CoinDesk and NYCEDC Team Up To Launch First Ever “Blockchain Week” in May 2018

CoinDesk, who host the perennially sold out Consensus each May, attracts thousands of blockchain programmers, software developers, corporate executives, traders, investors, institutions and money managers to their marquee event. Consensus will be held at the Hilton Midtown, the same location as the Job Fair.

CEO of CoinDesk, Kevin Worth, said, “Our joint initiative with the NYCEDC will see “Blockchain Week New York City” become one of the most important weeks in the entire blockchain industry, anywhere in the world. Right now, there are simply not enough people working in the blockchain industry because of its historic growth trajectory in such a short period of time. We’ve seen an immense demand for talent in terms of diversity, skills, and backgrounds, which has created a huge gap between the labor market and industry needs. Our partnership with the NYCEDC is a tremendous opportunity to shrink that gap, leveraging the unparalleled diversity and skill of the New York City labor market to strengthen the industry and establish the tri-state region as the world-leading hub for blockchain technology development, and a hot spot for high potential jobs.”

The economic boom experienced by the blockchain and crypto industry has created thousands of job opportunities across the world, but the high demand has outmatched the supply of applicants. NYCEDC is a not-for-profit focused on economic development within New York City, promoting job creation across multiple verticals in emerging sectors. Blockchain Week New York City will officially commence on May 11, while the Job Fair will be held on Wednesday May 16th from 2pm ET - 5:00 pm ET. The fair will include representation from major companies in the industry, and will be free to attend and open to the general public. Attendees can register for the job fair at https://coindesk.com/events/consensus-2018/blockchain-week/.