Cryptocurrency market maker Portofino Technologies faces another wave of employee departures.
according to CoinDesk citing insiders, that the crypto market maker Portofino Technologies experienced another wave of senior staff departures a few months after the CFO and General Counsel left.
The source stated that Chief Revenue Officer Melchior de Villeneuve recently left the Swiss company. Due to the matter involving private information, the source requested anonymity. Office affairs manager Olivia Thurman has confirmed her resignation.
In addition, it is reported that two senior developers Olivier Ravanas and Mike Tryhorn, as well as two junior developers, have also left the crypto market maker company. According to LinkedIn profiles, De Villeneuve joined the company in January this year, but he did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Ravanas and Tryhorn also did not respond.
As of the time of publication, Portofino has not responded to multiple email requests for comment.
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