Bitwise cuts 14% of staff while still expecting growth
Crypto companies from including Coinbase, BitGo, Robinhood, Polygon and Pump.fun have announced workforce reductions this year, citing a variety of reasons, including shifting to AI and market forces.
Digital asset manager Bitwise has cut 14% of its staff in a move that reduced workers at the San Francisco-headquartered company from about 180 to 155 people.
A Bitwise spokesperson confirmed to Cointelegraph on Wednesday that it had laid off about 25 people amid a crypto market downturn. The company is the latest in the crypto industry to announce staff cuts in 2026, following similar moves by Robinhood, Polygon, Pump.fun and others.
Bloomberg earlier reported that Bitwise chief executive Hunter Horsley said that the company still expects growth as crypto “further integrates into the global economy.” The company acquired Chorus One in February in a move expected to expand its staking services.
