{"id":16301,"date":"2023-01-10T18:36:51","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T18:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/coinbase-lays-off-950-employees-ceo-says-the-exchange-is-well-capitalized\/"},"modified":"2023-01-10T18:36:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T18:36:51","slug":"coinbase-lays-off-950-employees-ceo-says-the-exchange-is-well-capitalized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/coinbase-lays-off-950-employees-ceo-says-the-exchange-is-well-capitalized\/","title":{"rendered":"Coinbase lays off 950 employees, CEO says the exchange is well capitalized"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Bitcoin, Ethereum &amp; Crypto News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"post-article-image  -mt-24  mb-8  lg:-mt-32  rounded  overflow-hidden\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/1970\/01\/1673372824371-d08d8ead-59b0-4d5a-bf14-431987ba1791-smartcrop-750x375.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/1970\/01\/1673372824371-d08d8ead-59b0-4d5a-bf14-431987ba1791-smartcrop-363x181.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/1970\/01\/1673372824371-d08d8ead-59b0-4d5a-bf14-431987ba1791-smartcrop-750x375.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/1970\/01\/1673372824371-d08d8ead-59b0-4d5a-bf14-431987ba1791-smartcrop-363x181.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The exchange wants to reduce operating costs by 25%.<\/li>\n<li>It is the second crypto exchange after Huobi to confirm layoffs in 2023.<\/li>\n<li>Coinbase CEO has however confirmed that the exchange is well capitalized.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The American-based cryptocurrency exchange, <a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/exchanges\/coinbase\/\">Coinbase<\/a> has announced through its website that it is cutting down on its operating expenses by 25%. The move includes laying off 950 employees, which accounts for about 20% of the company\u2019s workforce.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange\u2019s CEO, Brian Armstrong, has listed the <a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/crypto-winter-may-not-end-anytime-soon\/\">ongoing bear crypto market<\/a> and the broader macroeconomy as the main reasons to reduce the company\u2019s expenses.<\/p>\n<h2>Hard times for the exchange<\/h2>\n<p>While announcing the laying off, the CEO also assured the public that the crypto exchange is well capitalized and added that crypto is not going anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the CEO noted that while the exchange has gone through multiple crypto bear markets, the current bear market is proving to be a real struggle for Coinbase. He said that it is the first time a global economic meltdown has aligned with a bear crypto market. He said:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAs we examined our 2023 scenarios, it became clear that we would need to reduce expenses to increase our chances of doing well in every scenario. While it is always painful to part ways with our colleagues, there was no way to reduce our expenses significantly enough without considering changes to headcount.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>2023 has already seen several layoffs<\/h2>\n<p>Coinbase joins several other companies that started the year 2023 by announcing layoffs. Huobi exchange also <a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/is-huobi-safe-why-customers-should-be-withdrawing-funds\/\">recently confirmed 20% layoffs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For example, Salesforce announced it is planning to reduce its workforce by 10%, which would translate to laying off about 8,000 people. Amazon also confirmed that it is carrying out its second round of layoffs that will see it lay off about 18,000 people from its workforce.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-meta\">\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Share this article<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Categories<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Tags<\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/coinbase-lays-off-950-employees-ceo-says-the-exchange-is-well-capitalized\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Bitcoin, Ethereum &amp; Crypto News ) The exchange wants to reduce operating costs by 25%. It is the second crypto exchange after Huobi to confirm layoffs in 2023. Coinbase CEO has however confirmed that the exchange is well capitalized. The American-based cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase has announced through its website [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":16302,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16301"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16301\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}