Marex

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Most people think the only way to make money in Web3 is trading.

Buy high. Sell low. Repeat. 😉

That’s like saying the only way to make money on the internet is selling on Amazon.

The truth? There are 30+ legitimate ways to earn in Web3 right now. And most of them have nothing to do with staring at charts.

Let me break it down.

Web3 money falls into 4 major pillars:

1. Builders
These are the developers. Smart contract engineers, dApp builders, game devs, security auditors. They write the code that runs this entire ecosystem.
Companies are paying $125K–$190K for solid smart contract developers. Even in a bear market.

2. Traders & Investors
Yes, trading is one way. But this pillar is much bigger than spot trading. Staking. Yield farming. Airdrop farming. NFT flipping. Metaverse real estate. Token launchpads. Most “traders” only know 1-2 of these.

3. Creators
Think of how influencers make money in Web2 brand deals, sponsorships, audience monetization. Now multiply that in Web3. Content creators who talk about crypto on X, YouTube, newsletters, and podcasts are getting paid by projects for promotions, sponsored posts and partnerships.

If you can build an audience and create content around Web3 you’re sitting on a goldmine.

4. Operators
This is the pillar nobody talks about. Product managers. Business developers. Community managers. Social media marketers. Copywriters. DAO operators. UI/UX designers. Legal and compliance specialists. Data analysts. Recruiters.
Web3 isn’t just tech. It’s an entire industry. And every industry needs operators to run it.

The Web3 job market grew 300% between 2023 and 2025. Non-technical roles make up the majority of open positions. And the best part? Competition for non-tech roles is 4x lower than engineering positions.

Now here’s where it gets interesting.

We’re in a bear market right now. Prices are down. Hype is gone. Most people have left.

But I don’t call this a bear market.
I call it a build market. Every single person who made life-changing money in the last bull run had one thing in common.

They spent the bear market learning, building and positioning themselves before the wave came.

That’s exactly what this series is about.
Over the next 30+ days, I’m going to break down every single way to make money in Web3.

Not surface-level “here’s a list” content. Each post will cover one specific path what it is, how it actually works, who it’s for, how to start and what realistic earnings look like.

Whether you’re a developer, a creative, a marketer or someone with zero tech skills who just wants to get into this space

There’s a path here for you.

Tomorrow in part 2, we go deeper into why the bear market is your biggest opportunity and how to use it to your advantage.

Follow along. This might be the most valuable series you read this year.

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we are not the same

$NOCK

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