{"id":3234,"date":"2024-08-09T11:07:21","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T11:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blockwind.news\/china\/2024\/08\/09\/nft-marketplace-superrare-cuts-30-of-its-staff\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T17:14:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T17:14:43","slug":"nft-marketplace-superrare-cuts-30-of-its-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blockwind.news\/china\/2024\/08\/09\/nft-marketplace-superrare-cuts-30-of-its-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"NFT marketplace SuperRare cuts 30% of its staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">January 09, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Anjali Kochhar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Non-fungible tokens (NFT) marketplace SuperRare is cutting 30% of its staff, according to a Slack message from CEO John Crain. This is as per a screenshot of the message on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/superrarejohn\/status\/1611434253195313152?s=61&amp;t=LW3F_jWGmsvtBV2-8OXOLA\">Twitter<\/a>&nbsp;posted by the SuperRare CEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDuring the recent bull run, we grew in tandem with the market. In recent months, it\u2019s become clear that this aggressive growth was unsustainable,\u201d Crain wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe over-hired, and I take full ownership of this mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SuperRare raised a $9 million Series A in March 2021, led by Velvet Sea Ventures and 1confirmation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SuperRare differentiates itself from competitors by focusing more closely on working with artists, but broader platforms like OpenSea were more successfully able to take advantage of the bull market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even though OpenSea has managed to raise at a possibly inflated valuation of over $13 billion, it has not been immune to the downmarket. The company laid off 20% of its staff, leaving it with 230 employees, in July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe know that there is still much innovation and transformation yet to come for Web3, NFTs, cryptoart, decentralized finance and governance,\u201d Crain wrote. \u201cWe are facing headwinds, yes \u2014 but there remains an incredible uncaptured opportunity as we continue building something totally new.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About the author<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anjali Kochhar covers cryptocurrency stories in India as well as globally. Having been in the field of media and journalism for over three years now, she has developed a sharp news sense and works hard to present information that goes beyond the obvious. 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