Market intel, salary signals and recruiting playbooks for crypto, quant, fintech and AI teams across Amsterdam and Europe. Written from the desk, not the brochure.
What foreign trading firms actually need to land in Amsterdam: first hires, IND recognized sponsorship, the 30% ruling, housing, and a realistic timeline from decision to a working desk.
Where the talent is moving, what proprietary trading firms are paying, and why crypto-native quant shops are quietly outbidding everyone in Amsterdam.
The 2025–26 wave of CASP-licensed firms is hiring fast. Here's what they're hiring for, where the talent is coming from, and why the next 12 months will be the tightest market regulated venues have seen.
Production ML versus research, what skills get hired versus what gets ignored, and the comp ranges nobody publishes.