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Coinbase Will Lay Off Around 1,100 Employees
14.6.2022
The exchange will reduce its workforce by around 18% as part of a cost cutting plan
Crypto Lending Company Blockfi Cuts Staff by 20%
13.6.2022
On Monday, the cryptocurrency lending company Blockfi announced that “market conditions” have had a “negative impact” on the firm’s business and it will be laying off “roughly 20%” of its staff. The message written by Blockfi co-founders Zac Prince...
Overworked GameStop Employees Walk Out, Tell Gamers To Shop Elsewhere
7.6.2022
The GameStop in the Gateway Mall in Lincoln, Nebraska is one of the busiest around, at least according to the person who used to run it. But over the weekend it was closed after four employees decided to walk out and never return over what he says are bad working conditions and a verbally abusive...
Avalanche Co-Founder Emin Gün Sirer Discusses Macro Conditions and AVAX Sliding in Value
5.6.2022
The price of Avalanche has slid significantly since the crypto asset’s all-time high as the token has dropped 83% in value since then. In a recent interview published on May 31, Avalanche co-founder, Emin Gün Sirer, discussed how bear market conditions have impacted cryptocurrencies...
Layoffs Spread Across the Blockchain Industry as Bear Market Cycle Impacts Crypto Firms
4.6.2022
As digital currency prices have slid significantly in value during the past few months, the bear market cycle is starting to take its toll on the crypto industry’s workforce. On June 2, Gemini’s co-founders the Winklevoss brothers revealed the company would lay off 10% of...
Coinbase's Abrupt Hiring Reversal Blindsided Would-be Employees
4.6.2022
Coinbase announced it would rescind offers, surprising recruits who told CoinDesk they believed their new roles would be safe
Brazilian Crypto Unicorn 2TM Lays Off Over 80 Employees
3.6.2022
2TM, the holding company for Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil's largest crypto exchange by market valuation, laid off over 80 employees on Wednesday
Middle Eastern Crypto Exchange Rain Lays Off Dozens of Employees: Report
2.6.2022
The move follows news of workforce reductions at a number of crypto exchanges in the U.S. and worldwide
Old Fashion Research Launches $100 Million Latam and Emerging Markets Crypto Metaverse Fund
31.5.2022
A VC company founded by former Binance employees, Old Fashion Research, has announced the launch of a new crypto fund in the midst of the current downturn the market is facing. The fund, which will have $100 million at its disposal, will focus resources on metaverse investments and in carrying...
Top Latin American Crypto Exchange Bitso Lays Off 80 Employees
26.5.2022
The company, which had more than 700 employees before the cuts, counts four million users in the region
Reggie Fils-Aime: Companies Need To ‘Embrace’ Unions If That’s What Employees Want
24.5.2022
In an interview yesterday, former Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime was asked about his thoughts on unions, which currently barely exist in the video game industry. Fils-Aime’s answer was not a ringing endorsement of unions, with the former exec saying they aren’t good or bad, just...
Coinbase 'Frequently' Asks Employees to Rate Each Other - Report
24.5.2022
Major crypto exchange Coinbase is reportedly asking employees to rate each other quite often after meetings and other interactions.
The cryptoasset company has been testing an app that asks employees to evaluate their colleagues and managers after interactions by giving them a thumbs up, thumbs...
Popular Radio Presenter Suspended for Alleged Ties to Bitcoin Scam
23.5.2022
South Africa’s national broadcaster has suspended one of its employees that is accused of convincing unsuspecting people, including pensioners, to invest in a cryptocurrency scam. More than 100 people are believed to have fallen victim to promises of very high returns to investors in...
Texas Game Studio Will Help Employees Fleeing Anti-Trans, Anti-Abortion Laws
20.5.2022
As large areas of the United States grow increasingly hostile toward trans folks and abortion rights, one Texas game studio CEO is promising to assist employees who want to leave the state should it come to that (h/t GamesIndustry.biz).Read more
David Marcus Launches Bitcoin Payments Startup Lightspark
16.5.2022
David Marcus, former cryptocurrency head at Meta, is launching Lightspark, another payments company that will use crypto as its central payment tool. The startup, which will have Marcus at the helm as CEO, also features some of Meta’s former employees and will explore the possibilities...
New Bitcoin Benefit Plan Launched for Employees by Swan Bitcoin
6.5.2022
Swan Bitcoin, a Bitcoin-only fintech company, has introduced a new scheme to make Bitcoin purchases easier for employees. Named Bitcoin Benefit Plan, it will allow users to set a fixed and automated purchase of the digital asset every month. Surprisingly, several employers from the Los Angeles...
Swan Bitcoin Benefit Plan Helps Companies Reward Employees in Crypto
6.5.2022
Early customers of the financial services company's program are providing monthly bitcoin bonuses of between $50 and $100
Fidelity Pension Plan Will Allow Employees to Invest in Bitcoin
26.4.2022
Fidelity Investments, the United States’ biggest provider of 401(k) pension plans, will let participants choose to keep money in bitcoin (BTC), but only if their employers let them.
401(k) plans are employer-sponsored defined-contribution pension accounts, and Fidelity, per 2020 figures...
Digital Store GOG Among First To Offer Menstrual Leave To Employees
23.4.2022
The digital storefront GOG, formerly known as Good Old Games, recently announced that it will offer its employees menstrual leave, allowing anyone suffering from excessive period pain or other complications extra time off. It makes the studio one of the first companies in the games industry...
Warehouse Employees Steal Over $35,000 Worth Of Video Cards
19.3.2022
Three men in Russia were reportedly arrested after stealing 20 Nvidia RTX 3070 TIs from a suburban warehouse. While they successfully made off with the video cards, a haul worth nearly $38,000 USD, they were arrested after trying to sell them to local pawn shops. Read more