BitPay Layoffs Allegedly in the Works
Is BitPay in trouble? Wind has been caught that one of the world's largest bitcoin payment processors is in the process of performing massive layoffs, and that half its staff will leave its vicinities in order to halt costs and keep up with bitcoin's current pace. A user named Bingo Boingo on qntra.net writes on the website's forum: "According to a known and reliable eyewitness numerous people have been spotted leaving the BitPay office in tears. This suggests rumors of further rounds of layoffs at BitPay. The witness further suggests that the marketing department was hit hard as many....
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