Seattle: Catalyst for the Next Blockchain Boom?

Whether you are a start-up or a large enterprise, if you are looking for blockchain talent, it's worth paying close attention to Seattle.

According to the newest CBRE's "Top Tech Talent 2018" report, Seattle came as #2 in North America, right behind the obvious leader, Silicon Valley.

Seattle NowToday, Seattle is home to one of the largest crypto-trading exchanges in the world - Bittrex.

It is heavily investing in its infrastructure, as well as the wider blockchain community in Seattle.

Seattle is also home to several prominent blockchain projects, such as Dragonchain.

You might ask, would Seattle have claimed to be a global leader when it comes to blockchain talent? Here are a few reasons.

Seattle is the epicenter of professionals highly sought after in the blockchain world - engineers.

Thanks to these software giants, Seattle has a growing plethora of coders trained on JavaScript, Python, or C++. Many notable Chinese tech giants, such as Alibaba, Tencent, and others, are quietly opening their R&D offices in Seattle.

Cost.Cost is the driving factor behind the migration of the engineering talent from Silicon Valley to Seattle.

All these factors combined make Seattle a very cost effective environment for more and more talented engineers looking to start or join a blockchain start-up.3.