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At the end of last year, Pantera collected a decent batch of data, taking a look at just how folks in crypto are being paid. 

Roughly 3% of people in the industry were paid in crypto in 2023, but that number shot up to 9.6% by the end of 2024. Interestingly enough, there was also a trend in folks opting to take their salaries in stablecoins. 

Mind you, this was prior to stablecoins taking off (as we’ve seen and discussed) throughout 2025. So it seems that it’s not just institutions that’re buying into the stablecoin narrative. 

Specifically, people opted to take their paychecks in…

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