Bitcoin is at risk of a talent drain because AI just created 1.3 million jobs

Within a span of weeks in early 2026, a cluster of senior crypto operators announced they were stepping back or switching domains. Akshay BD, who spent five years building Solana’s ecosystem,...

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Bitcoin is at risk of a talent drain because AI just created 1.3 million jobs

Source: CryptoSlate

Within a span of weeks in early 2026, a cluster of senior crypto operators announced they were stepping back or switching domains. Akshay BD, who spent five years building Solana’s ecosystem, posted a “life update” saying he was “grateful to pass the torch.” Anthony Rose, a zkSync executive, announced he was “moving on” after four […]