Exodus cut 25% of staff on July 17, booking $2.5M-$3.5M in charges for $10M-$13M in annual savings as it pours resources into the Monavate and Baanx payments buildout.
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Exodus Movement cut roughly 25% of its global workforce on July 17. The self-custodial wallet company said it is channeling the savings into a full-stack card and stablecoin platform.
Co-founder and Chief Executive JP Richardson framed the reduction as a step toward the company's next phase.
"These decisions are never easy because they affect talented people who have helped build Exodus," he said.
The realignment, he said, positions Exodus to deliver everyday utility through payments. Affected employees will receive severance and transition support.
Exodus expects roughly $2.5 million to $3.5 million in pre-tax charges from the cuts, mostly severance. The company said it will save roughly $10 million to $13 million in annualized cash operating expenses once the changes fully take effect in 2027.
The savings are flowing into the payments stack Exodus has assembled through acquisitions. The realignment deepens the integration of Monavate and Baanx, the card and payments infrastructure providers Exodus absorbed for roughly $76.3 million after their parent defaulted on a secured loan. The company said those deals have expanded its capabilities and customer base.
Founded in 2015, Exodus built its user base on self-custody wallets. It now extends that model into payments and card infrastructure for fintech and enterprise clients.
Exodus said the cuts reflect a decision to hold the line on spending in current market conditions. The company is betting a leaner structure can carry the payments buildout without the headcount it added during a busy acquisition year.
Exodus began the payments buildout with a $175 million deal to acquire W3C Corp., parent of Baanx and Monavate, financed partly by credit secured against its Bitcoin holdings. The cuts come as Exodus pursues a lawsuit against W3C and its CEO Garth Howat, alleging they undermined the acquisition deal. The company also acquired Uruguay-based Grateful to add merchant stablecoin tools in Latin America.
On the consumer side, Exodus is building a dollar-pegged stablecoin with MoonPay, set for release this year.
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