Coverage dated January 9, 2023

Coinbase to lay off more than 900 employees

Headline from UPI

Coinbase, one of the world's top cryptocurrency trading platforms, announced Tuesday it will be laying off more than 900 workers in the face of slowing global interest in digital currencies.

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  1. Engadget

    Coinbase is laying off another 950 workers amid a crypto market downturn (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Coinbase is reducing its operating expenses by a quarter and laying off around a fifth of its employees.

  2. New York Times

    Coinbase Lays Off Another 20% of its Employees (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The cuts at the cryptocurrency exchange come after nearly a fifth of employees were let go in June, as crypto markets teeter and tech companies rethink their growth plans.

  3. UPI

    Coinbase to lay off more than 900 employees (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Coinbase, one of the world's top cryptocurrency trading platforms, announced Tuesday it will be laying off more than 900 workers in the face of slowing global interest in digital currencies.

  4. Gizmodo

    Coinbase Lays Off 20% of Staff, Warns of ‘Further Contagion’ in Crypto (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    CEO Brian Armstrong announced the layoffs and broader cost cuts in a message to employees on Tuesday. About 950 people lost their jobs.

  5. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Coinbase to Slash 20% of Workforce in Second Major Round of Job Cuts (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    CEO Brian Armstrong pointed to more pressure on the crypto sector thanks to “unscrupulous actors in the industry.”

  6. Los Angeles Times

    Coinbase eliminates 20% of staff in latest round of layoffs (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Coinbase announces the firing of about 950 employees, or 20% of its workforce, saying the cuts are needed to weather the worsening crypto downturn.

  7. KTVZ Bend

    Coinbase to lay off 20% of staff as crypto winter continues (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The crypto winter is apparently not over yet. Coinbase announced Tuesday that it was laying off 950 people, about 20% of its staff. The job cuts come only a few months after another major round of layoffs.

  8. NPR

    Coinbase lays off around 20% of its workforce as crypto downturn continues (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    This latest round of job cuts, around 950, comes after the company laid off about 1,100 people back in June.

  9. The Daily Caller

    Crypto Platform Coinbase Will Lay Off 20% Of Its Staff (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Coinbase, the second-largest cryptocurrency trading platform, announced Tuesday it will be laying off about 950 employees, which equates to 20% of its workforce.

  10. Forbes

    Major Layoffs 2023: Crypto Giant Coinbase Cuts 950 Jobs (opens Forbes)

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    Eight U.S. companies have conducted major rounds of job cuts so far this month, as recession fears continue in the new year.

  11. CBS News

    Coinbase cuts nearly 1,000 jobs, citing rough cryptocurrency climate (opens CBS News)

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    Crypto trading exchange is eliminating 20% of its workforce, its second round of layoffs in recent months.

  12. WHEC Rochester

    Another round of Coinbase job cuts, 20% of workforce let go (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — Cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase is cutting approximately 20% of its workforce, or about 950 jobs, in a second round of layoffs in less than a year.

  13. FOX Business

    Coinbase cutting 20% of workforce (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Coinbase is making another round of cuts in order to weather ongoing conditions that have impacted cryptocurrency markets. This time its cutting 20% of its workforce.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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