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Ledger Signals
What crypto’s hiring data says about crypto finance.
Vol. I · No. 1Week of July 20, 2026
Signal of the WeekIndex: The CFO Gap →
Stablecoin Issuer is sitting at a 100.0% stale 60 plus ratio today
Stablecoin Issuer reached a 100.0% stale 60 plus ratio today. That is the number to lead with because it compresses the whole sub-sector into one backlog signal.
The prior snapshot was 100.0%, so the level is holding steady at an elevated stall. The signal is the sustained position above 80%, not a one day move.
The next question is which companies are carrying the oldest open finance roles and whether those seats cluster around the same operating bottleneck. That is where the canary belongs.
Source: The CFO Gap · a Ledger Signals canary
By the Numbers
- 0.9%
- Crypto JDs naming a purpose-built crypto-accounting tool
- 152
- Regulatory-readiness signals in crypto finance JDs
1 of 113 JDs (last 90 days)
Crypto Tool Curve →across 113 JDs (last 90 days)
Compliance Canary →The Stall Report
Where finance hiring is stalling
Share of open senior-finance roles live 60+ days, by crypto sub-sector.
| Sub-sector | Open | Stale 60+ | Stall rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| stablecoin issuer | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| infra rpc data | 3 | 2 | 67% |
| defi trading | 8 | 5 | 63% |
| fintech crypto hybrid | 18 | 11 | 61% |
| custody wallet | 18 | 7 | 39% |
| crypto unclassified | 16 | 3 | 19% |
| defi protocol | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| l1 l2 foundation | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| rwa tokenization | 2 | 0 | 0% |
Credentials in Demand
- cpa50
- gaap asc34
- sox27
- big423
- finra sec13
- pcaob3
- nydfs2
- msb mtl0
Tooling Named
- bitwave1
- taxbit1
- cryptio0
- softledger0
- ledgible0
- cryptoworth0
- lukka0