Chainalysis cuts 150 staff 

Chainalysis, a New York-headquartered blockchain intelligence agency, is reportedly shedding about 150 staff, or roughly 15% of the 900 workers members.

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• The vast majority of the layoffs will come from advertising and enterprise growth groups centered on the personal sector, in response to an inner firm electronic mail from Chainalysis Chief Govt Officer Michael Gronager seen by Forbes.
• Gronager added that the corporate will shift its focus from the business market to extra steady authorities contracts.

• That is the second spherical of layoffs this 12 months for the blockchain firm, after decreasing its headcount by 44, or 4.8% of its workers, in February. 

• The announcement comes throughout a bear market when the worldwide crypto market capitalization is down 63% from its all-time excessive of US$3 trillion in November 2021. 

• The most important cryptocurrency exchanges, similar to Binance.US and Coinbase, have additionally introduced layoffs earlier this 12 months because of the continued bear market situations.
• Madeleine Kennedy, the vice chairman of communications at Chainalysis, advised Forbes that the agency has adequate funds to outlive the bear market, however didn’t present any particular numbers.

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