Why Coinbase Cut 700 Jobs at Exactly the Right Time

When Armstrong cut 700 jobs overnight, he was using a down market to rebuild the entire company around AI — and this is the blueprint every founder needs to understand right now.This week on What's the Hype we break down the Coinbase restructuring, what a16z's $2.2B crypto fund signals, and what's actually worth paying attention to from Consensus Miami.In this episode:- Why Coinbase's layoffs were structural- The "AI-native pods" model and whether it actually scales- The no pure managers mandate — player-coaches only- a16z quietly closes $2.2B — what that signals for founders- Consensus Miami: what matters and what's noiseSubscribe for weekly breakdowns on crypto, AI, and what founders need to know.