KyberSwap’s CEO Says Staff Strength Reduced by 50% Following Exploit and Related Challenges

cryptonews.com:

KyberSwap’s CEO Victor Tran says the company has reduced its staff by 50% following a $48 million exploit last month stressing on keeping operations running and compensating all affected users with their assets.

In a Dec 25 post, the CEO took to X (formerly Twitter) to explain the state of affairs following the incident noting several challenges posed and a growth of business operations including other significant roadmap implementation.

In the past month, KyberSwap has faced unprecedented challenges due to the Elastic exploit. Despite this, I am grateful to say that our core business, including the Aggregator and Limit Order functions, remains robust.

Moreover, we will soon be launching our Zap API, an…

— Victor Tran (@vutran54) December 25, 2023

Tran noted that 50% of the workforce has been cut adding that the decision was a painful one because of the skills and dedication of the team.

“Regrettably, we have also reduced our workforce by 50%. The past few days have been among the most challenging in my journey as an entrepreneur. The decision to part ways with so many of our team members was heart-wrenching.”

The talent pool and support of the employees spurred the firm to create a database to connect staff to the ever-growing possibilities in web3. To support them, the CEO called for other organizations to consider them in their workforce noting their skills.

Onchain builder OxJume wrote on X about the privilege of working for the company becoming an alumni next month and seeking to build on Solana (SOL) next year.

Despite the challenges posed by the Elastic exploit, it suffered last month, the company still steers towards its development with a roadmap and plans to reimburse all users who lost their assets.

The company has