Why These Innovators Left Facebook, Google And More For Crypto
Despite plummeting cryptocurrency prices since November, a number of former Silicon Valley tech employees are leaving roles in companies like Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Airbnb to work in crypto. A recent Glassdoor study found crypto-related job growth to be outpacing crypto prices. I interviewed people in a variety of roles within the crypto space to hear why they made the leap and where they see crypto headed long-term.
Why did you make the leap to crypto? I’ve always been interested in the magic of public key cryptography and believe that decentralized applications have the potential to change the world. Cryptography allows a person to expose only the information that she wants to share and provides a mechanism for verification without trust.