Bitcoin-related jobs become fastest growing employment category
Jobs involving Bitcoin on employment platform Freelancer have seen 82% growth in Q3 2017, the fastest of all job types. Roles include designing new cryptocurrencies, said CEO Matt Barrie, with the most sought-after skill being the ability to arrange an initial coin offering. Employers are also seeking candidates able to write proposals for new blockchain-based technology. Cryptography listings increased 59% in the same period.

Bitcoin -related jobs are the fastest growing category of role on international employment marketplace Freelancer, the company said Wednesday.

With 82 percent growth in the third quarter, work related to cryptocurrency is skyrocketing, the data showed. The company's periodic report tracks top trends in online jobs based on the listings on its Freelancer.com platform.

"People are getting freelancers to design new types of cryptocurrencies," Matt Barrie, CEO of Freelancer, told CNBC. One of the main skills for which companies are looking is the ability to manage an initial coin offering — when a new digital token is first sold to outside speculators in a bid to raise money.