Indian Crypto Exchange WazirX licencie les employés de 40%: rapport

• WazirX, est la dernière à rejoindre la liste des entreprises souffrant du marché crypto en cours, en annonçant un licenciement 40% de ses employés tout en ajoutant qu'ils percevraient leur salaire pendant les 45 prochains jours.
• Il a licencié plusieurs employés de son équipe de 150 membres, notamment 50 à 70 au total selon trois sources proches du dossier.
• Selon les déclarations de l'une des sources, WazirX a supprimé des employés de divers départements, notamment les ressources humaines, le support client, entre autres.

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La principale plateforme d'échange de crypto en Inde, WazirX, est la dernière à rejoindre la liste des entreprises souffrant du marché de la crypto en cours, en annonçant un licenciement 40% de ses employés.

According to a recently shared statement by the exchange, it has laid off several employees from its 150-membered team, notably 50 to as many as 70 in count. Three sources close to the matter told CoinDesk that the laid off employees were informed on Friday that they would receive their salary for the next 45 days. However, the company has reportedly revoked the laid off employees’ access as their services would not be required effective immediately.

WazirX said in a statement on Saturday that the crypto market is currently in its winter season because of the “current global economic slowdown.”

“The Indian crypto industry has had its unique problems with respect to taxes, regulations, and banking access. This has led to a dramatic fall in volumes in all Indian crypto exchanges,”

Il a en outre ajouté.

Selon les déclarations de l'une des sources, WazirX a supprimé des employés de divers départements, notamment les ressources humaines, le support client, entre autres. De plus, les analystes, les managers et les managers associés font partie des postes licenciés. 

Interestingly, an employee who “abruptly” lost their job reported that Nischal Shetty’s company has fired the entire public policy and communication team.

Selon Coindesk, the exchange claims to prioritize financial stability and quality services to its customers and to achieve the same, it took this difficult decision of reducing its staff to “weather the crypto winter.”

Notamment, lors du dernier marché baissier de la cryptographie en 2018, le géant indien des échanges avait doublé et construit son moteur innovant peer-to-peer (P2P).

La déclaration se lit comme suit :

“The crypto industry operates in cycles, and the bear market is inevitably followed by a spectacular bull market. We will continue to focus on our customers’ needs and continue to build. We are confident that we will come out stronger when the bull market arrives.”

Contrôle réglementaire

It is important to note that the reported layoff decision comes soon after the company received severe scrutiny from the India’s Enforcement Directorate for alleged money laundering activities. The regulator searched the premises of the WazirX’s director, and following the exercises, confiscated the sum of $8.13 million belonging to the exchange.

Plus tard, en septembre, les autorités ont débloqué ses comptes bancaires grâce à sa coopération active dans l'enquête en cours sur le blanchiment d'argent.

After India’s strict crypto tax rules went into effect in March 2022, WazirX Co-Founder Nischal Shetty stated that “we have entered a period of pain.” Daily trading volume on the exchange have been continuously dropping, clearly weakening operations within the company.

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