Posted 10/13/2023, 2:17:00 PM
Blockchain Security Firm CertiK Lays Off 15% of Staff Amid Crypto Downturn
- CertiK, a blockchain code auditing company, laid off 15% of its workforce citing "evolving market dynamics"
- Cuts made across the crypto industry amid falling bitcoin and ether prices
- CertiK raised $60M from SoftBank last year and $88M at $2B valuation weeks prior
- The security company offers code auditing, threat monitoring, and asset tracing
- Founded in 2018 by Columbia and Yale professors Ronghui Gu and Zhong Shao