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 Ava Labs CEO Emin Gün Sirer however stressed the firm is well-positioned with significant runway and resources at its disposal.
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 Ava Labs, the team behind the Avalanche Blockchain, has confirmed it laid off 12% of its employees in a recent wave of staff cuts, citing the need to reallocate its resources.
 The firm’s founder and CEO Emin Gün Sirer confirmed the news on Nov. 7 after several former Ava Labs employees announced on X (formerly Twitter) they had been laid off.
 “This reduction in force affected 12% of Ava Labs, and allows us to reallocate resources to double down on the growth of our firm and the Avalanche ecosystem,” Gün Sirer said.
 Gün Sirer acknowledged that bear markets can be tough to navigate but iterated Ava Labs is well-positioned with significant runway and <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="resources" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/resources.html">resources</a> at its disposal.
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 Today we parted ways with some of our Ava Labs team members. We are no longer a 12 person startup, but we strive to capture the speed and energy of a small, nimble team. This reduction in force affected 12% of Ava Labs, and allows us to <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="reallocate" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/reallocate.html">reallocate</a> <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="resources" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/resources.html">resources</a> to double down on the…— Emin Gün Sirer (@el33th4xor) November 7, 2023
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 Ava Labs has 335 employees, according to LinkedIn, which suggests around 40 people were impacted.
 Ava Labs vice president of growth and strategy Garrison Yang hinted that many of the layoffs came from the firm’s marketing team.
 In an Oct. 6 post on X, former game growth marketing team-member Zach Manafort was among those revealing he was laid off. His departure comes despite being active in the Avalanche community since 2020.
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 It looks like my time at @AvaLabs has come to its end. Despite the recent layoffs, my time here has been filled with invaluable experiences and growth. As I transition forward, I am open to explore opportunities in marketing or operations. My passion for these fields combined…— Trading Aloha (@TradingAloha) November 6, 2023
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 The layoffs came as a surprise to Manafort who thought “things were just getting started.”
 Brandon Suzuki, who also previously worked in Ava Labs’ marketing unit, similar confirmed that he was laid off on Oct. 6.
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 Unfortuantely, I was let go from @AvaLabs this morning. If anyone has <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="resources" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/resources.html">resources</a> for web3 marketers, please let me know!— Brandon Suzuki (@BrandonSuzuki_) November 6, 2023
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 The most recent round of layoffs comes only days after&nbsp;a 50% <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="staff" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/staff.html">staff</a> cut by nonfungible token marketplace OpenSea on Nov. 3.
 Neil Dundon, founder of CryptoRecruit, told Cointelegraph that job openings are still hard to come by in the crypto industry, despite a recent uptick in crypto market cap.
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 “The Crypto market is still very tough unfortunately right now. Money is tight. VC has dried up.”
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 Dundon said there needs to be more signs pointing to a bull market before there’s any meaningful uptick in hiring again.
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 “This is how it has always behaved and it’s no different this time around.”
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 On the other hand, Kevin Gibson and Daniel Adler, the founders of Proof of Search and Cryptocurrency Jobs, both told Cointelegraph that they have seen a slight increase in hiring over the last few weeks.
 Related: Searches for ‘AI jobs’ in 2023 are 4x higher than ‘crypto jobs’ when BTC hit $69K 
 Gibson attributed this to cryptocurrency firms acting under the impression that they may lose out on the talent pool when market conditions improve in 2024. He added:
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 “It is still an employer's market so we are encouraging companies to take advantage of this to keep building as it will be very different in 2024.”
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 Gibson noted that some of these positions were only 2-3 day per week roles as opposed to full-time positions.
 Adler shared a similar sentiment:
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 “As we're approaching the end of the year, teams are doing a final hiring push and following through on their hiring plans and roadmap.”
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