**[Gate Releases White Paper on Employment Trends in the Crypto Industry: AI Reshaping Job Structures, Multidisciplinary Talent Becomes Core Competitiveness]** Odaily Planet Daily News – Gate Research Institute, in collaboration with Global HR, has released the "Gate White Paper on Employment Trends in the Crypto Industry," analyzing the talent structure, job changes, and AI transformation trends in the crypto industry by Q1 2026. The report highlights that during the phase where the market shifts from expansion to reconstructing growth, AI is accelerating the redefinition of job roles and organizational structures within the crypto industry. Multidisciplinary talent with a dual background in "AI tool proficiency × deep vertical industry knowledge" is emerging as the most competitive core group. From the perspective of sector distribution, by Q1 2026, the crypto employment market will be divided into four main directions: exchanges, public chains and infrastructure, stablecoins, and DeFi & derivatives. Among these, exchange-related roles account for 34%, public chains and infrastructure for 28%, DeFi and derivatives for 21%, and stablecoins for 17%. In terms of job structure, technical R&D remains the largest area of demand, accounting for 39%, followed by compliance and risk control at 13%, and product and design at 12%. Overall, the industry's recruitment focus is increasingly shifting toward core engineering, security, compliance, payment products, and commercialization capabilities. Stablecoins, AI, compliance, and infrastructure continue to be the most definitive talent demand directions at present.