Is Using Crypto Exchange Hiring Data Legal?
We get this question regularly. The answer is yes, and here is the complete explanation.
Job Postings Are Public Disclosures
When a company posts a job opening on their website, LinkedIn, Greenhouse, or any job board, they are making a public disclosure. The data is intentionally published for public consumption.
No Confidentiality Obligation
Unlike insider information (which involves material non-public information obtained in breach of a fiduciary duty), job posting data carries no confidentiality obligation. It is designed to be read by the public.
Precedent: The Entire Alt-Data Industry
Hedge funds have used hiring data as a market signal since the early 2010s. Companies like Thinknum, TalentNeuron, and LinkedIn itself sell hiring trend data to institutional investors. This is a well-established, legal practice.
Our Methodology
We collect data from public job boards only. We do not access private databases, internal systems, or non-public data. All our intelligence is derived from information the exchanges themselves publish intentionally.
The Edge
The edge is not from having privileged access — it is from systematic analysis of public data that most people do not bother to aggregate.