The decline in the crypto market forced the Beijing-based Bitcoin mining giant Bitmain to close the blockchain development center in Israel and lay off all of its employees.
Close All Operations in Israel
Many predicted that the bear market would not last more than a few months. The decline in the crypto market does not show any signs of stopping as it approaches the end of the year. Extremely unfavorable conditions, forces many crypto businesses to close or remove some of their workers.
Although it usually affects smaller areas, the industry giant decided to shrink in Bitmain. The Beijing-based mining material producer is hard hit by the crypto market and is trying to remain profitable.
According to Globes; Founded in Ra'anana in 2016, Bitmain is the development center Bitmaintech Israel will close this week. 23 employees will be dismissed. Gadi Glikberg, who is the deputy head of the Bitmaintech Israel, will leave the job.
Bir The crypto market has experienced a concussion over the past few months, G says Glikberg. This forced Bitmain to study the world's various activities and to refocus his work according to the current situation. Bu
During a two-year study, he worked in the Indian center of Bitmain, the pool of Connect BTC mine and in the AI technology used in the company's Sophon project.
Difficult Year for Ending
Authorities have not yet commented on the news. Moreover, it is known that there are investors who have been concerned about the stability of the company.
The news about the closure of the Israeli headquarters raises the idea that the company is currently facing two suits. In the Northern District Court of California, Bitmain was charged with a $ 5 million lawsuit against US and Chinese-based assets, accused of unauthorized mining practices.
The defendants, Another trial was opened against Bitmain, Bitcoin.com, Roger Ver and KrakenBitcoin on the allegation of manipulating the Bitcoin Cash network for their own benefit.
In addition to the legal problems faced in 2018, the company is also struggling with financial problems. In September 2018, a report from BitMexResearch showed that the company lost $ 395 million in the second quarter of 2018.
Source: Cryptoslate