Amidst mass layoffs in the wake of the market crash, Kraken has laid out its hiring plans. As per the latest announcement, the San Francisco-based crypto exchange has more than 500 open positions that it intends to fill up, this year.
Sharing the news, Kraken wrote that “Bear markets are the best for recruiting talent that is both aligned with our culture and our mission.”
On the other hand, several major crypto trading platforms are making large-scale layoffs and freezing hiring,
A few days back, Crypto lending firm BlockFi has announced cutting 20% of its workforce citing a “Dramatic Shift In Macroeconomic Conditions”
Two weeks ago, New York-based crypto exchange Gemini, said in early June it would be laying off 10% of its workforce. Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek too followed the same route by announcing a staff reduction of 260 people.
This week, Coinbase, the second-largest crypto exchange in the world, announced to slash 18% of its workforce.
While the current drawdown can be attributed to a host of factors, including the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, and rising inflation figures, the digital asset industry are among the worst affected.
Crypto entities across the board have been forced to cut costs, as investors are increasingly opting out of the riskiest assets, pulling down trading volumes.
The huge wave of layoffs amid massive crypto sell-offs has dented the value of popular tokens like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. Trading volumes are at an all-time low which means lesser revenues for all the exchanges.
The buck doesn’t stop here.
Kraken And Binance To Drive Global Hiring
There is also a bit of concern with regards to the safety and risk of crypto-based financial products as Celsius Network, a major crypto lender that lets users make deposits to earn interest and take out loans in crypto, has recently paused withdrawals.
Despite the current market turmoil, a handful of crypto firms like Kraken and Binance have reassured their staff and the public that they are sticking to their recruiting plans. The news is a beacon of hope for crypto enthusiasts and goes to show all is not gloom and doom.