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Probably yes, and it’s also the right call. There have been many recent articles about the economy, especially with regards to tech (and doubly so for crypto). Coinbase being a YC co doesn’t mean that layoffs are automatically worth a front page slot for more than a couple hours.

It’s boring news, too. It gratifies no curiosity.

I personally find the whole thing fascinating and a relevant intersection of tech and society, perfectly fitting here.

A type of distributed database software quickly gains mass frenzy, people bidding up the price of the database entries, leading to a cambrian explosion of scams, fraud, hype, environmental destruction, ransomware and terrorism, and now undergoing what seems to be a catastrophic (and well-deserved IMHO) collapse.

Was wondering the same, looks quite suspicious

Submissions with lots of comments get deranked by the anti-flamewar algorithm to push them off the front page.

Don't worry, you'll be seeing plenty more stories about crypto businesses doing major layoffs over the next month.