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After Coinbase, prediction market traders forecast more tech layoffs ahead

Cnbc · · 318 words · By Davis Giangiulio
Tech Industry Layoffs Economic Prediction Markets Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Employment
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“Coinbase became the latest tech company to announce a round of layoffs Tuesday morning”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Coinbase announced a round of layoffs on a Tuesday morning, cutting approximately 700 jobs.
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web search NEUTRAL — Coinbase cuts hundreds of jobs in 'AI-native' restructuring This morning, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong posted a letter on X that he sent to the company's nearly 4,700-strong workforce.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/coinbase-layoffs-tod…
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web search NEUTRAL — Coinbase announced on Tuesday that it is cutting 700 jobs, or roughly 14% of its workforce, as the cryptocurrency trading company turns to artificial intelligence to reduce costs and boost ...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coinbase-layoffs-ai-brian-armst…
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web search NEUTRAL — Coinbase said on Tuesday it would cut about 700 jobs, or about 14% of its global workforce, as it trims costs amid crypto market volatility and repositions the business for the artificial ...
https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/coinbase-cut-…
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“Traders on Kalshi give a 92% chance to more tech layoffs in 2026 than in 2025”
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While evidence confirms Kalshi is a prediction market, none of the provided search results or Wikipedia entries mention a specific 92% probability regarding tech layoffs in 2026 versus 2025.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in the United States, as well as predicted and scheduled events that have not yet occurred. July 4, 2026, will be the 250th anniversary of the signin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_the_United_States
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kalshi Inc. is a web-based prediction market platform based in Manhattan, New York City and launched in July 2021. The platform is used primarily for sports betting, which constitutes more than 90% of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalshi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luana Lopes Lara (born 1996) is a Brazilian entrepreneur, who currently serves as the chief operating officer (COO) of the online prediction market site Kalshi, which she co-founded with Tarek Mansour…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luana_Lopes_Lara
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“in 2025, when they job losses totaled 447,000”
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The provided evidence does not contain a total figure of 447,000 job losses for 2025. One source mentions 91,000 losses by October, but not the specific total claimed.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Teetotalism is the practice of voluntarily abstaining from the consumption of alcohol. A person who practices (and possibly advocates) teetotalism is known as a teetotaler and is said to be teetotal. …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — TotalEnergies SE is a French multinational integrated energy and petroleum company founded in 1924 and is one of the seven supermajor oil companies. Its businesses cover the entire oil and gas chain, …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Total War is a series of strategy games developed by British developer Creative Assembly for personal computers. They combine turn-based strategy and resource management with real-time tactical contro…
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“Already in 2026, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported 178,000 layoffs in the information sector through March, according to data from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey”
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While the BLS JOLTS survey is a real entity and results for March 2026 are mentioned in search snippets, the specific figure of 178,000 layoffs in the information sector is not explicitly stated in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is a unit of the United States Department of Labor. It is the principal fact-finding agency for the U.S. government in the broad field of labor economics and stati…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_of_Labor_Statistics
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Erika Lee McEntarfer (born January 1973) is an American labor economist who served as the commissioner of labor statistics from 2024 to 2025. McEntarfer graduated from Bard College with a bachelor's d…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Politicians and pundits frequently refer to the ability of the president of the United States to "create jobs" in the U.S. during his term in office. The numbers are most often seen during the electio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jobs_created_during_U.S._presi…
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“Coinbase is cutting 14% of its workforce”
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The claim that Coinbase is cutting 14% of its workforce is confirmed by a cross-reference and multiple independent web search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brian Armstrong (born January 25, 1983) is an American businessman and investor who is CEO of cryptocurrency platform Coinbase, which he co-founded with Fred Ehrsam. He received media attention for h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Armstrong_(businessman)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Coinbase Global, Inc. is an American cryptocurrency exchange. It was founded in 2012 by Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam. Coinbase has over 100 million users, and is the largest U.S. based cryptocurren…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coinbase
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Frederick "Fred" Ernest Ehrsam III (born May 10, 1988) is an American entrepreneur and investor. He is the co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, the co-founder and general partner of the cry…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Ehrsam
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“In February, Block cited AI as the reason for laying off almost half of its workers”
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Multiple independent sources confirm Block laid off nearly half its staff (approximately 40% or 4,000 employees) citing AI productivity gains and tools.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Martin Block (February 3, 1903 – September 18, 1967) was an American disc jockey. It is said that Walter Winchell invented the term "disc jockey" as a means of describing Block's radio work.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The February Revolution (Russian: Февральская революция), known in Soviet historiography as the February Bourgeois Democratic Revolution, and sometimes as the March Revolution, was the first of two re…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lynda Cheryle Lyon Block (February 8, 1948 – May 10, 2002) was an American woman convicted of the murder of Sgt. Roger Lamar Motley Jr.
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“In April, Instagram and WhatsApp owner Meta Platforms cut 10% of its workforce, or about 8,000 workers”
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Multiple sources report Meta cutting 10% of its workforce, though one source mentions the cut occurring in May 2026 rather than April. The 10% figure is consistent across sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Meta to chop 10,000 more employees, closes 5,000 vacancies.Meta layoffs hit 10 percent of workforce as AI costs surge. 6 days ago. Save for later.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Meta is not the only company linking job reductions to AI transformation. In January, Amazon eliminated around 16,000 roles as it reorganised parts of the business while expanding its AI investments, …
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/meta-ai-layoffs-1785974
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web search NEUTRAL — Meta has announced a major workforce restructuring plan, confirming that it will reduce its global headcount by around 10% in May 2026.
https://manatelugu.com/meta-announces-10-workforce-cut-amid-…
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“Amazon laid off 16,000 corporate workers in January”
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Wikipedia and multiple news sources explicitly confirm that Amazon laid off 16,000 corporate workers in January 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — US technology giant Amazon has confirmed it will cut 16,000 jobs - hours after it told staff about a new round of global redundancies in an email apparently sent in error.Amazon employs around 1.5 mil…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2ywzxlxnlo
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web search NEUTRAL — In January 2026, Amazon also laid off 16,000 employees in what is Amazon's second round of large-scale job reductions in three months due to AI.[58].
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)
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web search NEUTRAL — Amazon to cut 16,000 jobs worldwide in its second major layoff in three monthsLayoffs target corporate roles as Amazon restructures and expands AI adoptionAffected US employees get 90 days to find new…
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/amazon-announces-…
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“Total employment in the information sector has declined dramatically since its post-pandemic peak of more than 3.1 million”
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“In March, the total was just under 2.8 million workers”
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“Traders on Polymarket have a similarly grim outlook for tech layoffs, giving 87% odds to more cuts in 2026 than in 2025”
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“CNBC and Kalshi have a commercial relationship that includes customer acquisition and a minority investment”
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