Crypto Market Maker Portofino Technologies Hit by Wave of Employee Departures

By: theblockbeats.news|2025/11/27 00:15:51

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BlockBeats News, November 27th, according to CoinDesk citing sources, crypto market maker Portofino Technologies has experienced another wave of senior staff resignations after its Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel left the company a few months ago.

The source stated that Chief Revenue Officer Melchior de Villeneuve recently departed from this Swiss company. Due to the matter involving private information, the source requested anonymity. Office Operations Manager Olivia Thurman has confirmed her resignation.

In addition, it is alleged that two senior developers, Olivier Ravanas and Mike Tryhorn, as well as two junior developers, have also left this crypto market maker company. According to LinkedIn profiles, De Villeneuve joined the company in January of this year, but he did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Ravanas and Tryhorn also did not respond.

As of the time of publication, Portofino has not yet responded to multiple email requests for comment.

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