加密交易所克雷肯（Kraken）在潜在的公共上市之前裁定了数百名员工

在过去的几个月中

Crypto exchange giant Kraken has laid off hundreds of staffers across all areas of the business over the past several months, as the firm continues to streamline its operations ahead of a potential public listing in the U.S., according to two people familiar with the situation.

据两名熟悉情况的人说，在过去的几个月中，加密交易所巨头克雷肯（Kraken）在过去几个月中裁定了业务各个领域的数百名员工，因为该公司继续在美国潜在的公开上市之前简化其运营。

Kraken was reported to have laid off 400 staff, or about 15% of its workforce, at the end of October last year, when Silicon Valley investor and Kraken board member Arjun Sethi became co-CEO alongside David Ripley, who took the reins when former CEO Jesse Powell stepped down in 2023.

据报道，克雷肯（Kraken）于去年10月底放弃了400名员工，约占其劳动力的15％，当时硅谷投资者和克莱肯董事会成员Arjun Sethi与David Ripley一起成为联合首席执行官，后者在2023年前首席执行官Jesse Powell登上了Reins。

Since Sethi became co-CEO, “hundreds more have gone,” said a person familiar with the situation, who pointed to a rolling program of firings over and above the 15% cut late last year.

一位知情人士说，自从塞西成为联合首席执行官以来，“又有数百人消失了。

“They're culling aggressively across all functions, and it's a constant and ongoing thing. It’s about improving Kraken’s EBITA [earnings before interest, tax and amortization],” the person said.

该人说：“他们在所有功能上都积极地淘汰，这是一件恒定而持续的事情。这是关于改善克雷肯的ebita（利息之前的收入，税收和摊销）。”

When the CEO role was split last year, Sethi and Ripley said in a blog post that there was a need to shed “organizational layers” that had accumulated in Kraken, and make the business “leaner and faster.”

去年首席执行官角色分裂时，塞西（Sethi）和里普利（Ripley）在博客文章中说，有必要放弃“组织层”在克莱克（Kraken）中积累的“组织层”，并使业务“更加精简，更快”。

Several crypto firms are currently getting their houses in order to launch an initial public offering (IPO) this year or early next year. Kraken has also been pushing for increased revenues by acquiring businesses such as derivatives platform Ninja Trader, for instance, and recently announcing the addition of stock trading.

目前，几家加密公司正在获取房屋，以便今年或明年年初推出首次公开募股（IPO）。例如，Kraken还通过收购诸如衍生品平台Ninja Trader之类的企业来推动收入增加，并最近宣布增加股票交易。

"Kraken's business is thriving. We're launching more new products than ever before, driving strong revenue growth, and rapidly expanding across our entire product portfolio — including through the agreement to acquire NinjaTrader, announced earlier this year," a Kraken representative told CoinDesk.

一位代表告诉Coindesk：“ Kraken的业务发展蓬勃发展。我们正在推出比以往任何时候都多的新产品，推动了强劲的收入增长，并在整个产品组合中迅速扩展，包括通过收购Ninjatrader的协议，今年早些时候宣布。”

"At the same time, we continuously evaluate our workforce to ensure it aligns with our strategic priorities. We're approaching this with discipline and intention, making the difficult decision to eliminate certain roles and consolidate teams where redundancies exist, while continuing to hire in key areas of the business," the Kraken spokesperson said.

“ Kraken Spokesperson The Kraken Spokespers表示，我们不断评估我们的劳动力，以确保其与战略重点保持一致。我们正在以纪律和意图接近这一点，从而艰难地决定消除某些角色并巩固存在裁员的团队，同时继续在业务的关键领域雇用”。