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Kraken, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is restructuring its workforce by eliminating certain positions and merging teams where there is overlap. At the same time, the company is still hiring in critical areas, according to a spokesperson. The company regularly assesses its staffing to ensure it supports its strategic goals. The staff reductions affect all company areas and are part of an ongoing restructuring process that started late last year. This comes after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission dismissed a civil lawsuit in March, which had accused Kraken of operating illegally as an unregistered securities exchange. Trump’s promise to enact more business-friendly laws has been instrumental in Kraken’s growth In a blog post, Kraken referred to the SEC’s dismissal as a crypto turning point that ended a wasteful, politically driven campaign that had been started during the Biden administration and acted as a barrier to investment and innovation. The spokesperson added that the company’s business is thriving, adding that they were launching more new products than ever before, increasing revenue, and quickly growing their whole product line, including announcing their acquisition of NinjaTrader earlier this year. Earlier this year, the cryptocurrency exchange announced that it would pay $1.5 billion to acquire the retail futures trading platform NinjaTrader to increase its user base and diversify into other asset classes. Moreover, in its most recent effort to broaden its product offerings, the San Francisco, California-based company started a phased nationwide rollout of commission-free trading for more than 11,000 stocks and exchange-traded funds listed in the United States. Notably, U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to more industry-friendly regulations has prompted cryptocurrency companies like Kraken to look into expanding traditional financial markets. At the end of 2024, Kraken cut 400 positions—roughly 15% of its workforce—shortly after Silicon Valley investor and board member…

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