Major South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb is reportedly cutting up to 50 percent of its workforce, a report from CoinDesk Korea stated on March 18.
"Voluntary retirement is part of our support program for former employees and is intended to provide assistance and training for job placement. Apart from that, trading volume has decreased compared to the previous year, [so] we are trying to provide internal measures. We will continue to add necessary personnel for various new businesses."
To press time, Bithumb has not responded to Cointelegraph's request for comment.
Amid the crypto winter, Bithumb's reported move to reduce its head count has been preceded by a host of other firms in the sector; mining giant Bitmain, blockchain software firm ConsenSys, decentralized social network Steemit and crypto exchanges Coinsquare and Huobi are among those to have made significant cuts in recent months.
According to CoinMarketCap, Bithumb has seen roughly $1.3 billion in trades over the 24 hours before press time.
The exchange was removed from CMC's global exchange rankings in January 2018, due to the site's concerns over reportedly "Extreme divergence in prices from the rest of the world" on the platform and its fellow South Korean exchanges.
Report: Major South Korean Crypto Exchange Bithumb to Lay Off Up to 50% of Staff
Publicado en Mar 19, 2019
by Cointele | Publicado en Coinage
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