DCG 重组期间 Foundry 裁员 27%

全球最大的比特币矿池 Foundry 已解雇约 27% 的员工。裁员主要影响 ASIC 维修和硬件团队

Bitcoin mining pool Foundry has laid off around 27% of its workforce, Blockspace reported on March 8.

据 Blockspace 3 月 8 日报道，比特币矿池 Foundry 已解雇约 27% 的员工。

The layoffs primarily affected the ASIC repair and hardware teams, while core operations like the mining pool, firmware team, and self-mining division were partially spared.

此次裁员主要影响的是 ASIC 维修和硬件团队，而矿池、固件团队和自挖矿部门等核心业务则部分幸免。

Foundry confirmed the decision to Blockspace, stating that the move was part of a broader restructuring effort to maintain its primary business lines.

Foundry 向 Blockspace 证实了这一决定，并表示此举是维持其主要业务线的更广泛重组努力的一部分。

Prior to the layoffs, the New York-based company, a subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, had over 250 employees.

在裁员之前，这家总部位于纽约的公司是数字货币集团的子公司，拥有超过 250 名员工。

However, Blockspace's initial report claimed that the layoffs impacted 60% of Foundry's staff, which was later corrected by Foundry to be 27%.

然而，Blockspace 的初步报告称，此次裁员影响了 Foundry 60% 的员工，后来 Foundry 更正为 27%。

An additional, undisclosed percentage of staff were shifted to sister-company Yuma.

还有一部分员工被转移到姊妹公司尤马（Yuma），具体比例未公开。

Foundry's management reportedly notified employees individually about the layoffs, which were then followed by a company-wide meeting.

据报道，Foundry 的管理层向员工单独通报了裁员事宜，随后召开了全公司会议。

According to Blockspace, some team members were transferred to Yuma, a new DCG subsidiary focused on decentralized AI technology.

据 Blockspace 报道，部分团队成员被调往 DCG 新成立的子公司 Yuma，专注于去中心化 AI 技术。

Foundry is the largest Bitcoin mining pool globally, with a presence in the United States. Bitcoin mining entails using specialized hardware to validate transactions on the Bitcoin (BTC) network in exchange for rewards.

Foundry 是全球最大的比特币矿池，位于美国。比特币挖矿需要使用专门的硬件来验证比特币（BTC）网络上的交易以换取奖励。

Mining pools like Foundry aggregate computational power from participants, allowing them to collectively contribute to the mining process and share earnings.

像 Foundry 这样的矿池聚集了参与者的计算能力，使他们能够共同为采矿过程做出贡献并分享收益。

Foundry currently holds around 30% of Bitcoin’s global mining capacity.

Foundry 目前拥有全球约 30% 的比特币挖矿能力。

Foundry's parent company, DCG, has faced financial difficulties since its lending arm, Genesis, filed for bankruptcy in 2023.

Foundry 的母公司 DCG 自其贷款部门 Genesis 于 2023 年申请破产以来一直面临财务困难。

The layoffs at Foundry are part of DCG's broader efforts to stabilize its operations and concentrate on profitable ventures.

Foundry 的裁员是 DCG 稳定运营和专注于盈利业务的更广泛努力的一部分。