Zero-knowledge scaling firm StarkWare is cutting jobs and restructuring into two business units as it pivots from infrastructure development toward revenue-generating products.
Chief executive Eli Ben-Sasson said the company will split into an applications unit and a Starknet-focused unit to improve speed, efficiency and product execution.
The restructuring comes as StarkWare adopts a leaner “startup mode” approach, prioritising fewer initiatives with clearer revenue potential while downsizing staff across the organisation.
“We’re going to achieve this by innovating across not just infrastructure, as we’ve done so far, but across the whole stack of infrastructure and product,”
Said StarkWare CEO, Eli Ben-Sasson.
The shift reflects a broader push to translate StarkWare’s technical edge into “meaningful revenue” and usage, moving away from reliance on external blockchains and third-party developers to validate its technology.
The move comes amid a wider wave of crypto industry layoffs, with firms such as Messari, Algorand Foundation and Crypto.com cutting staff in March to streamline operations and sharpen strategic focus.
These industry-wide reductions highlight a growing emphasis on product-market fit, monetisation and operational discipline as crypto companies adapt to a more demanding and competitive environment.