{"id":593075,"date":"2024-10-30T12:37:33","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T12:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/?p=593075"},"modified":"2024-10-30T12:37:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T12:37:33","slug":"consensys-slashes-workforce-by-20-citing-sec-abuse-of-power-macroeconomic-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/consensys-slashes-workforce-by-20-citing-sec-abuse-of-power-macroeconomic-conditions","title":{"rendered":"Consensys Slashes Workforce By 20%, Citing SEC &#8221;Abuse Of Power,&#8221; Macroeconomic Conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consensys, the Ethereum-focused software giant behind the MetaMask wallet, announced layoffs affecting about 20% of its workforce and said &lsquo;&rsquo;abuse of power&rsquo;&rsquo; by the Securities and Regulatory Commission (SEC) is partly to blame.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The New York-based company, led by Ethereum Co-founder Joseph Lubin, <a href=\"https:\/\/consensys.io\/blog\/consensys-path-to-long-term-sustainability-and-decentralization\">said on Oct. 29<\/a> that it would eliminate 162 positions, citing regulatory uncertainty and macroeconomic conditions, including rising interest rates and inflation, as key factors.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Consensys Entangled In Legal Battle With SEC<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company h<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as been entangled in a legal battle with the SEC, which has accused it of operating as an unregistered broker.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The lack of clear regulatory frameworks in some markets has made navigating our evolving space unnecessarily complex for innovators, builders, investors, and businesses,&rdquo; Lubin said.&nbsp; &ldquo;Multiple cases with the SEC, including ours, represent meaningful jobs and productive investment lost due to the SEC&rsquo;s abuse of power. Such attacks from the US government will end up costing many companies that have been investigated, sued, or sent Wells Notices, many millions of dollars. &rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1\/5 <\/p>\n<p>The broader macroeconomic conditions over the past year and ongoing regulatory uncertainty have created broad challenges for our industry, especially for US-based companies.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joseph Lubin (@ethereumJoseph) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ethereumJoseph\/status\/1851253503064244707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In late June, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2024-79\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEC alleged<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that Consensys failed to register as a brokerage and improperly collected millions in fees. The agency claimed the company brokered over 36 million crypto transactions since 2020, including at least 5 million that were securities. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This regulatory pressure has significantly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/ethereum-soars-3-as-consensys-says-the-sec-drops-investigation-into-ethereum-2-0-following-eth-etf-approvals\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">impacted the company<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, leading to increased legal costs and operational challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The layoffs come amid a challenging year for Consensys, which had already cut around 11% of its workforce at the start of 2023.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ethereum price climbed 1.5% in the last 24 hours to trade at $2,670 as of 6.22 a.m. EST, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/ethereum\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CoinGecko<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Related Articles<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/bitcoin-nears-all-time-high-as-spot-btc-etfs-see-870m-surge-driven-by-blackrocks-ibit\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bitcoin Nears All-Time High As Spot BTC ETFs See $870M Surge, Driven by BlackRock&rsquo;s IBIT<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/buy-cryptocurrency\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A How-To Guide on Buying Cryptocurrency Safely in 2024<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/buy-cryptocurrency\/best-cryptocurrencies-to-day-trade\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10+ Best Cryptocurrencies to Day Trade<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                        <div class=\"inContentProviderSingle inContentColor--insidebitcoins fc-row\">\n                        <div class=\"inContentProviderSingle--wrapper\">\n                            <div class=\"container\">\n                                <div class=\"row mb-lg-3\">\n                                    <div class=\"col-12 col-md-8\">\n                                        <p class=\"inContentProviderSingle--title\">Most Searched Crypto Launch - Pepe Unchained<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n                                        <div class=\"inContentProviderSingle--rating\">\n                                            <div class=\"rating--holder\">\n                                                <p class=\"rating--text\">Rating<\/p>\n                                                <div class=\"rating--star-container\">\n                                                    <div class=\"rating--star\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div><!--\/.col-md-4-->\n                                <\/div><!--\/.row-->\n                                <div class=\"row\">\n                                    <!-- *******  Desktop Provider Logo ********** -->\n                                    <div class=\"col-12 col-md-12 text-center d-block d-sm-block d-md-none d-lg-none\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"inContentProviderSingle--img mb-3\" src=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pepu.svg\" alt=\"Pepe Unchained\" width=\"125\" height=\"60\">\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"col-12 col-md-8\">\n                                                                                    <ul class=\"inContentProviderSingle--list\">\n                                                                                                    <li>Layer 2 Meme Coin Ecosystem<\/li>\n                                                                                                    <li>Featured in Cointelegraph<\/li>\n                                                                                                    <li>SolidProof &amp; 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