would accept $160K–$180K.”

You have already negotiated against yourself.

Instead:

“Based on the scope of the role and the market for this level, I’m targeting around $180K–$200K in base, depending on the overall package.”

Now there is something to discuss.

4. Negotiate the entire package

If the company cannot move on base, there may be other levers:

→ Signing bonus

→ Performance bonus

→ Equity

→ Token allocation

→ Vesting terms

→ Title

→ Scope

→ Remote flexibility

→ Review after 6 months

→ Relocation support

Sometimes the best negotiation isn't another $10K in base.

It is changing the structure of the offer.

5. Have a number — but know WHY

Don't say:

“I want $200K because that's what I deserve.”

Say:

“My target is $200K because the role covers X, Y and Z, and my experience in A and B directly maps to those responsibilities.”

That's a much stronger conversation.

The rule I use:

Don't negotiate from:

“What do I need?”

Negotiate from:

“What is the market value of the work I'm being hired to do?”

Know the market.

Know your contribution.

Know the full package.

Then negotiate.