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| MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: |
FTX, FTX US, Alameda Research, and ~130 affiliated companies file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US; Sam Bankman-Fried resigns as CEO but stays on to assist — - Sam Bankman-Fried's cryptocurrency exchange FTX has filed for bankruptcy. — Alameda Research and approximately 130 …
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Tweets: @sbf_ftx, @sbf_ftx, @sbf_ftx, @cobie, @techemails, @ftx_official, @allnick, @bgurley, @vitalikbuterin, @theonion, @shiv2268, @ashleevance, @tackettzane, @seamushughes, @breakingthemark, @coindesk, @om, @rmfifthcircuit, @tomaxwell, @danprimack, @nic__carter, @dollarsanddata, @aaronguilmette, @silvermanjacob, @carnage4life, @cointelegraph, @tomaxwell, @joshelman, @ryan_browne_, @dbreunig, @saylor, @carnage4life, @dbreunig, @allnick, @shenlucinda, @kwharrison13, @nathantankus, @elonmusk, @kaitlancollins, @mattrosoff, @hblodget, @silviakillings, @bgurley, @danprimack, @akashpasricha, @nkulw, @reedalbergotti, @nycsouthpaw, @jeffjohnroberts, @adamscochran, @qhardy, @frank_giustra, @hamiltonnolan, @ajs, @anthony, @nkulw, @coindesk, and @kadhim
| CoinDesk: |
FTX US general counsel says he is investigating “abnormalities with wallet movements” after $380M+ in crypto left FTX and FTX US wallets on November 11 — FTX officials appeared to confirm rumors of a hack on Telegram, instructing users to delete FTX apps and avoid its website.
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Tweets: @_ryne_miller, @0xfoobar, @0xfoobar, @zachxbt, and @bitfinexed
| Angus Berwick / Reuters: |
Sources: spreadsheets shown by SBF to FTX's regulatory and legal teams show that at least $1B of client funds that moved from FTX to Alameda is unaccounted for — At least $1 billion of customer funds have vanished from collapsed crypto exchange FTX, according to two people familiar with the matter.| Zane Tackett / @tackettzane: |
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Crypto Adventure. Tweets: @tree_of_alpha, @kale_abe, @0xhamz, @tackettzane, @adamscochran, @bitbitcrypto, @sicarious_, @lawmaster, @bergealex4, @cobie, @awice, @asiahodl, @wublockchain, @nathanlevy10, @stackersatoshi, @silvermanjacob, @ivangbi_, @hsakatrades, @cobie, @tree_of_alpha, @tackettzane, @kadhim, @alexandergerko, @bongcapital, @lawmaster, @cobie, and @ldrogen
| Washington Post: |
Internal note: Twitter temporarily disabled signing up for Twitter Blue to “help address impersonation issues” affecting brands, politicians, and celebrities — Twitter accounts impersonating celebrities and politicians spread on the site after the company rolled out paid check marks.
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Tweets: @zoeschiffer, @rafaelshimunov, @hotcyder, @ijustine, @rj_gallagher, @iiiitsandrea, @rossrubin, @themaxburns, @kt_so_it_goes, @mikesington, @morrison, @nickbilton, @nickbilton, @nickbilton, @nickbilton, @nickbilton, @nickbilton, @zoeschiffer, @sonnybunch, @theglare_tm, @jarjarfan69, @sherman4949, @pankajpachauri, @tomcoates, @baekdal, @dellcam, @cloud_opinion, @oneunderscore__, @jillfilipovic, @phil_lewis_, @faizsays, @willoremus, @maggienyt, @tomcoates, @fmanjoo, @film_girl, @emilygorcenski, @hshaban, @parkermolloy, @spacexofficiall, @michaeldweiss, @dcseifert, @emilybell, @tomcoates, @reckless, and @mikeisaac
| Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge: |
Twitter reactivates its gray “Official” badge for select brands and outlets, after a wave of impersonations, hoaxing, and other chaos by purchased blue checks — Okay, so Twitter broke its own verification system by making the blue check — previously a signal that the account …
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Washington Post, Slate, Ars Technica, U.S. Senator Ed Markey …, Watcher Guru, Engadget, SlashGear, Politico, Android Central, Reuters, Arkansas Newsroom, and Tech Xplore
Tweets: @elonmusk, @lillypad, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @twittersupport, @jasonschreier, @elonmusk, @wongmjane, @dieworkwear, @mkbhd, @mkbhd, @elonmusk, @donie, @misterratt, @mmasnick, @jeremypeppas, @zoeschiffer, @octal, @geoffreyfowler, @theofficialword, @elonmusk, @hardin, @alanisnking, @akiperitz, @spacexofficiall, @nestledeathcult, @cwarzel, @thebrianmcmanus, @im_pulse, @emilygorcenski, @tomwarren, @inabber69, @senmarkey, @anthony, @geoffreyfowler, @rakeshlobster, @willoremus, @mehdirhasan, @carnage4life, @pt, @c_davies, @steinkobbe, @chadfelixg, @cleoabram, @saltydkdan, @joycewhitevance, @rmac18, @baddiel, @blakersdozen, @astroehlein, @byyourlogic, and @green_footballs
| New York Times: |
An internal Twitter log shows that more than 140,000 accounts had signed up for the new Twitter Blue as of November 10 — The social media service, which is undergoing changes from its new owner Elon Musk, has descended into a messy swirl of spoof messages and parody accounts.
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Mashable, CNBC, Media Matters for America, Bloomberg, and PYMNTS.com
| New York Times: |
Interviews with 36 current and former Twitter employees and people close to the company detail the excruciating fallout of Elon Musk's first two weeks in charge — Mr. Musk ordered immediate layoffs, fired executives by email, laid down product deadlines and has transformed the company.
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Bloomberg, MIT Technology Review, BuzzFeed News, The Verge, Bloomberg, New York Post, Forestview, Fortune, CNBC, Insider, XDA Developers, and HotHardware
Tweets: @zoeschiffer, @rj_gallagher, @elonmusk, @sama, @briankrebs, @jasonschreier, @mrbenwexler, @kateconger, @mikeisaac, @notabigjerk, @jwherrman, @kellyscaletta, @maxberger, @tomgara, @caseynewton, @stephaniebodoni, @tulikabose_, @normative, @jamestitcomb, @techreview, @lilnasx, @parismarx, @jbillinson, @emilygorcenski, @taylorlorenz, @buccocapital, @cloud_opinion, @mslopatto, @rafat, @delrey, @ajbauer, @ryanlounsbury, @bessbell, @nash076, @uticaeric, @digiphile, @davepell, @dcseifert, @dcseifert, @shiraovide, @taylorlorenz, @rmac18, @graceldean, @nick_craver, @budrykzack, @iansherr, @steinkobbe, @iansherr, @cwarzel, @ahmed, @gartenberg, @rmac18, and @popehat
| Mia Sato / The Verge: |
Memo: Omnicom, one of the world's biggest ad firms, recommends its clients like Apple, PepsiCo, and others “pause activity on Twitter”, citing brand safety risk — Omnicom, one of the world's biggest ad firms, representing brands like McDonald's, Apple, and Pepsico …
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iMore, BGR, and AppleInsider
Tweets: @robiox_us, @stevekovach, @kimcrayton1, @reckless, and @film_girl
| Bloomberg: |
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Reuters, Platformer, TIME, CNN, The Hollywood Reporter, and Ars Technica
Tweets: @leakissner, @robinw, @kurtwagner8, @caseynewton, @sarahfrier, @keithboykin, @timobrien, @marcowenjones, @mikkihel, @pkafka, and @digiphile
| Reuters: |
Meta tells staff the company plans to exit its Portal business, wind down smartwatch projects, and says 46% of its 11K job cuts were in tech vs. 54% in business — Meta Platforms (META.O) told employees on Friday that 54% of the 11,000 jobs it cut earlier this week were business roles and the rest were in technology.
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Reuters, The Verge, 9to5Google, Neowin, Liliputing, and Android Headlines
Tweets: @ritaparada, @vishwanathsarng, @counternotions, @jazzyrae, @bendreyfuss, and @pranavdixit
| Sage D. Young / CoinDesk: |
Crypto.com shares its wallet addresses with Nansen to create a dashboard of ~$3B in assets, showing ~20% are in Shiba Inu, more than ETH's ~17%; ~30% are in BTC — As large crypto exchanges push to prepare “proof-of-reserves” audits, an initial effort reveals just how much of Crypto.com's reserves …
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Crypto.com, Watcher Guru, Cryptopolitan, CryptoSlate, CoinGape, and Decrypt
Tweets: @steinkobbe, @httpsageyd, @coindesk, and @ldrogen
| Financial Times: |
A look at Sam Bankman-Fried's rise and fall in DC: becoming the face of crypto, backing a digital commodity bill, and testifying before congressional committees — Sam Bankman-Fried sought digital asset legislation and donated heavily to Democrats — In less than four years …
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Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Reuters, Yahoo, Financial Times, and Politico
Tweets: @halocrypto, @reptomemmer, @lex_node, @niubi, @brucefenton, @anthony, and @gunjanjs
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Meta Quest Pro review: improved controllers but irredeemably bad software and feels like it was launched without plan or purpose, highlighting VR's drawbacks — Meta's $1,499 headset is better at showcasing VR's weaknesses than its new strengths. … Mark Zuckerberg is betting the entire future of his company on the metaverse.
Tweets: @reckless, @thedextriarchy, @gartenberg, @gigggleboo, @dcseifert, @reckless, @chrismessina, @prvncher, @sean_mcbeth, @anjin_games, @sean_mcbeth, @russellbrandom, @thedextriarchy, @kylecassidy, @thedextriarchy, @tile, @sean_mcbeth, @thedextriarchy, @heaney555, @tomaxwell, @chillmage, @thedextriarchy, @reckless, @reckless, @thedextriarchy, @thedextriarchy, @jhamby, @thedextriarchy, @thedextriarchy, @dcseifert, @thedextriarchy, and @tfadell
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