Huobi confirms 20% layoffs, denies insolvency rumors
Key Huobi execs, including Huobi Group CFO Lily Zheng allegedly left the company a few months ago following the new shareholders’ takeover. Huobi cryptocurrency exchange has confirmed plans to lay off 20% of its employees as part of the ongoing restructuring following Justin Sun’s acquisition of the firm. “The planned layoff ratio is about 20%, but it is not implemented now,” a spokesperson for Huobi said in a statement to Cointelegraph on Jan. 6. The representative emphasized that the allegations on Huobi firing as many as 40% employees is a rumor. Huobi has established a new organizational structure after the new shareholders have taken over, the spokesperson said, adding that the firm has adjusted the business departments. “With the current state of the bear market, a very lean team will be maintained going forward. The personnel optimization aims to implement the brand strategy, optimize the structure, improve efficiency and return to the top three,” Huobi said. In the statement, ...