Coinbase to lay off 700 workers
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong informed employees about the company’s decision to layoffs 14% of its staff in a morning email.
Several companies have announced workforce shakeups as more firms rely on AI.
A number of technology companies are undergoing or facing massive layoffs, largely due in part to the rise of AI, and while some people may tune out the news because it feels concentrated on one industry,
Coinbase, the popular cryptocurrency exchange platform, announced to its team that it will be cutting roughly 14% of its staff. The company’s Chief Executive Brian Armstrong told employees in a memo that it would be downsizing headcount due to a “volatile” quarter-to-quarter operations in its business,
May 5 (Reuters) – Coinbase said on Tuesday it will cut about 700 jobs, or about 14% of its global workforce, as part of a restructuring plan aimed at reducing costs and repositioning the business for the artificial intelligence era.
Crypto-linked equities are extending Monday’s rally into Tuesday morning. Shares of Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL | CRCL Price Prediction), Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN), and Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) all gained 3% in the premarket hours.