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November 17, 2022, 11:40 AM

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Jack Schickler / CoinDesk:
Bankruptcy filings: FTX CEO John J. Ray III, who oversaw Enron, condemns SBF's “unprecedented” management, describing a “complete failure of corporate controls”  —  The former FTX CEO's unconventional style is under the spotlight as bankruptcy professionals pore over the exchange's collapse.
Kelsey Piper / Vox:
A chat via DM with SBF on why regulators “make everything worse”, FTX and Alameda's “messy accounting”, why he regrets filing for bankruptcy, ethics, and more  —  The fallen crypto CEO on what went wrong, why he did what he did, and what lies he told along the way.
Tracy Alloway / Bloomberg:
The wildest parts from FTX's bankruptcy filing: token holdings are worth $659K, Alameda loaned SBF over $1B, SBF auto-deleted important messages, and more  —  Lawyers for the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX filed today in Delaware, asking a federal judge to transfer a competing bankruptcy case filed …
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Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Congress, slow to move on regulating crypto, becomes transfixed by FTX's collapse, as lawmakers wonder if the crisis could have been prevented  —  The stunning collapse of the world's third-largest exchange has forced politicians to grapple with the costs of legislative inaction
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Meta fired or disciplined more than 24 employees and contractors over the past year for allegedly taking over user accounts, sometimes for bribes  —  Some workers allegedly accepted thousands of dollars in bribes  —  Meta Platforms Inc. META -2.31%decrease; red down pointing triangle …
Bloomberg:
NetEase and Blizzard plan to end their 14-year partnership after January 2023, leaving Chinese players' access to games like Warcraft and Overwatch in question  —  NetEase Inc. and Blizzard Entertainment Inc. plan to end their 14-year partnership after January, depriving the Chinese firm …
Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Docs: Amazon offers some staff “voluntary severance” to cut costs beyond its layoffs; staff must resign by November 29 and their last day would be December 23  —  - Amazon sent out “voluntary severance” offers to some employees this week as it looks for ways to rein in costs beyond the massive layoffs already announced.
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Meta appoints Sandhya Devanathan to lead its India business, starting January 1, following several high-profile departures; Devanathan joined Meta in 2016  —  Meta has appointed Sandhya Devanathan as the new head of its India business following several high-profile departures in the key overseas market.
Michael McSweeney / The Block:
The Australian Securities Exchange drops its blockchain project announced in 2017 to replace its settlement and clearing system, causing a $165M-$172M write-off  —  - The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is dropping a long-in-the-making blockchain-powered replacement for its CHESS settlement and clearing system.
Jon Victor / The Information:
Sources: in May, Google asked managers to categorize 6% of employees, or ~10,000 people, as low performers under its new review system, up from 2% previously  —  As layoffs spread across Silicon Valley, Google has stood out by not cutting employees so far.  But as outside pressure builds …
Pew Research Center:
A survey of US teens on social media: 80% feel closer to friends and 71% like showing creativity; 59% are neutral on its overall impact; girls report more drama  —  Majorities of teens credit social media with strengthening their friendships and providing support while also noting the emotionally charged side of these platforms

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