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Smart contracts auditing firm Hosho has laid off a significant number of staff, citing an increased amount of automated tooling, the firm’s co-founder and president Hartej Sawhney told Cointelegraph on Feb. 1.
While stating that the company did lay off a sufficient part of the team — the exact amount unspecified — Sawhney still noted that Hosho continues to be one of the leading firms in the industry of smart contract auditing and security, specifically in penetration testing.