resignation

According to a report by Financial Associated Press, Microsoft announced on October 26 local time that it will offer a voluntary severance compensation plan to approximately 60,000 employees to reduce costs and adjust its workforce for the AI era. More than a quarter of the total employee count is eligible, marking the company's third round of workforce adjustments this year.A spokesperson stated that some vice presidents and below in the United States, Canada, India, and the United Kingdom are eligible to apply, and those who accept the plan will receive benefits similar to standard severance packages. According to informed sources, departments such as Xbox, Windows, Copilot, and finance will fully participate, while some employees in data centers, sales, marketing, cybersecurity, and quantum computing will not be eligible. Chief Human Resources Officer Amy Coleman mentioned in an internal letter that the plan provides an option for employees considering leaving to transition with the company's support, and it is another way for departments to adjust their teams. The spokesperson also noted that if top talent accepts the plan, the company will attempt to retain them in some cases.In April this year, Microsoft launched its first voluntary retirement program for about 8,750 eligible U.S. employees, with over 30% ultimately accepting; in July, it announced layoffs of approximately 4,800 people, accounting for about 2.1% of the total workforce. The spokesperson expects the number of acceptances this time to be far less than the voluntary retirement program. As of the end of June, Microsoft had a total of 223,000 employees. According to the financial report on July 29, capital expenditures for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026 were $41 billion, a year-on-year increase of about 70%, and capital expenditures for the first quarter of fiscal year 2027 are expected to be about $50 billion.

Bybit's Marketing Director Claudia Wang announced that today is her last day at Bybit. She stated that she is leaving for personal reasons, but this is not a true farewell; Bybit will always be a part of her, and she will continue to support the company.Claudia Wang mentioned that she joined two years ago as a management trainee, supporting the CEO's office with meeting preparations and operations. Since then, she has served as the head of talent recruitment, head of branding, and head of marketing, participating in fiat, card, and payment product-related work, growing from a trainee to a leader of a large global team.She also noted that the team completed a brand overhaul and built Bybit's payment products from scratch, expanding them to over 20 new regions. Currently, Bybit cards have exceeded 4 million, and payment users are about to surpass 2 million. She stated that working with Ben, Helen, and Mazurka has been an important experience in her career.

OKX Global Managing Partner and Chief Marketing Officer Haider Rafique announced that after nearly seven years at OKX, he will step down and take a temporary break to focus on family and personal matters.According to insiders, Haider plans to leave before the end of 2026. He joined OKX in March 2020, where he led the brand upgrade and was involved in facilitating the Intercontinental Exchange's strategic investment of $200 million in OKX this March.

According to the Wall Street Journal, sources say that the Vice President of Tesla (TSLA.O) Energy and Charging Business has left the company.

Bitcoin mining pool operator Foundry announced on October 8 that its founder and CEO Mike Colyer will step down after seven years in office.For the next six months, Colyer will remain at Foundry as a strategic advisor, assisting with the company's transition and the CEO selection process.

Based on RootData's character and X influence data, and combined with market samples from 28 projects that launched on Binance Spot in the past two years, the dynamics of individuals and project performance show a noteworthy accompanying relationship.In terms of onboarding, among the 24 projects where character and influence data can be matched, in the months where 77 projects recorded new member entries, 65 saw a month-on-month increase in X influence, accounting for 84.4%, which is higher than the 67.4% in months without recorded new members. The median month-on-month growth rates for the two groups were 3.4% and 1.6%, respectively. For example, Vana added three new positions for growth, ecology, and product directors in August 2024, and its average monthly X influence rose from 189.14 in August to 607.50 in November, an increase of 221.2%.In terms of departures, 7 projects formed 18 comparable three-month observation windows, of which 15 saw a decline in coin prices; among the 17 windows with market capitalization data, 14 experienced a decrease in circulating market capitalization. The head of AI agency business at BIO Protocol left in October 2025, and from the end of that month to the end of January 2026, the coin price and circulating market capitalization decreased by 60.1% and 46.7%, respectively.The above statistics reflect accompanying phenomena. Continuously updating information on personnel onboarding, departures, and position replacements can help users track team expansion, organizational adjustments, and core talent loss, providing more basis for interpreting changes in influence and valuation.

Cryptocurrency venture capital firm Dragonfly partner [Omar Kanji](https://www.rootdata.com/zh/member/Omar Kanji?k=MTg0NjA=) stated that after 4 years, today is his last day at Dragonfly. Omar thanked Rob Hadick, Haseeb Qureshi, Feng Bo, and Tom Schmidt, and expressed gratitude to his colleagues and co-founders, stating that he is excited about the next steps, with more news to be announced later.

OpenSea Chief Marketing Officer Adam Hollander announced on the X platform that he will be leaving after a year and a half in his position this week. He stated that this decision is "more personal than professional" and emphasized his confidence in the company's direction, products, and team, clarifying that he is not leaving due to another job opportunity, but plans to focus on health, family, and personal life moving forward.OpenSea co-founder and CEO Devin Finzer responded, saying "I’m glad to have fought alongside you," and noted that the team will continue to communicate openly with the community. Hollander joined OpenSea in early 2025.

Connor Fitzgerald, the head of partnerships at payment company Stripe, tweeted that he has stepped down this week.During his tenure, Connor Fitzgerald facilitated partnerships between Stripe and companies like Visa, supporting wallet/fintech companies in issuing Visa cards backed by stablecoins.

According to an announcement made by Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal on social media on July 10, after serving for 6 years, he will officially step down from his current position at the end of this month. After leaving, he will transition to a company advisor and continue to serve as a board member of Coinbase National Trust Company. In his statement, he reflected on several core achievements during his tenure, including assisting the company in successfully going public, winning a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), facilitating the relocation of the company's registered office from Delaware to Texas, and participating in the legislative work for the GENIUS and CLARITY bills.With Grewal's departure, Coinbase's legal and policy team also underwent personnel adjustments. Molly Abraham will succeed him as General Counsel, taking over the company's core legal affairs; Ryan Van Grack will take on a new role as Vice Chair, primarily responsible for coordinating global government and partner relations; meanwhile, Faryar Shirzad will continue to lead the global policy team, advancing the regulatory and policy environment for cryptocurrency and the company worldwide.

Sophia Dew, a member of the Ethereum Foundation (EF) Developer Acceleration team, announced in a post that this week will be her last week working full-time for the Ethereum Foundation. Dew has been active in the Ethereum ecosystem for the past four years and has participated in projects such as Funding Commons, Gitcoin, and Celo.She stated that after leaving, she will continue to promote the vision of Ethereum and cryptocurrency technology in other ways, and she clearly expressed her continued optimism about the future development of Ethereum.

Brantly Millegan, the Operations Director of ENS Labs, stated that he has decided to leave ENS and will gradually shut down ethid.org.Brantly mentioned that team members are currently open to new job opportunities. Most projects, such as GrailsMarket, ENSMarketBot, and EFP, will cease operations in the coming weeks, but the code will remain open source.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the "Starmer Resignation Timing" event on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Yes" option in the sub-market "June 22" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, soaring from 61% an hour ago to the current 82.5% (a fluctuation of 21.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the "Stammer Resignation Prediction" event on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Yes" option in the sub-market "June 30" experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, soaring from 73% an hour ago to the current 91.5% (a fluctuation of 18.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

ChainCatcher, regarding the incident of OKX employees leaving to join Binance, OKX founder Star tweeted that over the past few years, many excellent OKX colleagues have joined other companies in the industry, including Yuki. We are proud of them for gaining recognition and favor from competitors, and we sincerely wish them success in their future development.OKX has hundreds of former employees from BN, including regional CEOs, product leaders, technical leaders, and many outstanding business and functional colleagues. They have brought valuable experience, perspectives, and input to OKX and have made significant contributions to the company's development. More importantly, they have deeply integrated with the OKX team and become part of OKX's culture and success. We have never treated this matter as marketing material to hype up.Talent mobility within the industry is a normal phenomenon and a sign of industry maturity. What truly matters is not where people come from, but whether they can continuously create value. Of course, for the very few who violate laws, business integrity, and professional ethics, we will take resolute measures and legally protect the company's legitimate rights and interests."A company that constantly talks about its vision, where the founder even in writing a book does not forget to heavily belittle former employees including the former CFO and former Asia head, is often the one with the least vision," Star said.Previously, according to RootData, former VIP account manager of OKX Yuki left to join Binance as a key account manager, sparking discussions among many crypto KOLs such as KuaiDong.

According to CoinDesk, the Ethereum Foundation is facing scrutiny over a new wave of departures. On Monday, prominent contributors Carl Beek and Julian Ma announced their departure from the foundation, further intensifying community concerns about staff turnover.In recent months, several core researchers and protocol coordinators, including Barnabé Monnot, Tim Beiko, Trent Van Epps, and Alex Stokes, have left or stepped back. Additionally, co-executive director Tomasz Stańczak, who joined in 2025, also left earlier this year.Reports indicate that this wave of departures occurred after the Ethereum Foundation released a new mission statement earlier this year. The statement attempts to redefine the foundation's role in the ecosystem, emphasizing that it is not the "owner" or central authority of Ethereum, but rather one of many supporters.

Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Milan officially submitted his resignation on Thursday, stating that he would vacate his seat on the Federal Reserve Board at or before the inauguration of the new chairman, Kevin Warsh.Milan took over her position on the board after Adriana Kugler's sudden resignation in August 2025. Milan has played a dissenting role in the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which is responsible for setting interest rates. In the six FOMC meetings he attended, he voted "no" each time.He stated that he believes personal consumption expenditures (PCE) inflation, particularly in housing, will gradually return to normal levels, and reiterated that, given the lagging nature of monetary policy, he believes it is necessary to cut interest rates.Milan has consistently advocated for lower interest rates and opposed the three rate cuts of 25 basis points each approved by the FOMC in 2025, as he supported larger cuts. This year, he voted three times against the decision to maintain interest rates, instead supporting a 25 basis point cut.Additionally, he mentioned that he has been pushing for a more forward-looking monetary policy approach and believes the Federal Reserve "needs to better consider non-monetary factors and their impact on monetary policy." He specifically pointed out the effects of slowing population growth and reduced immigration on employment, as well as the deflationary pressures brought about by regulatory easing.

Printr founder Jason Ma announced on the X platform that he is stepping down as CEO, with COO and GTM head Lennon immediately taking over as CEO, while co-founder Lea will continue to serve as CTO. He will transition to an advisory role.At the same time, Printr announced that it will fully refund the community fundraising, with the related refund process expected to be announced within 7 days. The team stated that this move aims to rebuild community trust, and the platform's products, team, and development roadmap will remain unchanged.

Polymarket shows that the probability of "Powell resigning from the Federal Reserve Board before May 30" has plummeted to 9%, a 25% drop in 24 hours; the probability of "Powell resigning from the Federal Reserve Board before December 31" has fallen to 66%, an 11% drop in 24 hours. The event contract rules state that if Federal Reserve Chairman Powell is no longer a member of the Federal Reserve Board at any time during the specified date (11:59 PM Eastern Time), it will be determined as "yes"; otherwise, it will be determined as "no."If Powell no longer serves as Federal Reserve Chairman but remains a member of the Federal Reserve Board, it does not meet the criteria for a "yes" determination. The determination is based on information released by the U.S. government, but consensus from credible reports can also serve as a basis. Powell stated at a press conference this morning that he will continue to serve as a Federal Reserve Board member "for a while" after stepping down as chairman and promised to "keep a low profile." U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen responded that "if Powell remains a Federal Reserve Board member, it would be unusual; for someone who has always emphasized norms, his unilateral decision runs counter to tradition."Polymarket continues to monitor the prediction market and sees changes before pricing.

MetaMask co-founder Dan Finlay announced today (April 23) that he has officially left Consensys, marking the end of over a decade of building MetaMask. He stated that the reason for his departure is professional burnout and the need to spend more time with his family, and he expressed his best wishes for the future development of the team.Dan Finlay also expressed his satisfaction with the recent official launch of the advanced permission feature (ERC-7715) for MetaMask, believing that this feature fills an important gap in the product that has existed for a long time, and he looks forward to experiencing this feature as an ordinary user in the future.