Is Stripe's hiring freeze/slowdown a precursor to layoffs?

Hearing a lot of whispers about Stripe's hiring slowing to a crawl, almost like a freeze. While there's no official layoff news (yet), this feels familiar. Remember seeing this pattern at other fintechs before significant cuts happened. The market's tough, everyone knows that, but Stripe always seemed to be on a different trajectory. Curious if anyone working there currently can share what the internal sentiment is. Are projects being shelved? Are budgets being scrutinized heavily? Is there a general sense of unease or is it just business as usual with fewer new hires? Trying to get a read on the situation before any official announcements, if they ever come. The duck story, while funny (or not, depending on your perspective), makes me wonder if they're trying to manage comms poorly during a tough period.