CoinSwitch – an Indian cryptocurrency exchange backed by the financial giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) – has reportedly trimmed its team by 44 people, representing 7% of the total workforce.

Another local digital asset organization that recently announced similar amendments is CoinDCX, which laid off 12% of its employees.

What is the Reason?

According to a BQ Prime coverage, CoinSwitch has decided to reduce its team due to the decreasing level of customer activity. A spokesperson of the platform explained in detail:

“We continuously evaluate our business to stay competitive, prioritizing innovation, value, and service for our customers. To that end, we right-sized our customer support team to align with the present volume of customer queries on our platform.”

A person familiar with the matter noted that clients had been much more intrigued during the bull market in 2021, whereas the prolonged crypto winter has shrunk that enthusiasm, making the dismissals necessary.

However, the team behind CoinSwitch assured that it will closely follow the situation in the cryptocurrency sector and welcome back the impacted staff if trading volumes start to grow again.

The exchange made the headlines last summer when Indian law enforcement agents raided its offices and the residences of its directors as part of a broad money-laundering investigation. 

CoinSwitch’s CEO Ashish Singhal was quick to