✨ Is it normal for a company to only pay in US dollars/USDT/USDC?
It is very common. Currently, there are no (and are not allowed) stablecoins with a large circulation of RMB (or other currency stablecoins). The most widely circulated, strongly backed, and easily traded crypto settlement currency in the world is the US dollar stablecoin. Some companies also issue ETH and BTC as salaries, but the prerequisite for this is that you need to understand and be able to create wallets and send and receive currencies.
✨ Is it acceptable for a company to only pay in tokens as salary?
I do not recommend accepting such offers. The meaning of 'salary' is to settle the labor you have already provided, not to buy a check for your future expectations. If you have enough cash flow to support your life and you are extremely optimistic about this company (in terms of investment returns), then you can accept this payment method.
✨ Why are some jobs labeled as hybrid? What does it mean? Why do some companies require working together first and then allow remote work?
Due to the particularity of the industry (gray area + fast cycles + relatively early stage + many socially anxious people), most companies in this industry do not have an office where everyone sits together like in other industries, but rather focus on pure online collaboration. Hybrid companies generally have offices but do not enforce attendance. The practice of working together first and then switching to remote is mainly based on the character of the boss/leader, primarily to cultivate trust and match workflows, which is not strange but also not typical of the industry.
✨ Does web3 have high educational requirements?
It’s not as competitive as the internet, but you need to have strong learning abilities and information sensitivity. Most people with such traits have decent educational backgrounds, but it doesn’t mean that only those with higher education can do it.
Indeed, in terms of 'job hunting', a high education level may indicate a good foundation. But this label does not necessarily equate to vision, execution ability, determination, return rate, or character. If you have outstanding achievements and records, they will definitely surpass the secular meaning of education. Moreover, web3 has many ways to live besides work, and salary only accounts for a small part of the wealth creation process.~~
✨ Can someone without internet experience work in web3?
It may be relatively difficult, as the skill sets on both sides are basically common, and the information channels are also basically shared. If you have never been exposed to the internet, e-commerce, games, or other online business forms and jump directly from traditional industries, you may find many things hard to digest. However, if you have strong learning abilities, this gap can be bridged.
✨ Are most web3 jobs in foreign companies?
Yes. Due to many uncontrollable factors and well-known reasons, Chinese people cannot do this openly. Although there are Chinese builders at various levels and dimensions, the main users and businesses are on the international internet (aka outside the wall). So, English is very important.
✨ Will doing web3-related work in China get you in trouble?
As mentioned in the previous question, as long as your main users and main businesses are overseas and do not involve large amounts of RMB flow, it should be fine as long as nothing goes wrong. But it is still essentially illegal. So, you need to be mentally prepared.
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