Layoffs


Finance

Copper to Lay Off Up to 15% of Staff, Focus on Crypto Custody, Settlement

The process is just getting under way and the company, which employs about 300, said it cannot put an exact number on job losses.

Copper CEO Dmitry Tokarev (Copper)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Luno Rejiggers Leadership Roles as It Seeks to Boost Investor Base, Eyes Public Listing

CEO Marcus Swanepoel is moving into a new role as executive chairman, and COO James Lanigan has been promoted to CEO.

Marcus Swanepoel, cofundador y CEO de Luno. (Luno)

Finance

Crypto Platform Anchorage Digital Laying Off 20% of Its Staff

The firm said that U.S. regulatory uncertainty played a role in its decision.

Anchorage President Diogo Monica speaking in the Bahamas (Danny Nelson)

Finance

Crypto Bank Charter Firm Protego Trust Lays Off Most of Its Workforce: Source

Some employees are still in place and the firm’s operations are ready to launch, but money is a problem, said a person familiar with the situation.

Ron Totaro, CEO de Protego Trust Bank. (Protego Bank)

Finance

Dapper Labs Laying Off Another 20% of Its Staff

The job cuts follow a previous 22% workforce reduction in November.

Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou (Vivien Killilea/Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Analytics Firm Messari Cuts 15% of Workforce as Part of Restructuring

The crypto intelligence firm, which is led by Ryan Selkis, had closed a $35 million Series B fundraising round last year.

Messari co-founder and CEO Ryan Selkis (Danny Nelson for CoinDesk)

Finance

Australian Crypto Gaming Firm Immutable Cuts Staff by 11%

The CEO blamed the layoffs on a need to maximise how long its cash reserves will last.

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Finance

Polygon Labs Cuts 20% Workforce, Almost 100 Jobs

The firm said that the job cuts are part of its consolidation earlier this year.

Sandeep Naliwal, co-founder Polygon (Polygon)

Finance

Microsoft Disbands Industrial Metaverse Project: Report

The 100 members of the team have been laid off, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.

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