The crypto industry is experiencing a wave of layoffs: within a short period, Algorand, Gemini, OP Labs, PIP Labs, and Messari have cut around 450 employees.
Amid the market downturn and the adoption of AI, demand for specialists has sharply declined — the number of job openings at exchanges has dropped by about 80% year over year.
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Crypto firms are ditching hundreds of workers to bet the house on AI
A wave of crypto job cuts in early 2026 exposes the gap between two convenient narratives: macro headwinds and AI transformation.
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