X Layer former spokesperson Felix has been abruptly dismissed! The reason behind it may be the commercial battle between OKX and its competitors.

OKX's public blockchain X Layer recently announced that its spokesperson Felix Fan was dismissed due to engaging in activities that presented a conflict of interest with the company during his tenure. Felix had a good reputation among the community and KOLs, and just hours before his dismissal, he was still retweeting posts from his boss, suggesting a sudden termination. OKX president Hong Fan hinted on his personal Twitter that Felix's departure was related to poaching by competitors, and it was revealed that Gala's other maintenance was personally poached by a competitor's founder, only to be quickly discarded after being found worthless.

X Layer: Former spokesperson Felix engaged in activities that conflict with the company's interests.

X Layer announced: During his tenure as spokesperson for X Layer, Felix Fan was engaged in activities that created a conflict of interest with the company. The aforementioned behavior of Felix Fan violates his employment contract and the company's code of professional ethics. After careful consideration, the company has decided to immediately terminate Felix Fan's position as spokesperson for X Layer. As of the date of this announcement, any statements or actions by Mr. Felix Fan do not represent the position of X Layer, and the company will handle all related matters in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Former spokesperson of X Layer suspected of being abruptly dismissed.

Felix Fan's personal profile still showed “X Layer Builder No. 001” until the submission deadline, but the official logo had been removed. On the day of the incident, he was still updating the user experience of X Layer's x402 minting on Twitter, and even retweeted a post from OKX founder Star just hours before being officially announced as having left the company. Various signs indicate that he seemed to be unaware of this at the time, raising questions about what “activities that create conflicts of interest with the company” really are? Or could it be because he congratulated under a post where he was pardoned by CZ?

OKX CEO's personal Twitter post hints that Felix's departure is related to a poaching by competitors?

OKX President Hong Fan stated on her personal Twitter that she has recently noticed that a competitor “Some Security” is keen on launching enticing “sugar-coated cannonball” ( high salary poaching offers to OKX employees. She mentioned that OKX's competitive offer policy is: if any OKX employee receives an offer from another company, they only need to submit that offer to HR. HR will immediately convene the company's talent committee for evaluation. For most core talents, a more competitive compensation package will be offered directly. If the decision is made not to match, generous severance compensation will also be provided.

With a change of topic, she pointed out that there is a common phenomenon among competitors of “short-term use and quick abandonment” in talent poaching:

The previous short essay featured protagonist Gala ), who previously worked at OKX and later became the head of the BNB Chain ecosystem (. It is said that a competitor's founder personally approached to poach him, but he was quickly discarded after it was discovered that his utilitarian value was limited.

A former product manager of OKX DEX was immediately fired after being hired by a competitor due to unsatisfactory performance.

The former chief legal officer and compliance officer of OKX left the company just four months after joining a competitor, for unknown reasons.

Although not stated directly, it seems to imply that Felix's departure is related to competitors poaching.

This article reports that Felix, the former spokesperson of X Layer, has been abruptly dismissed! The reason behind this may be the business war between OKX and its competitors, first reported by Chain News ABMedia.