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SuperRare cuts 30% of staff as growth slows during crypto winter
7.1.2023
Despite only being a week into the new year, SuperRare adds to a number of firms announcing staff cuts such as Huobi and Genesis
Silvergate sold assets at loss and cut staff to cover $8.1B in withdrawals: Report
5.1.2023
Silvergate has reportedly laid off 200 members of its staff, which is around 40% of its total number of employees
Elon Musk: Recent Fed Rate Hikes Might Go Down in History as Most Damaging Ever
24.12.2022
Tesla CEO and Twitter chief Elon Musk says the Federal Reserve’s recent rate hikes “might go down in history as most damaging ever.” The billionaire has urged the Fed to cut interest rates immediately, emphasizing that the U.S. central bank is “massively amplifying...
'Forget a pivot' — markets won't see Fed rate cut boost in 2023, says analyst
20.12.2022
Bitcoin, stocks or else, there is now no light at the end of the Fed rate hike tunnel in 2023, says Jim Bianco
Bitcoin Miners Offered Way to Cut Texas Electricity Usage to Help the Grid
6.12.2022
The voluntary program to lower power consumption during high demand period, might go live around Jan. 1, 2023
Crypto Bank Silvergate Cut to Underweight at Morgan Stanley Following FTX Collapse
5.12.2022
Already down more than 50% over the past month, the bank’s shares are lower by another 3% in premarket action Monday morning
Swyftx cuts 40% of staff as it braces against 'worst-case scenario'
5.12.2022
The Australian crypto exchange said while it had no exposure to FTX, it was "not immune" to its fallout
Cryptocurrency Law Approved in Brazil — Green Mining Tax Exemptions and Asset Segregation Issues Left Out
1.12.2022
A cryptocurrency law, which had been in discussion for several months, has been approved by the Chamber of Deputies in Brazil after having shed some of the changes presented by the Senate. The proposal left out two planned tax exemptions for green mining operations and the issue of segregating...
Fantom wants to cut token burn rate by 75% to fund dApp rewards program
1.12.2022
"Fantom will become the youtube/twitch of blockchain platforms," commented ecosystem architect Andre Cronje
Elon Musk Warns of Severe Recession — Urges the Fed to Cut Interest Rates Immediately
1.12.2022
Tesla CEO and Twitter boss Elon Musk has warned of a severe recession in the U.S. The billionaire stressed that the Federal Reserve needs to cut interest rates “immediately,” emphasizing that the Fed is “massively amplifying the probability of a severe recession.” Elon Musk...
Crypto Markets Today: Kraken Becomes the Latest Industry Giant to Cut Its Workforce
30.11.2022
The crypto exchange is cutting 30% of its global staff. ALSO: Bitcoin surges along with equity markets on the Federal Reserve Chair’s dovish tone in a speech Wednesday. Crypto Markets Today is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today's crypto markets
Report: NFT Firm Candy Digital Cuts Over a Third of the Company’s Staff
29.11.2022
With non-fungible token (NFT) sales a lot lower than they were at the start of the year, NFT companies and marketplaces are feeling the pain associated with the second-largest crypto winter to date. According to a report published on Monday and “multiple people familiar with the situation,” the...
Report: China Suspected of Stockpiling Gold to ‘Cut Greenback Dependence’
22.11.2022
During the first week of November, the World Gold Council’s (WGC) report that covered last quarter’s global gold demand noted that central banks worldwide purchased close to 400 tons of gold in Q3 2022. The study highlighted that it was the “most on record,” and the WGC researchers also...
Iris Energy to cut mining hardware after defaulting on $108M loan
22.11.2022
The Australian mining firm has had to unplug hardware that was producing "insufficient cash flow" to service its "debt financing obligations."
Meta Announces Layoffs Affecting 13% of Workforce; More Than 11,000 Employees to Be Fired Amidst ‘Cultural Shift’
9.11.2022
Meta, the social network company, has announced that it will cut 11,000 jobs, letting go of 13% of the employees in its workforce amidst a “cultural shift” in the company. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of the company, explained this decision was made due to a need to become more “capital...
Ethereum Shanghai upgrade: EIP-3651 to cut gas fees for key network participants
8.11.2022
Traders using builders to execute their complex trades could save a significant chunk of their gas fees as they no longer have to pay for failed transactions
While Official Figures Claim Turkey’s Inflation Rate Is 85%, Third-Party Stats Say It’s Closer to 200%
5.11.2022
Inflation has skyrocketed in Turkey as official figures from the Turkish Statistical Institute (Tüik) show the country’s inflation rate topped 85.5% year-on-year. The inflation rate in Turkey has risen for 17 consecutive months and last month it reached a 24-year high. Turkey’s Interest Rate...
Billionaire Mike Novogratz May Cut 20% of Workforce at Galaxy Digital – Signs of Bear Market?
2.11.2022
Michael Novogratz, the founder of the US-based crypto financial services firm Galaxy Digital Holdings, could let go of up to 20% of the workforce amid the market downturn. Crypto exchange BitMEX has also reduced its staff.
According to a report by Bloomberg, there is no official plan for...
Crypto Finance Firm Galaxy Digital to Cut One-Fifth of Workforce: Sources
1.11.2022
CoinDesk estimates that around 11,700 crypto jobs had been lost as of mid-October as a result of the crypto winter
Fallout London Cuts Zombie Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles
20.10.2022
Fallout London, a hugely ambitious fan-made project that is making an entirely new game set in the post-apocalyptic universe, has recently had to announce a couple of slight content changes in the wake of the death of Queen Elizabeth II.Read more