Google and Apple seek crypto talent as Big Tech eyes stablecoin and tokenization rails

Apple’s role focuses on strategy for Apple Card, Apple Cash, peer-to-peer payments and other consumer financial products. The company is seeking someone to assess new products, partnerships and commercial models across wallets, payments and commerce.

Google’s job is more explicitly tied to digital assets. Its prospective architect would focus on cloud infrastructure, transaction-signing systems, blockchain nodes and compliance requirements in markets including Hong Kong.

CME Group, a marketplace for institutional derivatives trading, announced in March 2025 an expansion of its partnership with Google Cloud to explore asset tokenization and blockchain payments. It also announced the first phase of integration and testing of the Google Cloud Universal Ledger (GCUL).

The hiring notices follow Samsung’s plan to add stablecoin features to Galaxy smartphones through Samsung Wallet, a move that could give hundreds of millions of users access to digital-asset payment tools by default. Analysts told CoinDesk they see Samsung’s scale as a potential distribution advantage for stablecoins.