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Crypto.com lays off 20% of employees as a fallout of FTX shuttering

Cryptocurrency titan Crypto.com has attributed a recent round of layoffs to the FTX collapse.
Donovan Erskine
Donovan Erskine
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When cryptocurrency exchange FTX filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November of 2022, it reverberated throughout the crypto business. These troubles have extended to the massive Crypto.com, which recently laid off 20 percent of its workforce. Leadership at the company blamed a lack of growth due to the FTX collapse last year as the reason behind the layoffs.

Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek shared a blog post on the company’s website in which he discussed the recent layoffs. He confirms that the crypto exchange recently laid off roughly 20 percent of its global workforce.

Most notably, Marszalek directly names the infamous FTX collapse as a leading cause of the layoffs. “. The reductions we made last July positioned us to weather the macro economic downturn, but it did not account for the recent collapse of FTX, which significantly damaged trust in the industry.” The sudden downfall of FTX, which was previously one of the biggest crypto exchanges in the world, led to acute criticism and skepticism of the cryptocurrency business at large.

The collapse also led several of the company’s partners to be in precarious situations. Several celebrity spokespeople for FTX, including Tom Brady and Stephen Curry, were sued for promoting the platform. GameStop and TSM also had to cut ties with FTX shortly after the news of its shuttering.

As the cryptocurrency world continues to navigate the fallout of FTX’s collapse, stick with Shacknews for the stories you need to read.

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Donovan is a journalist from Maryland. His oldest gaming memory is playing Pajama Sam on his mom's desktop during weekends. Pokémon Emerald, Halo 2, and the original Star Wars Battlefront 2 were some of the most influential titles in awakening his love for video games. After interning for Shacknews throughout college, Donovan graduated from Bowie State University in 2020 with a major in broadcast journalism and joined the team full-time. He is a huge film fanatic and will talk with you about movies and games all day. You can follow him on twitter @Donimals_

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