This episode is sponsored by minima.global and Circle.
The most valuable crypto stories for Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022.
The “Hash” crew discusses the main story today about crypto exchange Kraken stating that it is laying off 30% of its global staff – around 1,100 people – in response to the crypto market downturn. Plus, officials at the European Central Bank write in a new blog post titled “Bitcoin’s Last Stand,” that the largest cryptocurrency by market cap “has never been used to any significant extent for legal real-world transactions.”
See also:
Kraken Cuts 30% of Workforce Amid Crypto Winter
Bitcoin’s Last Stand: ECB Staffers Say the Crypto is on ‘Road to Irrelevance’
Central Banks and Bitcoin: Closer Than You Think
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