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Story: Google and Apple Recruit Crypto Experts as Digital Asset Demand Grows

By Sydney TheCMO

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Google's Hong Kong Blockchain Push. Google's open position is tied to cloud infrastructure and blockchain compliance, and it's based…

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Samsung Joins the Push Through Galaxy Wallets. Samsung's also moving. The company is planning to add stablecoin features to Galaxy smartphones…

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What Big Tech's Talent Hunt Actually Means. Stablecoin adoption has grown sharply across Asia-Pacific in recent years, and traditional finance…

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Google and Apple are both out recruiting digital asset specialists. Not a rumor — actual job postings, real roles, specific locations.

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Apple's listing is for an Apple Pay Financial Product Strategy Lead, based in Cupertino or New York.

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Google's role is different. More direct.

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And there's context here worth knowing. Back in March 2025, Google announced a partnership with CME Group to explore blockchain payments and begin testing the Google Cloud…

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The region makes sense as a target. Regulatory frameworks for stablecoins and tokenized deposits are moving faster there than in most of the West, with jurisdictions actively…

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That's a different approach than Google or Apple. Samsung isn't hiring blockchain architects to advise institutional clients — it's going straight to the consumer layer.

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Read also: Darksword iOS Exploit Threatens Crypto Wallets as Apple Faces $1.8M Lawsuit

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Worth noting that none of these companies have confirmed specific product launches. Apple's job posting doesn't equal an Apple stablecoin.

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Stablecoin adoption has grown sharply across Asia-Pacific in recent years, and traditional finance has started taking tokenized deposits seriously.

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For Apple, the strategic angle seems to be about expanding Apple Pay's footprint. The company's already deep in consumer finance through Apple Card and Apple Cash.

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Google's ambitions look more infrastructure-focused. Cloud services for blockchain projects, compliance support for institutional clients, tokenization infrastructure across…

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Both companies are moving carefully. No splashy announcements, no token launches, no press conferences.

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