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December 10, 2022, 6:35 AM

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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: LLCs tied to the CEO of crypto news site The Block secretly received $43M in Alameda loans, used in part to buy and run the site; CEO has now resigned  —  The Block, a media company that says it covers crypto news independently, has been secretly funded for over a year with money funneled …
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Bloomberg:
Source: the US DOJ is preparing a possible fraud case against Sam Bankman-Fried and others, examining cash flows to the Bahamas around FTX's bankruptcy filing  —  US prosecutors, laying the groundwork for a potential fraud case against Sam Bankman-Fried and others involved in the collapse …
Matthew Goldstein / New York Times:
SBF agrees to testify before a House committee on December 13 but remains quiet about a request from a Senate committee, which could issue a subpoena  —  The FTX founder said on Twitter he would appear before a House committee next week, but was quiet about a similar request from a Senate committee.
Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg:
Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
More: The Atlantic, Insider, What Is Really Going On, Gizmodo, MobileSyrup, and MindWar
Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Nick Turner / Bloomberg:
New York Times:
The FTC will face hurdles to block Microsoft's Activision deal, as courts are skeptical of vertical merger challenges where two companies don't compete directly  —  Ms. Khan, the chair of the Federal Trade Commission, has staked an ambitious trustbusting agenda on a case that may be difficult to win.
Derek Gatopoulos / Associated Press:
Lawmakers in Greece approved a legislation banning commercial spyware after the government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was accused of surveillance  —  Lawmakers in Greece on Friday approved legislation banning commercial spyware and reforming rules for legally-sanctioned wiretaps …
Nick Baker / CoinDesk:
Auditing firm Mazars says Crypto.com users' crypto assets are fully backed one-to-one, after vouching for a similar proof-of-reserves report from Binance  —  The examination was done by auditing firm Mazars.  —  Crypto.com released proof-of-reserves data from auditing firm Mazars Group …

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