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Senior Huobi Staff Members Exit as Justin Sun Enters as CEO
Per a report from crypto news outlet Wu Blockchain, some Huobi executives have exited their roles following Justin Sun’s acquisition of the exchange. These appear to be the former chief executive officer and chief financial officer at the company.
Sun May Discharge Several Employees
The Twitter report stated that Sun has plans for large-scale dismissal. Huobi currently hosts 1600 staff members which Sun reportedly believes is too much. Sources close to the matter claim the TRON founder’s team now occupies some of the platform’s core divisions.
According to people familiar with the huobi, the former CEO and CFO of Huobi have resigned. Justin Sun's TRON team has taken over important departments of Huobi. Huobi has 1,600 employees, Justin Sun believes that there are too many people, and there may be large-scale layoffs. https://t.co/bdMqeYPCrE
— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) October 29, 2022
Justin Sun has not confirmed that he has indeed taken over Huobi global. However, the crypto entrepreneur is actively involved in the operations of the exchange. He has updated his Twitter bio to include the URL for the crypto firm, demonstrating his influence over Huobi.
Sun has also revealed his status as one of the five members of Huobi’s global advisory board. In addition, the Tron CEO has shared several posts on Twitter sharing positive news about Huobi. Indeed, Sun has continued to highlight its recent moves and records the company has set of late.
How China’s Crypto Crackdown Impacted Huobi
Justin’s Sun affinity for Huobi is not unprecedented as the company is one of the top crypto derivatives trading platforms globally. Unfortunately, China’s September crypto crackdown had some negative impact on the company’s operations.
Authorities in the southeast Asian nation imposed a blanket ban on cryptocurrencies. Many of the region’s residents were Huobi clients, and could no longer freely trade and mine digital assets. Notably, Sun believes China’s crypto industry will make a comeback.
That’s why China [will] definitely be one of the most stronger (sic) players in the blockchain industry, even [if] we might have some setback or regulation hurdle in the short term. In the long term, I’m highly optimistic.”
Cryptocurrency market data provider CryptoCompare confirmed the ban’s effect on Huobi in a report. In September, crypto derivatives trading volume dropped by 27%. On an annual basis, its number has dropped by 77%, and Binance has now passed Huobi as the most popular place to trade crypto derivatives.
Huobi Delists HUSD
Meanwhile, Huobi recently declared that it no longer offers its HUSD stablecoin. The delisting process has begun, and users’ HUSD is being converted to USDT at a 1:1 ratio. The company announced that the conversion will be finished by November 4, 2022, at the earliest.
Additionally, in an interview published on October 11, Justin Sun stated that Huobi will “probably offer all the cryptocurrency versus USDD.” Sun sees USDD, an algorithmic stablecoin based on Tron, as more secure and reliable than UST, the failed stablecoin of the now-defunct Terra ecosystem.
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