Crypto Exchange Coinbase Slows Hiring Amid Market Downturn
Leading U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase is slowing hiring, citing the current down cycle in the market as a reason to rethink its staffing strategy. The company’s management believes the move will allow the trading platform to match its hiring needs with its business goals. Coinbase to Reassess Headcount Needs, Focus on Integrating Recent Hires Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced a change in its staffing plans. After previously aiming to triple its size heading into this year, the company now feels it’s prudent to slow hiring and reassess its personnel needs against....
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Amid the crypto market carnage, the digital currency exchange Coinbase revealed it has decided to lay off 18% of its workforce. The announcement follows the company’s original plans to slow the hiring process and the firm rescinding a number of employment offers.
Coinbase ‘Grew Too Quickly,’ Crypto Exchange CEO Says
On June 14, Coinbase published a blog post written by the company’s CEO Brian Armstrong. The letter from Armstrong was announced in a Tweet that said: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced today the difficult decision to reduce the size....
Crypto-specialist recruiters say they have not witnessed a downturn in crypto-related job opportunities, despite a myriad of staff lay-offs in the wider tech industry. The crypto job market shows few signs of slowing down despite high profile cases of staff layoffs and hiring freezes across big tech companies. In recent weeks, several major tech companies have announced a paring back of staff, citing a downturn in the traditional market and narrowing demand for products that had boomed during the pandemic. Recently announced hiring cuts include Twitter, Uber, Amazon and Robinhood. On....
Binance, Ripple, and Kraken are hiring, while Coinbase, Gemini, and Crypto.com have announced staff cuts. Amid the recent volatility in the crypto market affecting investments and stock prices, many firms made significant staff cuts in the last month while others continued hiring.In June, major crypto exchange Gemini was among the first to reportedly cut 10% of its employees amid the bear market, saying conditions were “likely to persist for some time.” Coinbase and Crypto.com followed, announcing plans to reduce staff by 18% and 5%, respectively. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong also cited....
Coinbase is hiring in Japan, with various roles up for grabs in the capital Tokyo.
Engaging and networking are key tactics for landing a position in the industry during the crypto winter, recruiters said. Crypto companies are still hiring but might not be actively recruiting amid the market downturn. If you are considering joining the space, however, this is still a good time to get your feet on the door, sources in the industry told Cointelegraph. “While there may not be as many open roles advertised as there were last year, companies are definitely still hiring. Our clients continue to come to us for assistance with finding top talent for key hires,” noted Tyler....