The battle for quant talent in crypto

 


How can crypto firms win over the most sought after talent in a highly competitive space?


Ahead of Bitcoin 2022 in Miamion Wednesday 6th April - Saturday 9th April, we caught up with Ashton Morlote, Matthew Healyand Chris Schwuchowto discuss the strategies firms could be using to help win over talent and the transferable skills to look out for.


The award-winning team, who recently just won 'Best Exec Search North America - Quant (HFM) – 2022', are experts across quant & cryptocurrency and cover in the short interview below how the industry could shape up over the next 12 months. 

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