2019-3-19 11:23 |
Unconfirmed: major South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb is reportedly cutting up to 50 percent of its staff
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South Korea’s largest Bitcoin exchange, Bithumb, has announced layoffs of 50%, the latest casualty of “crypto winter. ” B A report in Korean media issued earlier today shows that the exchange will be cutting its staff from 310 to around 150.
2019-3-19 02:20 | |
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The crypto winter continues to make victims. Unfortunately, the next victims are the employees of Bithumb, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea. Coindesk Korea has recently reported that the affirmed that it would cut the number of employees from the current 310 to around 150 soon. If this is confirmed, half of the team […]
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