- Swyftx co-CEO Alex Harper announced the decision in a statement on December 5.
- Harper said that the difficult choice was essential to survive the ongoing crypto winter.
Swyftx, an Australian cryptocurrency exchange, has announced the layoff of 90 employees in preparation for a “worst-case scenario” resulting from the collapse of FTX and a possible reduction in global trading volumes in 2023.
Moreover, Swyftx co-CEO Alex Harper announced the decision in a statement on December 5, stressing that the firm was “not immune” to the impact of the bankruptcy of the FTX exchange despite having no exposure to FTX.
Harper stated:
“As a result, we have to prepare in advance for a worst-case scenario of further significant drops in global trade volumes during H1 next year and the potential for more black swan-type events.”
Preparation For Inevitable Decline
Furthermore, after trading volumes increased in November, a Swyftx representative informed that the company had to lay off 35% of its workforce in preparation for the inevitable decline.
A spokesperson stated:
“We have let go of staff in expectation of a potentially sharp fall in global trade volumes in the first half of 2023 and further aftershocks from FTX’s collapse.”
In the statement, Harper said that the difficult choice was essential to survive the ongoing crypto winter.
Harper added:
“Our business is uniquely well-positioned to weather events like FTX […] But as much as we might wish it, we do not exist in isolation from the market and that’s why we are acting fast and acting early by significantly reducing the size of our team.”
Despite being tangentially impacted by the FTX collapse, the Swyftx spokesman reaffirmed that the company’s financial sheet remained solid.
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