Opensea reduces half the staff – Bits Media

Opensea Marketplace Management, which previously occupied the lion's share of the market of incorrect tokens (NFT), announced a sharp change in the course and reduce half of the employees.

According to the co -founder and general director of Opensea Devin Finzer (I become Finzer), The company "reorients and creates Opensea 2.0". The new course is aimed at updating the platform in terms of technology, reliability, speed, quality and user experience. As part of the reorientation, the company will reduce about half of the employees. At the same time, the dismissed employees will receive compensation in the amount of the salary in four months.

“Today we say goodbye to many comrades on the Opensea team. This step is part of the company's desire for the so -called “Opensea 2.0” platform, which focuses on the update of products ", - wrote Finzer.

According to Finzer, The decision on a large -scale change of course was made after customer reviews, who believe, that the platform has become "felt as a led, not the leader ". If in October 2022 year Marketplais Opensea 73% In terms of trading volume NFT, then at the beginning of November 2023, the market share decreased to 18%.

“This is not that, What are we striving for. We want to act quickly, qualitatively and convincing. We are changing, Thinking about our community. As you restructure, we will continue to support our existing products and we will test Opensea to it. 2.0, Remaining attentive and concentrated ", - said the general director of the platform.

Previously reported, that the platform blocks users, The wallets of which were seen in operations with the Tornado Cash mixer.