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Binance abandons its rescue acquisition offer for FTX after reviewing FTX's finances, saying “the issues are beyond our control or ability to help” — Crypto exchange's decision leaves FTX with uncertain future as it faces multibillion-dollar shortfall — Sam Bankman-Fried in Talks to Raise More Funding
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[Thread] FTX CEO SBF apologizes, says he “fucked up”, claims his priority is “doing right by users”, plans to raise funds and shutter Alameda, and more — 1) I'm sorry. That's the biggest thing. I fucked up, and should have done better.
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| Reuters: |
Sources detail FTX's rise and fall: CZ's ~$100M investment in 2019, deteriorating relationship with Binance, significant losses at Alameda in 2022, and more — On Tuesday morning, Sam Bankman-Fried, owner of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, caught his employees off-guard with a somber message.
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| Oliver Knight / CoinDesk: |
Tether freezes FTX's $46M in USDT on the Tron blockchain at the request of law enforcement while investigations occur — Tether has received requests to freeze assets while an investigation occurs. — Stablecoin issuer Tether has frozen $46 million of USDT on the Tron blockchain following a request from law enforcement.
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| Bryce Elder / Financial Times: |
As FTX faces bankruptcy, an attempt to untangle its extremely complex corporate structure, which could pose a problem for liquidators and law enforcement — Relationship status: it's complicated — With crypto exchange FTX short $8bn and hurtling towards bankruptcy …
Tweets: @bondhack, @dogetoshi, @alex, @lefterisjp, @jsphctrl, @gersonmartinez, @nvk, @mayazi, @moo9000, @jeuasommenulle, @louis_ashworth, @bondhack, @vince_stanzione, @adamscochran, and @adam3us
| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Sequoia tells partners the firm marked down its FTX investment of $213.5M across two funds to $0, saying it “ran a rigorous diligence process” before investing — - Its $150 million of exposure to both FTX and FTX.US in its third global growth fund represents less than 3% of that fund's total capital commitment.
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Tweets: @sequoia, @thestalwart, @tarunchitra, @ericnewcomer, and @ericnewcomer
| Tanaya Macheel / CNBC: |
Major coins are plummeting: Solana crashes 30%+ to ~$14, bitcoin drops 14%+ to below $17,000, a new low since November 2020, and ether drops 17%+ to ~$1,200 — FTX token plunges as Binance steps in to buy the crypto exchange's non-U.S. unit: CNBC Crypto World
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| Gillian Tan / Bloomberg: |
Source: citing an $8B shortfall, Sam Bankman-Fried told investors that FTX needs a cash injection or the company will need to file for bankruptcy — Sam Bankman-Fried told FTX.com investors on Wednesday that without a cash injection the company would need to file for bankruptcy …
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| Callan Quinn / The Block: |
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| Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk: |
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
After Twitter labels select accounts as “Official”, Elon Musk says he “killed it” and an executive says the label “is still going out” as part of the new Blue — Update: Well, that was fast. The grey checks have begun to disappear following a tweet …
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| Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: |
Fake Twitter accounts of athletes and other celebrities, some now suspended, are spreading fake announcements and chaos as paid Blue checkmarks become available — Elon Musk's mercurial leadership and half-baked product plans are already creating fertile ground for confusion on Twitter.
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CNN, TechCrunch, The Verge, 9to5Mac, Insider, TMZ.com, Digg, Snopes, NBC News, Mashable, and VICE
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Apple limits iOS' AirDrop in China for receiving files from non-contacts to 10 minutes after its use in protests, and plans to change the global default in 2023 — Apple Inc. has limited the AirDrop wireless file-sharing feature on iPhones in China after the mechanism was used by protesters to spread images to other iPhone owners.
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Tweets: @zeyiyang, @therealjoshye, @skraicer, and @markmilian
| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
In his first email to Twitter staff, Elon Musk warns of “difficult times ahead” and ends remote work policies, saying employees should be in 40+ hours per week — New Twitter Inc. owner Elon Musk emailed his workers for the first time late Wednesday to prepare them for …
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Tweets: @gergelyorosz, @pkafka, @jenlooper, @igb, @gergelyorosz, @sifill_, and @louiseridley
| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Apple plans to launch Emergency SOS with Satellite in November and invest $450M in US companies to support the infrastructure, with most going to Globalstar — - Apple said Thursday that it will spend $450 million with U.S. companies including Globalstar to enable its new emergency satellite texting feature.
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Apple, MacRumors, TechCrunch, The Verge, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, Wccftech, WRAL TechWire, and BGR
Tweets: @brandonbutch, @tme_michael, @wright18ted, and @brandonbutch
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
GitHub is experimenting with “Hey, GitHub!”, a voice-based interaction system that lets programmers code with just their voice, in its $10/month Copilot tool — Microsoft-owned GitHub is experimenting with a new voice-based interaction system for its Copilot software.
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The GitHub Blog, Windows Central, TechCrunch, InfoWorld, and Petri IT Knowledgebase. Thanks:@colegarry2
| Politico: |
Experts and Western officials say the Egyptian government's Android app for the COP27 climate summit could help spy on emails, messages, and voice conversations — Western security advisers are warning delegates at the COP27 climate summit not to download the host Egyptian government's … | Cameron Thompson / CoinDesk: |
OpenSea plans to continue to enforce NFT royalties on its platform, after X2Y2, Magic Eden, and LooksRare altered their NFT royalty structures — “The world is otherwise burning, but we decided this couldn't wait,” a representative from OpenSea told CoinDesk.
Tweets: @opensea
| Gian M. Volpicelli / Wired: |
Law enforcement officers specializing in cryptocurrency investigations are leaving government agencies to join companies like Binance, Coinbase, and Chainalysis — Hunting down crypto criminals is a dying art as law enforcement officers jump in-house. — In the course of a decade … Sponsor Posts
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