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Bitget Research Report Highlights Blockchain Employment Can Create 1 Million Jobs by 2030

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VICTORIA, Seychelles, April 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has released a report titled “Blockchain vs. AI: Untapped Potential in Talent Attraction and Growth” that suggests that blockchain technology remains a sleeping giant with the potential to reshape global job markets on a similar or even greater scale. The analysis reveals that while blockchain’s current job market trails AI’s explosive growth, the sector could unlock over 1 million new roles by 2030, rivaling AI’s hiring boom if adoption accelerates across industries like finance, healthcare, and logistics.

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Blockchain could create 1.5 million jobs by 2030 if adoption accelerates to match AI’s trajectory. Regulatory clarity (e.g., EU’s MiCA) and enterprise adoption (JPMorgan, Visa) are pivotal. Funding parity—blockchain needs $100B+ annual VC investment to rival AI’s backing. Enterprise integration and regulatory frameworks will make or break this trajectory. Salaries for niche roles (e.g., smart contract auditors) may outpace AI counterparts. North America (40% of roles) and Asia-Pacific (35%) lead hiring, driven by innovation hubs and crypto-friendly policies.

Today, the blockchain sector supports an estimated 15,000–20,000 active job listings globally, with demand concentrated in North America (40%), Asia-Pacific (35%), and Europe (20%). By comparison, AI boasts over 1 million job openings, fueled by decades of corporate investment and regulatory support. Yet blockchain’s projected 500,000 jobs by 2028, while impressive, hints at only a fraction of its potential. Experts argue that mimicking AI’s growth catalysts, such as enterprise adoption and regulatory clarity, could propel blockchain into a hiring boom. For instance, the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation and corporate pilots by firms like JPMorgan (Onyx) and Visa (USDC integration) are already signaling a shift toward institutional acceptance.

The report highlights scalability and education as critical hurdles. Just as AI relies on advances in computing power, blockchain needs layer-2 solutions like Arbitrum and Ethereum upgrades to reduce costs and improve efficiency. Meanwhile, universities such as MIT and Stanford are beginning to integrate blockchain into curricula, mirroring the early days of AI academia. Yet funding remains a gap: AI startups attracted over 100 billion in venture capital in 2023, while blockchain ventures secured just 25 billion. Closing this gap, the analysis suggests, could accelerate blockchain’s integration into sectors like supply chain logistics and healthcare, where projects by Microsoft and IBM are already laying the groundwork.

If blockchain follows AI’s path, salaries for specialized roles, already averaging $115,000-$191,000, could surpass $250,000, rivaling top AI engineers at firms like OpenAI. Such growth would demand a seismic shift in talent development, including blockchain-focused degrees and boot camps to meet surging demand. Countries with proactive policies, such as Singapore, could emerge as hiring hubs, much like Silicon Valley did for AI.

Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget, remarked: “Blockchain is where AI was a decade ago—a technology brimming with potential but awaiting its ‘big bang’ moment. With the right mix of regulation, education, and enterprise adoption, it could redefine global employment landscapes.”

Bitget believes that blockchain is at an inflection point and with regulatory clarity, corporate investment, and scalable infrastructure, it could transition from niche to necessity, creating jobs that don’t yet exist. While challenges remain, the potential is undeniable: a fivefold increase in blockchain jobs by 2030 could redefine industries, salaries, and global economic priorities. The question isn’t if blockchain will mirror AI’s rise, but when and whether the world is ready to harness its full potential.

Bitget’s own growth mirrors the sector’s potential, with its workforce exploding from 200 employees in 2022 to over 1,900 today—an 850% increase in just three years. Currently, the exchange lists 129 open positions worldwide, spanning roles in compliance, business development, and technical fields like blockchain engineering and AI-driven product management. High-demand regions include APAC (Vietnam, Singapore) and MENA, where Bitget is aggressively scaling operations to align with local blockchain adoption strategies, such as Vietnam’s national blockchain initiative. Notably, 33% of recent applicants hail from traditional banking, drawn by crypto’s higher salaries and innovation-driven culture. Explore opportunities at Bitget’s careers page or LinkedIn jobs portal, where roles in regulatory compliance and Web3 business development dominate listings. This hiring momentum underscores Bitget’s commitment to shaping blockchain’s employment boom, one that could soon rival AI’s scale.

For the full report, visit here.

About Bitget

Established in 2018, Bitget is the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company. Serving over 100 million users in 150+ countries and regions, the Bitget exchange is committed to helping users trade smarter with its pioneering copy trading feature and other trading solutions, while offering real-time access to Bitcoin price, Ethereum price, and other cryptocurrency prices. Formerly known as BitKeep, Bitget Wallet is a world-class multi-chain crypto wallet that offers an array of comprehensive Web3 solutions and features including wallet functionality, token swap, NFT Marketplace, DApp browser, and more.

Bitget is at the forefront of driving crypto adoption through strategic partnerships, such as its role as the Official Crypto Partner of the World’s Top Football League, LALIGA, in EASTERN, SEA and LATAM markets, as well as a global partner of Turkish National athletes Buse Tosun Çavuşoğlu (Wrestling world champion), Samet Gümüş (Boxing gold medalist) and İlkin Aydın (Volleyball national team), to inspire the global community to embrace the future of cryptocurrency.

For more information, visit: Website | Twitter | Telegram | LinkedIn | Discord | Bitget Wallet

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SiriusXM Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

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NEW YORK, July 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — SiriusXM (NASDAQ: SIRI) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per share of common stock. This regular quarterly dividend is payable in cash on August 26, 2026, to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 10, 2026.

About Sirius XM Holdings Inc.
SiriusXM is the leading audio entertainment company in North America with a portfolio of audio businesses including its flagship subscription entertainment service SiriusXM; the ad-supported and premium music streaming services of Pandora; an expansive podcast network; and a suite of business and advertising solutions. Together, SiriusXM reaches a combined monthly audience of approximately 255 million listeners. SiriusXM offers a broad range of content for listeners everywhere they tune in with a diverse mix of live, on-demand, and curated programming across music, talk, news, and sports. For more about SiriusXM, please go to: www.siriusxm.com.

Source: SiriusXM

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Jennifer DiGrazia
investor.relations@siriusxm.com 

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Shutterstock Announces Capital Allocation Update

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NEW YORK, July 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK) (the “Company”), a family of brands delivering scalable creative and GenAI solutions to help customers fuel great work, today announced that at a meeting held on July 20, 2026 its Board of Directors (the “Board”) resolved to suspend the Company’s future quarterly cash dividend.

The Board’s determination reflects its ongoing review of the Company’s capital-allocation priorities and its focus on deploying capital to support long-term value creation for shareholders, including reducing debt, minimizing related interest expense and strengthening financial flexibility.

The Board will continue to evaluate the Company’s capital allocation priorities as part of its regular governance process. Any future declaration and payment of dividends, and the amount thereof, will remain subject to the discretion of the Board and will depend upon the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, capital requirements, contractual restrictions, applicable law, and such other factors as the Board deems relevant.

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This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may discuss intentions and expectations as to future plans, trends, events, results of operations or financial condition, or otherwise. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and should not be relied upon as predictions of future events, as there can be no assurance that the events or circumstances reflected in these statements will occur. Forward-looking statements can often, but not always, be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology including “believes,” “could,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “ongoing,” “plans,” “seeks,” “should,” “will,”  or the negative of these words and phrases, other variations of these words and phrases or comparable terminology, but not all forward-looking statements include such identifying words. Forward-looking statements are based upon current plans, estimates and expectations that are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ materially from those indicated or anticipated by such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this press release relate to, among other things, the Company’s capital allocation strategy, the suspension of the Company’s quarterly cash dividend, the Company’s plans with respect to debt reduction, interest expense management and financial flexibility, and any future declaration and payment of dividends. For a discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by forward-looking statements, see the sections captioned “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. While those factors are considered representative, no list of risk factors should be considered a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties. Unlisted factors may present significant additional obstacles to the realization of forward-looking statements. The Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements, and the Company disclaims any such obligation, except as may be required by law.

About Shutterstock
Shutterstock is in the business of turning ideas into impact. Powered by a global network of millions of creators and our cutting-edge technology, we provide businesses, creatives, and brand leaders with the essential, universal ingredients to make their work more effective. Shutterstock offers access to one of the world’s largest and most diverse collections of high-quality licensable assets, specialized training datasets, evaluation tools, and end-to-end strategic partnerships for the full model training lifecycle, as well as advertising and distribution solutions, exclusive editorial content, and full-service studio production—delivering unparalleled resources to fuel great work.

Discover our impact at www.shutterstock.com and connect with us on LinkedIn, Instagram, X, Facebook and YouTube.

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ICI Welcomes Bipartisan Sponsors of Bill to Stop States from Seizing Long-Term Investors’ Savings

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WASHINGTON, July 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Investment Company Institute released the following Viewpoints blog. To learn more about why this issue matters and how the SAFER Act would help protect American investors, watch our video on LinkedIn.

Millions of American investors have adopted the advice given by financial advisors to invest for the long term and then leave those savings alone. In some states, however, following this guidance can get your account seized. That was the warning sounded at an event featuring the sponsors of the bipartisan SAFER Act, Representatives Sam Liccardo (D-CA) and Mike Lawler (R-NY), who joined ICI leaders to make the case for a federal solution to the problem of state unclaimed property laws that can treat buy-and-hold investors as though they have disappeared. 

ICI President and CEO Eric Pan opened the event by outlining the nature of this growing threat. More than 128 million Americans invest in regulated funds, many with the intention of holding them for years, following the advice of many financial educators to “stay in the market, invest for the long term.” They put their money away and go about their lives, confident that the savings will be there when they need it. But under some states’ laws, an account that shows no activity can be declared abandoned and taken into state custody through a process called escheatment.

Pan walked through what seizure means in practice. When a state escheats an investment account, it typically liquidates the holdings — so even an investor who eventually recovers the money gets back only what the account was worth at seizure, with no credit for years of market gains. For retirement accounts, the forced liquidation can also trigger unforeseen tax consequences. And recovering the money at all can take years of paperwork and persistence. Meanwhile, some states are moving in the wrong direction, loosening their rules to make it easier to capture assets. 

“This is where the leadership of Congressmen Lawler and Liccardo is so important,” Pan said. “They’ve introduced the SAFER Act, a federal solution to a problem that exists across the United States. This patchwork of different legal standards, and the fact that the legal standards change constantly, creates a lot of confusion and creates this risk and harm that we’re so worried about.” 

In a panel discussion, the two lawmakers described the issue as an obvious place for Democrats and Republicans to find common ground, given Americans’ widespread use of investment accounts for saving.

“We are, for the most part, a group of Americans who sit on our investments, which is more or less the right strategy,” Liccardo said, noting that this is exactly the approach that inactivity standards put at risk. 

Liccardo pointed to the widely reported case of Walter Schramm, an investor who bought Amazon shares in the late 1990s and then did what many long-term investors do: leave the account be. Delaware deemed the account abandoned and liquidated the shares in 2008, when they worth about $8,000. By the time Schramm discovered what happened years later, the position would have been worth roughly $100,000.

The financial incentives driving state behavior are a concern, Liccardo noted. Unclaimed property has become one of Delaware’s largest sources of revenue, bringing in more than half a billion dollars a year — a powerful reason for states to loosen their standards rather than tighten them. 

Lawler contrasted legitimate unclaimed property programs and what some states are doing now. “It’s one thing to get an asset because it’s truly abandoned,” he said. “It’s another to basically target a group of investors who have a long-term strategy of just not touching the asset and being passive.”

The right standard, Lawler argued, is the obvious one: before seizing investment assets, a state should have to prove the owner is actually deceased. He posited that most Americans would be shocked to learn how little protection they have. “You think you have ownership of this asset, but the state, under current law, can just take it.”

The SAFER Act would establish federal guardrails ensuring that inactivity alone cannot be the basis for escheatment and that states confirm the death of an owner and that no estate or beneficiary has claimed the assets before escheating investment accounts. It would also require states to leave unclaimed investments in place, rather than liquidating them, until they can prove abandonment.

Both lawmakers said the path to fixing the problem is through public awareness of the threat some state laws pose to Americans financial security. “Ultimately the American people will rise up,” Liccardo said. “It may take a little while. We just have to get the information to them.”

Contact: media@ici.org 

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