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Finance

Compass Mining Cuts 15% of Staff, Lowers Executive Compensation

The bitcoin mining company said it's reassessing its priorities after growing too quickly.

Compass Mining sign at Bitcoin Miami 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bit2Me to Double Headcount, Make Three Acquisitions

The CEO of the Spanish crypto exchange said now is the time to build.

Bit2Me CEO, Leif Ferreira. (Bit2Me)

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OKX to Increase Staff by 30% Despite Market Downturn

The crypto exchange wants to have 5,000 employees.

“We are mostly focused on increasing our headcount in product and tech,” Lennix Lai, director of financial markets at OKX, said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” program. (CoinDesk TV, modified)

Finance

Fintech Firm PolySign Raises $53M to Expand Staff

The funding round follows the firm’s acquisition of fund administrator MG Stover in April.

PolySign plans to increase its headcount by 20% to 30%. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Finance

Uniswap Labs Hires Former NYSE President to Be Adviser

Stacey Cunningham was the stock exchange's first female president.

Former New York Stock Exchange President Stacey Cunningham (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)

Finance

Paradigm Hires Romney Presidential Campaign Alum as Legal Head

Katie Biber, who will serve as chief legal officer, joins the venture capital firm from financial technology company Brex.

Paradigm has named Katie Biber its new chief legal officer (Paradigm)

Finance

Coinbase Announces Cost-Cutting Measures as Crypto Firms Face Bear Market

The Coinbase news follows an announcement of layoffs at fellow exchange Gemini earlier today.

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Finance

Coinbase Outlines Cost-Cutting Measures, Employee Grants Amid Weak Results and Crypto Rout: Report

The report based on internal emails seen by The Information comes after Coinbase said earlier this week it will slow hiring.

Coinbase has detailed cost-cutting measures in internal company emails. (Getty Images)

Finance

Coinbase Pares Back Hiring Plans Amid Weak Earnings, Poor Market Condition

The exchange previously planned to hire as many as 2,000 employees earlier this year.

(Benjamin Girette/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Apollo Hires JPMorgan's Christine Moy to Lead Digital Assets Strategy

The investment giant will be looking to make investments between $50 million and $250 million in blockchain and Web 3.

Christine Moy, partner leading digital assets at Apollo Global Management (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)