Crypto exchange Coinbase to lay off 14% of staff
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A number of technology companies are undergoing or facing massive layoffs, largely due in part to the rise of AI, and while some people may tune out the news because it feels concentrated on one industry,
The largest U.S. crypto exchange said it was cutting jobs because of cryptocurrency market volatility and to “optimize” for the artificial intelligence era.
The crypto exchange has joined the bull market for blaming cuts on AI.
Coinbase will cut roughly 14% of its workforce, citing a combination of market volatility and the how AI is quickly changing how the company operates.
"Over the past year, I've watched engineers use AI to ship in days what used to take a team weeks," Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong wrote.
Several companies have announced workforce shakeups as more firms rely on AI.