Crypto Winter Bytes as OpenSea Lays off 20% of Its Workforce
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Crypto Winter Bytes as OpenSea Lays off 20% of Its Workforce
Leading NFT marketplace OpenC has laid off nearly 20 percent of its workforce due to a confluence of factors including a harsh crypto bear market and volatility in the broader economy.The layoffs at OpenC follow the job losses across crypto in 2022 – in June, Coinbase slashed 1,100 jobs representing about 18% of its workforce, and BlockFi and Crypto.com totaled more than 400. More employees laid off.
OpenSee Preparation for Prolonged Recession Since reaching its peak in November last year, the overall cryptocurrency market cap has fallen nearly 70 percent, from just under US$3 trillion to less than US$1 trillion, according to data from CoinGecko is below.
This drop in value has put projects in all sectors of the crypto economy at risk, including exchanges, lending platforms, DeFi apps, and the NFT marketplace. The fact that OpenSea, the oldest and largest NFT market, is now taking a hit is a measure of the depth and severity of the current crypto winter.