Avalanche Blockchain Developer Ava Labs Cuts 12% of Jobs (1)

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:33 PM UTC

Ava Labs Inc., the developer of blockchain project Avalanche, cut jobs by 12% in the latest layoffs to hit the cryptocurrency sector.

“This reduction in force affected 12% of Ava Labs, and allows us to reallocate resources to double down on the growth of our firm and the Avalanche ecosystem,” said the New York-based company’s founder and CEO Emin Gun Sirer on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Tuesday.

Ava Labs’ decision comes after OpenSea, a platform for non fungible tokens, said on Saturday it laid off staff as the company seeks to remain “nimble” and “focused.”

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