Ripple Labs, a fintech and blockchain firm, has revealed its desire to hire hundreds of people over the next few years after announcing the opening of a new office and intentions to employ 50 engineers in Toronto, Canada, in a statement on June 22. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse stated that the business chose Toronto as the location for its engineering hub in a video of the branch opening posted on the company’s Twitter page on July 31. Garlinghouse called Toronto a community with “great engineering expertise.” He added that Ripple would hire 50 new people in its Toronto office by the end of the year, as well as an additional 100 to 200 in the years to follow: “I think you are all aware we plan to hire 50 people this year, with an intent of adding maybe 100 or 200 in the years ahead. (…) It isn’t just around the decentralisation of assets. Talent is becoming decentralized.” #ICYMI We kicked off the opening of our Toronto office in style! 😎 Hear @bgarlinghouse share our plans to hire 50+ engineers this year, and learn about the 72-hour Decode/Code cryptographic challenge that we hosted. https://t.co/eBo0RyRsAp pic.twitter.com/bf926nL2kp — Ripple (@Ripple) July 31, 2022 Ripple Plans For Expansion Despite Obstacles To make Toronto a significant technology hub for blockchain and cryptocurrency solutions and make it simpler for the firm to expand its operations in the region and elsewhere around the world, Ripple recently announced ...