Crypto has killed the weekend: Hedge funds quietly scramble to adapt

Jun 12 2025 crypto


Hedge funds like Qube, Virtu and Jump are hiring weekend crypto traders as traditional finance adapts to nonstop digital asset markets.

The always-on crypto market is reshaping global finance, pushing hedge funds and trading firms to look beyond traditional hours and staff desks through the weekend.

Qube Research & Technologies, a global quantitative investment management firm headquartered in London, is hiring for a “Crypto | Quant Trader (Weekend Shift)” role in London, which requires weekend availability in addition to a four-day workweek.

The role, which includes overseeing continuous crypto trading, monitoring strategy performance and risks and implementing signals and data sets, requires working every other weekend and a normal day shift four days per week.

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