Polygon layer-2 protocol recently announced a large-scale personnel adjustment, with layoffs exceeding 40 people. This organizational change reflects that many Web3 projects are undergoing strategic adjustments amid a funding winter and market pressures. From industry observations, similar organizational optimization actions will also emerge in other leading protocols—this is an inevitable process of market filtering and淘沙 in a bear market. The personnel adjustments by project teams often indicate that a market cooling-off period is approaching, and also test the true resilience and long-term planning capabilities of various ecosystems.